Also stuck at "Synchronizing Cache"

[ShoehatCat]

Here's the log:

 

I 14:57:25 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started!

I 14:57:25 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600)

I 14:57:25 Total Physical Memory: 4,184,372 KB - Available: 2,956,452 KB

W 14:57:25 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.

I 14:57:25 Initialising SPTI...

I 14:57:25 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 14:57:26 -> Drive 1 - Info: ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 14:57:26 -> Drive 2 - Info: XGTG XIZK5UJK 1.03 (E:) (SCSI)

I 14:57:26 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM!

I 14:58:18 Operation Started!

I 14:58:18 Source File: C:\Users\Ryan\Desktop\X15-65805 (Backup).iso

I 14:58:18 Source File Sectors: 1,574,554 (MODE1/2048)

I 14:58:18 Source File Size: 3,224,686,592 bytes

I 14:58:18 Source File Volume Identifier: GRMCPRXFRER_EN_DVD

I 14:58:18 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 9b77ad00MS UDFBridge

I 14:58:18 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.54 (01/01/2005 TM)

I 14:58:18 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF

I 14:58:18 Source File File System(s): ISO9660 (Bootable), UDF (1.02)

I 14:58:18 Destination Device: [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 14:58:18 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: CMC MAG. AM3) (Speeds: 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x)

I 14:58:18 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888

I 14:58:18 Write Mode: DVD

I 14:58:18 Write Type: DAO

I 14:58:18 Write Speed: MAX

I 14:58:18 Link Size: Auto

I 14:58:18 Lock Volume: Yes

I 14:58:19 Test Mode: No

I 14:58:19 OPC: No

I 14:58:19 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 14:58:19 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 22,160 KB/s (16x)

I 14:58:19 Advanced Settings - Force HT: No, Online HT: No, OverSpeed: No, SmartBurn: Yes

I 14:58:19 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 14:58:19 Writing LeadIn...

I 14:58:41 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 1574553)

I 14:58:41 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 1574553)

I 15:28:04 Synchronising Cache...

 

* pressed(F8) *

 

W 15:51:04 I/O Interface 'Debug Mode' has been Enabled!

I 15:51:05 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:05 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:05 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:05 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:05 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:06 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:06 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:06 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:06 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:06 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:07 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:07 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:07 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:07 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:07 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:08 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:08 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:08 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:08 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:08 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:09 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:09 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:09 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:09 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:09 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:10 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:10 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:10 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:10 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:10 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:11 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:11 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:11 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:11 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:11 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:12 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:12 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:12 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:12 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:12 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:13 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:13 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:13 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:13 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:13 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:14 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:14 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:14 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:15 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:15 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:16 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

W 15:51:16 I/O Interface 'Debug Mode' has been Disabled!

I 15:51:16 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:16 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

W 15:51:27 I/O Interface 'Debug Mode' has been Enabled!

I 15:51:28 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:28 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:28 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:28 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:28 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:29 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:29 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:29 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:29 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:29 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:30 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:30 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:30 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:30 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:30 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

I 15:51:31 [2:0:0] ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS BP5A (D:) (ATA)

I 15:51:31 CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00

I 15:51:31 CDB Interpretation: Test Unit Ready

E 15:51:31 SENSE: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00

E 15:51:31 SENSE Interpretation: Logical Unit not ready, Long Write in progress

W 15:51:31 I/O Interface 'Debug Mode' has been Disabled!

 

Anything I can do about this? There aren't any more current updates for my DVD drive.

[eSkRo]

hmmm,,, i'll wait on LUK!'s input on this... sorry dude

 

but mean while, try with Verbatim Blanks....

 

the ones u have are crappy

Edited June 13, 2010 by eSkRo

[mmalves]

Try burning at 8x or 12x. You could also look for the latest drivers for your chipset/storage controllers (this website might help).

[ShoehatCat]

Try burning at 8x or 12x. You could also look for the latest drivers for your chipset/storage controllers (this website might help).

 

 

thx to the both of you, but I just went with IsoRecorder instead. Seems to work fine. Maybe W7 Pro iso is incompatible with ImgBurn....or I made a crucial mistake somewhere. Either way, problem solved.

[laserfan]

I just went with IsoRecorder instead. Seems to work fine. Maybe W7 Pro iso is incompatible with ImgBurn....or I made a crucial mistake somewhere. Either way, problem solved.

I'm a very long-time user of ImgBurn and just had several bad burns in a row where I too stuck at "Synchronizing cache" with errors identical to the OP. In examining these Verbatim MCC-004-00 DVD+R (AZO) discs there appears a very slight "ripple" in the sublayer at the very outermost edge as if I got a bad cake (100 discs!) though I haven't looked at all of them yet. This apparent defect does however appear well-outside the range of the burned data (4,686,774,272 bytes of a total 4,700,372,992) as is evident from where the burned area stops and the "ripple" appears. It almost seems, if I understand the "synchronizing cache" thing correctly (that it's writing the last bit of data from memory to the drive) that ImgBurn wants more than it needs i.e. all of this last area to be perfect? Is it attempting to write more than I've asked? Opened another cake of these same discs and they appear perfect and indeed burned perfect with this same program.

 

I resurrect this thread because after making the several bad burns with this media I DL'ed BurnAware Free and it burned the program without issue and verified-and-plays just fine (Blu-ray program on DVD disc for playback on BD settop players), as IsoRecorder apparently did for the OP. So why do these other burners work and ImgBurn does not... I'm raising this again only because I thought it might trigger some thought on the part of LUK or other experts here as to what these (many, compared to other) incidents reported here might be about, and I can probably reliably test any new settings or fixes with this cake that I have. Yes, I've seen this "Stuck at Synchronizing cache..." problem in the past, but so seldom as not to concern me as at least DVD+R discs are cheap these days.

 

I don't have a bad burn log (looks like the OP's, then when I abort the software hangs with the drive light on and I have to reset my computer; nothing gets saved to the ImgBurn log!) but here's a good one (of this same program on a good DVD) if you want it. Again, if there are any settings you'd like me to try I'd be glad to do so as it seems I have some discs that can be counted on to yield to this issue.

 

; //****************************************\\
;   ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log
;   Friday, 04 March 2011, 19:29:15
; \\****************************************//
;
;
I 17:48:46 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started!
I 17:48:46 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600)
I 17:48:46 Total Physical Memory: 8,387,752 KB  -  Available: 6,997,828 KB
I 17:48:46 Initialising SPTI...
I 17:48:46 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 17:48:46 -> Drive 1 - Info: PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-109 8.58 (F:) (ATA)
I 17:48:46 -> Drive 2 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (V:) (SCSI)
I 17:48:46 -> Drive 3 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE  GGW-H20L YL05 (G:) (ATA)
I 17:48:46 -> Drive 4 - Info: HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW GGC-H20L 1.03 (H:) (ATA)
I 17:48:46 Found 1 DVD±RW, 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM, 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM/DVD±RW and 1 HD DVD-ROM/BD-RE!
I 17:49:03 Operation Started!
I 17:49:03 Building Image Tree...
I 17:49:03 Calculating Totals...
I 17:49:03 Preparing Image...
I 17:49:03 Contents: 9 Files, 14 Folders
I 17:49:03 Content Type: BD Video
I 17:49:03 Data Type: MODE1/2048
I 17:49:03 File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 17:49:03 Volume Label: NUTCRACKER
I 17:49:03 Size: 4,685,879,392 bytes
I 17:49:03 Sectors: 2,288,032
I 17:49:03 Image Size: 4,686,774,272 bytes
I 17:49:03 Image Sectors: 2,288,464
I 17:49:03 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00
I 17:49:24 Operation Started!
I 17:49:24 Building Image Tree...
I 17:49:24 Calculating Totals...
I 17:49:24 Preparing Image...
I 17:49:24 Contents: 9 Files, 14 Folders
I 17:49:24 Content Type: BD Video
I 17:49:24 Data Type: MODE1/2048
I 17:49:24 File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 17:49:24 Volume Label: NUTCRACKER
I 17:49:24 Size: 4,685,879,392 bytes
I 17:49:24 Sectors: 2,288,032
I 17:49:24 Image Size: 4,686,774,272 bytes
I 17:49:24 Image Sectors: 2,288,464
I 17:49:26 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:01
I 17:49:26 Operation Started!
I 17:49:26 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 17:49:26 Source File Sectors: 2,288,464 (MODE1/2048)
I 17:49:26 Source File Size: 4,686,774,272 bytes
I 17:49:26 Source File Volume Identifier: NUTCRACKER
I 17:49:26 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.5.0
I 17:49:26 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 17:49:26 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 17:49:26 Destination Device: [1:1:0] PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-109 8.58 (F:) (ATA)
I 17:49:26 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x)
I 17:49:26 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104
I 17:49:26 Write Mode: DVD
I 17:49:26 Write Type: DAO
I 17:49:26 Write Speed: 8x
I 17:49:26 DVD+R Reserve Track: No
I 17:49:26 Link Size: Auto
I 17:49:26 Lock Volume: Yes
I 17:49:26 Test Mode: No
I 17:49:26 OPC: Yes
I 17:49:26 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 17:49:26 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x)
I 17:49:26 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No
I 17:49:46 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
I 17:49:48 Writing LeadIn...
I 17:49:48 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2288463)
I 17:49:48 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2288463)
I 17:57:11 Synchronising Cache... [color="#FF0000"]<---RIGHT HERE IS WHERE MY SYSTEM GETS STUCK WITH THE "BAD MEDIA" THAT BURNAWARE FREE BURNS JUST FINE![/color]
I 17:57:12 Closing Track...
I 17:57:15 Finalising Disc...
I 17:57:38 Exporting Graph Data...
I 17:57:38 Graph Data File: D:\video\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-109_8.58_MCC-004-00_8x_NUTCRACKER.ibg
I 17:57:38 Export Successfully Completed!
I 17:57:38 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:11
I 17:57:38 Average Write Rate: 10,355 KB/s (7.5x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,445 KB/s (8.3x)
I 17:57:38 Cycling Tray before Verify...
I 17:58:05 Device Ready!
I 17:58:06 Operation Started!
I 17:58:06 Source Device: [1:1:0] PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-109 8.58 (F:) (ATA)
I 17:58:06 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x)
I 17:58:06 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 17:58:06 Image File Sectors: 2,288,464 (MODE1/2048)
I 17:58:06 Image File Size: 4,686,774,272 bytes
I 17:58:06 Image File Volume Identifier: NUTCRACKER
I 17:58:06 Image File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.5.0
I 17:58:06 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 17:58:06 Image File File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 17:58:06 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX
I 17:58:06 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2288463)
I 17:58:06 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2288463)
I 18:04:33 Exporting Graph Data...
I 18:04:33 Graph Data File: D:\video\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-109_8.58_MCC-004-00_8x_NUTCRACKER.ibg
I 18:04:33 Export Successfully Completed!
I 18:04:33 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:06:27
I 18:04:33 Average Verify Rate: 11,826 KB/s (8.5x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 17,314 KB/s (12.5x)
I 19:29:15 Close Request Acknowledged
I 19:29:15 Closing Down...
I 19:29:15 Shutting down SPTI...
I 19:29:15 ImgBurn closed!

[Cynthia]

Might be that the other program is using Immediate I/O in another way.

 

You could try to enable that setting in the I/O tab.

 

You can read more about it in the guide.

 

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=6232&st=0&p=65058entry65058

 

Another option is to install SP1 to see if that one fixes anything.

[laserfan]

Might be that the other program is using Immediate I/O in another way. You could try to enable that setting in the I/O tab. You can read more about it in the guide.

Thank you, Cynthia, though I must admit I'm not sure I understand the guide verbiage as it seems to have more "double negatives" than my brain can absorb. If my setting is at Default (unchecked/Disabled) then that means the 2nd i.e. "It's then down to [imgBurn] to figure out when the drive has finished performing the [synchronizing cache] function"? Indeed it appears that ImgBurn keeps trying & trying forever and the green access LED is steady lit on my drive until I power-down the PC and restart.

 

I'll try it and report back if it fixes the problem.

 

# Don't Use Immediate I/O

 

The Immediate I/O only comes into play when sending the Erase/Format Disc, Sync Cache, Close Track, Close Session and Finalise Disc commands. They're the only ones where the program really has to 'wait' for it to finish.

 

When this setting is enabled, the drive performs the function associated with the command before returning control to the program.

 

When the setting is disabled, the drive just validates the command before returning control to the program. It's then down to the program to figure out when the drive has finished performing the function associated with the command.

 

By not using it, there is no way to provide the user with any sort of progress % feedback etc as the drive only returns control to the program once it's totally finished. Normally the drive just validates the command and then returns control to the program - the program then polls the drive to see if it has finished and picks up the progress info along the way.

 

If you encounter an error like this one:

 

W 00:00:00 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (99%, 0/3) - Program Memory Area Update Failure

 

it might be a good try to enable this setting.

 

The default setting is 'Disabled'.