Not sure what my problem is (burning DL discs)

[GloryHound]

I'm burning a DVD+R DL disc and it gets stuck in the single didgets of percent complete (ex 6%, 3%, 7%)

 

I 11:44:52 ImgBurn Version 2.5.4.0 started!

I 11:44:52 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1)

I 11:44:52 Total Physical Memory: 1,037,700 KB - Available: 130,876 KB

I 11:44:52 Initialising SPTI...

I 11:44:52 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 11:44:52 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GMA-4082N PT06 (D:) (ATA)

I 11:44:52 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 11:46:35 Operation Started!

I 11:46:35 Source File: C:\Users\user\Documents\LimeWirev2.0.15\RUNTIME ERROR\C11C647\ZARTHWOR\ZARTHWOR.dvd

I 11:46:35 Source File Sectors: 3,827,488 (MODE1/2048)

I 11:46:35 Source File Size: 7,838,695,424 bytes

I 11:46:35 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM

I 11:46:35 Source File Volume Set Identifier: ec67c000MS UDFBridge

I 11:46:36 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM)

I 11:46:36 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF

I 11:46:36 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50)

I 11:46:36 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GMA-4082N PT06 (D:) (ATA)

I 11:46:36 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D01-67) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x)

I 11:46:36 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824

I 11:46:36 Write Mode: DVD

I 11:46:36 Write Type: DAO

I 11:46:36 Write Speed: 2.4x

I 11:46:36 Link Size: Auto

I 11:46:36 Lock Volume: Yes

I 11:46:36 Test Mode: No

I 11:46:36 OPC: No

I 11:46:36 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 11:46:36 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x)

I 11:46:36 Book Type Setting: N/A (Reason: Invalid Command Operation Code)

I 11:46:36 User Specified L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760

I 11:47:36 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded!

I 11:47:47 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 11:48:54 Writing LeadIn...

I 11:49:21 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 11:49:21 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 11:49:21 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759)

W 11:49:59 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 49600)

W 11:50:43 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level...

[Rincewind]

Try at 4x, if that does not work try Verbatim DVD+R DL discs instead (disc ID MKM-003).

 

I would say update the firmware to your drive too, but: http://www.firmwarehq.com/LG/GMA-4082N/files.html says no firmware available for your drive.

 

-edit

 

W 11:49:59 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 49600)

W 11:50:43 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level.

 

You seem to have DMA issues, make sure your drive has proper DMA settings, and also try to make sure you are not doing too many tasks at once, as this can drain too much resources from imgburn and your drive.

Edited December 31, 2010 by Rincewind

[LIGHTNING UK!]

W 11:49:59 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 49600)

W 11:50:43 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level...

 

Is that as far as your log ever gets?

 

If so, surely the last line gives you a clue as to what the problem is... you're working your hdd(s) too hard. Stop using it(them) during the burn and maybe then you won't have buffering issues.

 

If it's really slow all the time, maybe you have DMA issues.

 

SP2 came out for Vista ages ago btw.

[GloryHound]

First off, thanks for replying so quickly.

 

What's DMA? sorry i'm not familiar with terminology

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Direct Memory Access.

 

For this, it's a way of speeding up communication with the drive. (i.e. speeds up reading and writing of data)

 

If DMA isn't enabled, the system uses PIO and that's much slower.

 

Google for 'Slow DMA' or similar and you'll see loads of threads about it.