Teknophobia

Sorry guys, was meant to post an update here last week but clean forgot. Thanks to the last 2 suggestions from chewy and dontasciime, I tried to burn the same image at 8x speed, and it bloody well works! I assumed the slower the write, the better chance of it being written successfully and also better chance of it being read successfully. Shows what I know! Thanks to all who helped - very much appreciated. TEk

Well, heres the update. Its not good news I'm afraid. Got them original TYs, and heres the error: I 19:08:54 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started! I 19:08:54 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) I 19:08:54 Total Physical Memory: 1,046,620 KB - Available: 612,280 KB I 19:08:54 Initialising SPTI... I 19:08:54 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:08:54 Found 1 CD-RW and 1 DVD±RW! I 19:13:25 Operation Started! I 19:13:25 Building Image Tree... I 19:13:25 Checking Directory Depth... I 19:13:25 Calculating Totals... I 19:13:25 Preparing Image... I 19:13:26 Checking Path Length... I 19:13:26 Image Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 19:13:26 Image Sectors: 566,064 I 19:13:26 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 19:14:00 Operation Started! I 19:14:00 Building Image Tree... I 19:14:00 Checking Directory Depth... I 19:14:00 Calculating Totals... I 19:14:00 Preparing Image... I 19:14:00 Checking Path Length... I 19:14:00 Image Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 19:14:00 Image Sectors: 566,064 I 19:14:02 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:02 I 19:14:02 Operation Started! I 19:14:02 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 19:14:02 Source File Sectors: 566,064 (MODE1/2048) I 19:14:02 Source File Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 19:14:02 Source File Volume Identifier: VIDEO_TS I 19:14:02 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.3.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 19:14:02 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 19:14:02 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 19:14:02 Destination Device: [0:1:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 GD30 (F:) (ATA) I 19:14:02 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: TYG02) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 8x) I 19:14:02 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888 I 19:14:02 Write Mode: DVD I 19:14:02 Write Type: DAO I 19:14:02 Write Speed: 2.4x I 19:14:02 Link Size: Auto I 19:14:02 Test Mode: No I 19:14:02 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 19:14:02 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 19:14:06 Writing LeadIn... I 19:14:27 Writing Image... (LBA: 0 - 566063) I 19:20:32 Synchronising Cache... I 19:21:31 Image MD5: 2eac023b8dd4e3185c415b0e67127b2f I 19:21:31 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:07:29 I 19:21:31 Average Write Rate: 3,110 KB/s (2.2x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,360 KB/s (2.4x) I 19:21:31 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 19:21:37 Waiting for device to become ready... I 19:21:46 Device Ready! I 19:21:47 Operation Started! I 19:21:47 Source Device: [0:1:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 GD30 (F:) (ATA) I 19:21:47 Source Media Type: DVD-R (Book Type: DVD-R) (Disc ID: TYG02) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 8x) I 19:21:47 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 19:21:47 Image File Sectors: 566,064 (MODE1/2048) I 19:21:47 Image File Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 19:21:47 Image File Volume Identifier: VIDEO_TS I 19:21:47 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.3.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 19:21:47 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 19:21:47 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 19:21:47 Verifying Sectors... (LBA: 0 - 566063) W 19:39:12 Failed to Read Sector 76864 - Unrecovered Read Error W 19:39:12 Sector 76864 maps to File: VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB E 19:39:19 Failed to Read Sector 76865 - Unrecovered Read Error E 19:39:19 Sector 76865 maps to File: VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB E 19:39:19 Failed to Verify Sectors! E 19:39:19 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:17:32 I 19:39:19 Average Verify Rate: 146 KB/s (0.1x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 5,146 KB/s (3.7x) I 19:39:48 Close Request Acknowledged I 19:39:48 Closing Down... I 19:39:48 Shutting down SPTI... I 19:39:48 ImgBurn closed! Failing on verification once more, no douby where the 2 vob files meet. Any more thoughts? TEk

Thanks to all responders; will buy them TYs! Nice site, btw. TEk

Glad someone else noted the anomolies on the svp site. Going back to what Cornholio7 said: "you have some inferior discs, try looking for genuine taiyo yuden or verbatim discs" I found some Verbatim DVD-Rs at work and am getting exactly the same error: I 18:37:14 Operation Started! I 18:37:14 Building Image Tree... I 18:37:14 Checking Directory Depth... I 18:37:14 Calculating Totals... I 18:37:14 Preparing Image... I 18:37:14 Checking Path Length... I 18:37:14 Image Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 18:37:14 Image Sectors: 566,064 I 18:37:16 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:01 I 18:37:16 Operation Started! I 18:37:16 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 18:37:16 Source File Sectors: 566,064 (MODE1/2048) I 18:37:16 Source File Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 18:37:16 Source File Volume Identifier: VIDEO_TS I 18:37:16 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.3.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 18:37:16 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 18:37:16 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 18:37:16 Destination Device: [0:1:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 GD30 (F:) (ATA) I 18:37:16 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: TYG02) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 8x) I 18:37:16 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888 I 18:37:16 Write Mode: DVD I 18:37:16 Write Type: DAO I 18:37:16 Write Speed: 2.4x I 18:37:16 Link Size: Auto I 18:37:16 Test Mode: No I 18:37:16 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 18:37:16 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 18:37:16 Writing LeadIn... I 18:37:28 Writing Image... (LBA: 0 - 566063) I 18:43:29 Synchronising Cache... I 18:44:27 Image MD5: d8cfb3f1c000abe7fcdb14948d6fe9c9 I 18:44:27 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:07:10 I 18:44:27 Average Write Rate: 3,144 KB/s (2.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,360 KB/s (2.4x) I 18:44:27 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 18:44:34 Waiting for device to become ready... I 18:44:51 Device Ready! I 18:44:51 Operation Started! I 18:44:51 Source Device: [0:1:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 GD30 (F:) (ATA) I 18:44:51 Source Media Type: DVD-R (Book Type: DVD-R) (Disc ID: TYG02) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 8x) I 18:44:51 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 18:44:51 Image File Sectors: 566,064 (MODE1/2048) I 18:44:51 Image File Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 18:44:51 Image File Volume Identifier: VIDEO_TS I 18:44:51 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.3.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 18:44:51 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 18:44:51 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 18:44:51 Verifying Sectors... (LBA: 0 - 566063) E 18:47:21 Failed to Read Sector 99968 - Unrecovered Read Error E 18:47:21 Sector 99968 maps to File: VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB E 18:47:21 Failed to Verify Sectors! E 18:47:21 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:02:29 I 18:47:21 Average Verify Rate: 1,341 KB/s (1.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 5,251 KB/s (3.8x) I 18:53:45 Close Request Acknowledged I 18:53:45 Closing Down... I 18:53:45 Shutting down SPTI... I 18:53:45 ImgBurn closed! I thought that "(Disc ID: TYG02)" was good - what gives! TEk

Thanks once again Cornholio7! I had just added them to my cart! TEk

Thanks Cornholio7, One more thing (anyone), am looking at www.svp.co.uk to get some Taiyo Yuden DVDs, any ideas how to spot the phoney ones? I think I need to get TYG02 or TYG03, but would like some confirmation please. If you know of a better supplier, then that would be nice too. Cheers, TEk

Howdy folks, Have tried twice now and getting same results burning a DVD using the guide from Cornholio7 (nice guide btw). Seems it is failing on verification; here is the error: And here is the log: I 00:36:46 Operation Started! I 00:36:46 Building Image Tree... I 00:36:46 Checking Directory Depth... I 00:36:46 Calculating Totals... I 00:36:46 Preparing Image... I 00:36:46 Checking Path Length... I 00:36:46 Image Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 00:36:46 Image Sectors: 566,064 I 00:36:46 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 00:38:31 Operation Started! I 00:38:31 Building Image Tree... I 00:38:50 Corrected file system selection for DVD Video disc. I 00:38:50 Checking Directory Depth... I 00:38:50 Calculating Totals... I 00:38:50 Preparing Image... I 00:38:50 Checking Path Length... I 00:38:50 Image Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 00:38:50 Image Sectors: 566,064 I 00:38:52 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:20 I 00:38:52 Operation Started! I 00:38:52 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 00:38:52 Source File Sectors: 566,064 (MODE1/2048) I 00:38:52 Source File Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 00:38:52 Source File Volume Identifier: VIDEO_TS I 00:38:52 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.3.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 00:38:52 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 00:38:52 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 00:38:52 Destination Device: [0:1:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 GD30 (F:) (ATA) I 00:38:52 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: CMC MAG. AE1) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 8x) I 00:38:52 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888 I 00:38:52 Write Mode: DVD I 00:38:52 Write Type: DAO I 00:38:52 Write Speed: 2.4x I 00:38:52 Link Size: Auto I 00:38:52 Test Mode: No I 00:38:52 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 00:38:53 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 00:38:57 Writing LeadIn... I 00:39:11 Writing Image... (LBA: 0 - 566063) I 00:46:16 Synchronising Cache... I 00:47:39 Image MD5: 020a8534555107a1ad6f4c3225b79f87 I 00:47:39 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:46 I 00:47:39 Average Write Rate: 2,670 KB/s (1.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,387 KB/s (2.4x) I 00:47:39 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 00:47:45 Waiting for device to become ready... I 00:48:04 Device Ready! I 00:48:05 Operation Started! I 00:48:05 Source Device: [0:1:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 GD30 (F:) (ATA) I 00:48:05 Source Media Type: DVD-R (Book Type: DVD-R) (Disc ID: CMC MAG. AE1) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 8x) I 00:48:05 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 00:48:05 Image File Sectors: 566,064 (MODE1/2048) I 00:48:05 Image File Size: 1,159,299,072 bytes I 00:48:05 Image File Volume Identifier: VIDEO_TS I 00:48:05 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.3.2.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 00:48:05 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 00:48:05 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 00:48:05 Verifying Sectors... (LBA: 0 - 566063) E 00:49:51 Failed to Read Sector 46912 - Unrecovered Read Error E 00:49:51 Sector 46912 maps to File: VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB E 00:49:51 Failed to Verify Sectors! E 00:49:51 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:01:46 I 00:49:51 Average Verify Rate: 885 KB/s (0.6x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 5,012 KB/s (3.6x) Although the DVD is playable in my DVD player, it stops around the time it gets to the 2nd VOB file (VTS_01_2.VOB). This is my understanding anyway as I am new to this game. Having read a couple of posts with similar issues, I am thinking it *may* be down to the DVD disk I am using (Data Write DVD-R (Taiyo Yuden)) - it would appear from some of your posts that Taiyo Yuden imitations are not good. Anyway, would be glad to hear your thoughts/suggestions. Many thanks, TEk