A few failed discs lately..

[Benkei]

Hello all. The burning have gone smooth for about a year now, but yesterday I started having problems when burning a iso.

I got a error after maybe ~60% (dont remember really), I downloaded the file again, but from another contributor and tried it, and then it worked fine.

 

Now today, I've wasted 3 DVD's (!), without any sucessfull burn.

It came to different percentaces every time (24%, 63% and the last one at 56%(on the second layer(?)) ..

 

My DVD burner: PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-115D

MY DVD's: Verbatim 8x DVD'R DL 8.5GB

 

Here is my newest error log (from the third burn):

 

 

I 18:23:53 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started!

I 18:23:53 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 18:23:53 Total Physical Memory: 2 096 364 KB - Available: 1 504 748 KB

I 18:23:53 Initialising SPTI...

I 18:23:53 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 18:23:53 Found 2 DVD±RWs!

I 18:25:10 Operation Started!

I 18:25:10 Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\John\Mina dokument\Downloads\lands.dvd

I 18:25:10 Source File Sectors: 3 827 488 (MODE1/2048)

I 18:25:10 Source File Size: 7 838 695 424 bytes

I 18:25:10 Source File Volume Identifier: XGD2DVD_NTSC

I 18:25:10 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 34672923

I 18:25:10 Source File Implementation Identifier: Sonic Scenarist 3.1

I 18:25:10 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.02)

I 18:25:10 Destination Device: [0:1:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D 1.22 (E:) (ATA)

I 18:25:10 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 2,4x; 4x; 6x; 8x; 10x)

I 18:25:10 Destination Media Sectors: 4 173 824

I 18:25:10 Write Mode: DVD

I 18:25:10 Write Type: DAO

I 18:25:10 Write Speed: 4x

I 18:25:10 Link Size: Auto

I 18:25:10 Lock Volume: Yes

I 18:25:10 Test Mode: No

I 18:25:10 OPC: No

I 18:25:10 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 18:25:10 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No

I 18:25:10 User Specified L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1 913 760

I 18:25:33 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded!

I 18:25:34 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 18:25:34 Writing LeadIn...

I 18:25:35 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 18:25:35 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 18:25:35 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759)

W 18:32:11 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1028992)

W 18:33:33 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level...

I 18:33:39 Writing Sectors...

I 18:39:14 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3827487)

I 18:51:35 Synchronising Cache...

I 18:51:36 Closing Track...

I 18:51:37 Finalising Disc...

I 18:52:16 Exporting Graph Data...

I 18:52:16 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\John\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-115D_1.22_DEN-18-OKTOBER-2009_18-25_MKM-003-00_4x.ibg

I 18:52:16 Export Successfully Completed!

I 18:52:16 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:27:06

I 18:52:16 Average Write Rate: 4 910 KB/s (3.5x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5 618 KB/s (4.1x)

I 18:52:16 Cycling Tray before Verify...

I 18:52:50 Device Ready!

I 18:52:50 Operation Started!

I 18:52:50 Source Device: [0:1:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D 1.22 (E:) (ATA)

I 18:52:50 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 2,4x; 4x; 6x; 8x; 10x)

I 18:52:50 Image File: C:\Documents and Settings\John\Mina dokument\Downloads\lands.dvd

I 18:52:50 Image File Sectors: 3 827 488 (MODE1/2048)

I 18:52:50 Image File Size: 7 838 695 424 bytes

I 18:52:50 Image File Volume Identifier: XGD2DVD_NTSC

I 18:52:50 Image File Volume Set Identifier: 34672923

I 18:52:50 Image File Implementation Identifier: Sonic Scenarist 3.1

I 18:52:50 Image File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.02)

I 18:52:50 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX

I 18:52:50 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 18:52:50 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 18:52:50 Verifying Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759)

I 18:58:28 Verifying Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3827487)

W 18:58:59 Failed to Read Sector 2157536 - Reason: Unknown (ASC: 0xA8, ASCQ: 0x03)

W 19:00:10 Waiting for device to become ready...

W 19:11:55 Retrying (1)...

W 19:11:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Unknown (ASC: 0xA8, ASCQ: 0x03)

W 19:12:28 Retrying (2)...

I 19:12:29 Verifying Sectors...

W 19:12:29 Failed to Read Sector 2157664 - Reason: Unknown (ASC: 0xA8, ASCQ: 0x03)

W 19:12:30 Retrying (1)...

W 19:12:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Unknown (ASC: 0xA8, ASCQ: 0x03)

W 19:12:31 Retrying (2)...

W 19:12:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Unknown (ASC: 0xA8, ASCQ: 0x03)

W 19:12:32 Retrying (3)...

I 19:12:32 Verifying Sectors...

 

 

I've got nothing special running in the background while burning, so I have no idea why it have failed this many DVDs all of the sudden...

I tried to update my DVD burner's firmware (after the two failed copies I updated, and then the third one failed after)...

Do any1 got a clue about whats maybe wrong?

Edited August 11, 2012 by Benkei

[Benkei]

Just wanna update by saying that the DVD surprisingly works in my 360!

However, the burning got that error...

 

Do that mean that something's left out and didnt make it into the disc?

If so, then I think I need to re-burn again - please someone, respond!

[LIGHTNING UK!]

As that's not a typical error (hence the 'Unknown (ASC: 0xA8, ASCQ: 0x03)' bit), there's a chance that the errors aren't really coming from the drive at all.

 

Maybe you have communication issues - due to drivers, filter drivers, bad cables etc.

 

Verify the disc again manually and see if you get errors in the same place.

 

You could try cleaning the drive with a cleaning disc too.

 

Don't forget that drive supports lots of different write speeds on that media, one of the others might produce higher quality burns.

[Benkei]

Verify the disc again manually and see if you get errors in the same place.

I have never done that before, but I tried it.

And I got trough 100% without any kind of error at all...

 

Does that mean the DVD is actually working perfectly?

(I have not much experience in these kinds of things really)

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Assuming you Verified it correctly, yes the disc is fine.

[Benkei]

Assuming you Verified it correctly, yes the disc is fine.

Wow, thats really good news!

Very important thing to know of when you burn backups indeed!

Thanks for the help man!

 

I guess this thread is finnished.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Yes but that doesn't really explain why it failed verification (your drive kept erroring out) the first time around - there's obviously an issue somewhere.

[Benkei]

Yes but that doesn't really explain why it failed verification (your drive kept erroring out) the first time around - there's obviously an issue somewhere.

True true.

But I have no idea what the problem really is about and btw it was only the last DVD that actually worked...

 

Im pretty sure it got nothing to do with bad cables or dust or anything, I checked the comp just a few days ago and took away every piece of dust I could find and didnt see any damage on the cables. So it might be some kind of driver as you said, but I dunno really how to find out if that is the problem or not and how to solve it.

 

So its kind of a mystery rly lol.

But I guess I'll come back if I get more errors on my next DVD's. If you dont got anything else to add, that is.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Replace (swap) the cable anyway.

 

Post your filter driver list using the feature in the Tools menu.

 

What chipset does your drive controller use? Intel, Nvidia etc?