qwertykewl Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I burned stuffs into a DVD+RW media using ImgBurn 2.5.0.0 and the burning was successful. When i tried to burn the EXACT same stuff using the SAME settings into a DVD-R media, there was a problem. The data was written into the DVD-R disc successfully (no complaint there!) but got stuck in the process of "Synchronising Cache.......". The writing process finished in around 6-8 min, (writing speed - 12x), but the "Synchronising Cache" process never ended. After 30 min like this, i had to terminate the program directly from the Task Manager. Because of this direct termination i could not retrieve the log. But the settings were same so the log should be the same too. I tried it at least 4 times, with DVD-R from a single box of 10. Below are few informations and the log of the writing of the stuffs inthe DVD+RW media. DVD-R IDENTITY: Verbatim (Manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.] [MCC 03RG20] Max writing speed : 16x Blank Disc Capacity:[2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)] DVD-RW IDENTITY: Mitsubishi [Manufactured by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media] [MKM-A02-000] Blank Disc Capacity:[2,295,104 Sectors = 4.70 GB (4.38 GiB)] Recording Speeds: [1x-2.4x , 1.6x-4x] DVD WRITER ID: HP dvd1035i Multiformat DVD Writer DVD+/- R max writing speed capability : 20x DVD+RW max writing speed capability : 8x LOG OF WRITING THE FILES IN DVD+RW I 14:31:17 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 14:31:17 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) I 14:31:17 Total Physical Memory: 391,984 KB - Available: 102,868 KB W 14:31:17 SPTD can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 14:31:17 Initialising SPTI... I 14:31:17 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 14:31:17 Found 1 CD-ROM, 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 14:47:23 Operation Started! I 14:47:23 Building Image Tree... I 14:47:23 Checking Directory Depth... I 14:47:23 Calculating Totals... I 14:47:23 Preparing Image... W 14:47:23 Joliet File: '\[PSP]Grand_Theft_Auto_Chinatown_Wars[uSA][FIX].-.[ESPALPSP.com].rar' -> '[PSP]Grand_Theft_Auto_Chinatown_Wars[uSA][FIX].-.[ESPALPSP.c.rar' (OS Path: F:\Burner\[PSP]Grand_Theft_Auto_Chinatown_Wars[uSA][FIX].-.[ESPALPSP.com].rar) I 14:47:23 Checking Path Length... I 14:47:23 Contents: 7 Files, 0 Folders I 14:47:23 Content Type: Data I 14:47:23 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 14:47:23 File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet, UDF (1.02) I 14:47:23 Volume Label: [Not Configured] I 14:47:23 Size: 4,654,690,520 bytes I 14:47:23 Sectors: 2,272,800 I 14:47:23 Image Size: 4,655,284,224 bytes I 14:47:23 Image Sectors: 2,273,088 I 14:47:23 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 14:47:50 Operation Started! I 14:47:50 Building Image Tree... I 14:48:09 Checking Directory Depth... I 14:48:09 Calculating Totals... I 14:48:09 Preparing Image... W 14:48:09 Joliet File: '\[PSP]Grand_Theft_Auto_Chinatown_Wars[uSA][FIX].-.[ESPALPSP.com].rar' -> '[PSP]Grand_Theft_Auto_Chinatown_Wars[uSA][FIX].-.[ESPALPSP.c.rar' (OS Path: F:\Burner\[PSP]Grand_Theft_Auto_Chinatown_Wars[uSA][FIX].-.[ESPALPSP.com].rar) I 14:48:09 Checking Path Length... I 14:48:09 Contents: 7 Files, 0 Folders I 14:48:09 Content Type: Data I 14:48:09 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 14:48:09 File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet, UDF (1.02) I 14:48:09 Volume Label: Burner I 14:48:09 Size: 4,654,690,520 bytes I 14:48:09 Sectors: 2,272,800 I 14:48:09 Image Size: 4,655,284,224 bytes I 14:48:09 Image Sectors: 2,273,088 I 14:48:10 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:20 I 14:48:10 Operation Started! I 14:48:10 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 14:48:11 Source File Sectors: 2,273,088 (MODE1/2048) I 14:48:11 Source File Size: 4,655,284,224 bytes I 14:48:11 Source File Volume Identifier: Burner I 14:48:11 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 - The Ultimate Image Burner! I 14:48:11 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 14:48:11 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet, UDF (1.02) I 14:48:11 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N 1.02 (H:) (ATA) I 14:48:11 Destination Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: MKM-A02-00) (Speeds: 4x) I 14:48:11 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 14:48:11 Write Mode: DVD I 14:48:11 Write Type: DAO I 14:48:11 Write Speed: 4x I 14:48:11 Link Size: Auto I 14:48:11 Lock Volume: Yes I 14:48:11 Test Mode: No I 14:48:11 OPC: No I 14:48:11 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 14:48:11 Book Type Setting: N/A I 14:48:11 Filling Buffer... (20 MB) I 14:48:12 Writing LeadIn... I 14:48:14 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2273087) I 14:48:14 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2273087) I 15:02:14 Synchronising Cache... <-- this is the last stage upto where it goes, with the DVD-R media I 15:02:15 Closing Session... I 15:02:48 Exporting Graph Data... I 15:02:48 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVD-RAM_GSA-H55N_1.02_FRIDAY-JANUARY-01-2010_2-48_PM_MKM-A02-00_4x.ibg I 15:02:48 Export Successfully Completed! I 15:02:48 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:14:37 I 15:02:48 Average Write Rate: 5,418 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,616 KB/s (4.1x) I 15:03:54 Close Request Acknowledged I 15:03:54 Closing Down... I 15:03:59 Shutting down SPTI... I 15:03:59 ImgBurn closed! The log for writing the EXACT files in DVD-R could not be retrieved as i had to terminate it directly from the task manager. I would be greatful if the problem could be identified and if any information is required or any confusion please ask for it in response to this post. THANKS A MILLION!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Update your firmware and try again. http://www.firmwarehq.com/LG/GSA-H55N/files.html Try various speeds when burning the DVD-R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertykewl Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Update your firmware and try again. http://www.firmwarehq.com/LG/GSA-H55N/files.html Try various speeds when burning the DVD-R. Thanks a lot for the prompt reply! Bit curious though. The link you gave is for LG firmwares it seems. Will it work on my HP dvd1035i drive? I thought firmwares of a certain manufacturer are incompatible with a drive of another manufacturer. It says that too in the readme file. My firmware version of the drive is 1.02 [from Nero InfoTool]. I am sorry to ask seemingly stupid questions. Its that I just got my first burner and thus new to burning stuff. Thanks again for all the help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Although you might know it as a HP drive, the drive ID clearly shows its true name... I 14:48:11 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N 1.02 (H:) (ATA) Don't worry, the flasher won't let you do anything that shouldn't be done. i.e. it'll work if it can and it won't if it can't - so there's no harm in trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertykewl Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Thanks for the really quick reply. I am gonna try flashing the firmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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