Verify Error and Blank Media

[hightails]

I’ve been using CDBurnerXP successfully for a long time, but want to get rid of .NET framework. I found Imgburn and it looked really good.

 

Problem I have is that it seems to recognise my burner and burn the DVD fine. But then it fails verification with a "layouts do not match" error and the disc appears blank in Windows Explorer. I am **not** using DL discs – just Verbatim DVD+R. I don’t get the problem with Verbatim DVD+RW. I’ve also tried reinstalling CDBurnerXP to see if there’s been a hardware change, and found the same discs are still burning fine with CDBXP.

 

Log file as follows.

I 11:30:28 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started!

I 11:30:28 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 11:30:28 Total Physical Memory: 3,145,200 KB - Available: 2,608,708 KB

I 11:30:28 Initialising SPTI...

I 11:30:28 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 11:30:28 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A106 (J:) (ATA)

I 11:30:28 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 11:36:09 Operation Started!

I 11:36:09 Building Image Tree...

W 11:36:09 Skipped Hidden File: E:\DOCUMENTS\cars\v356 gja\Thumbs.db

I 11:36:16 Checking Directory Depth...

I 11:36:16 Calculating Totals...

I 11:36:16 Preparing Image...

I 11:36:16 Checking Path Length...

I 11:36:16 Contents: 64 Files, 5 Folders

I 11:36:17 Content Type: Data

I 11:36:17 Data Type: MODE1/2048

I 11:36:17 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 11:36:17 Volume Label: v356 gja

I 11:36:17 Size: 115,695,392 bytes

I 11:36:17 Sectors: 56,530

I 11:36:17 Image Size: 116,490,240 bytes

I 11:36:17 Image Sectors: 56,880

I 11:36:19 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:10

I 11:36:19 Operation Started!

I 11:36:19 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 11:36:19 Source File Sectors: 56,880 (MODE1/2048)

I 11:36:19 Source File Size: 116,490,240 bytes

I 11:36:19 Source File Volume Identifier: v356 gja

I 11:36:19 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3EAE5C700000DE29

I 11:36:19 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.5.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 11:36:19 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 11:36:19 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 11:36:19 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A106 (J:) (ATA)

I 11:36:19 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x)

I 11:36:19 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104

I 11:36:19 Write Mode: DVD

I 11:36:19 Write Type: DAO

I 11:36:19 Write Speed: 4x

I 11:36:19 DVD+R Reserve Track: No

I 11:36:19 Link Size: Auto

I 11:36:19 Lock Volume: Yes

I 11:36:19 Test Mode: No

I 11:36:19 OPC: No

I 11:36:19 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 11:36:19 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 5,540 KB/s (4x)

I 11:36:19 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM

I 11:36:19 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 11:36:21 Writing LeadIn...

I 11:36:37 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 56879)

I 11:36:37 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 56879)

I 11:36:58 Synchronising Cache...

I 11:36:59 Closing Track...

I 11:37:01 Finalising Disc...

I 11:38:38 Exporting Graph Data...

I 11:38:38 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Root\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-4163B_A106_14-MAY-2011_11-36_MCC-004-00_4x.ibg

I 11:38:38 Export Successfully Completed!

I 11:38:38 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:02:18

I 11:38:38 Average Write Rate: 5,688 KB/s (4.1x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,688 KB/s (4.1x)

I 11:38:38 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 11:38:47 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 11:39:02 Device Ready!

E 11:39:03 CompareImageFileLayouts Failed! - Session Count Not Equal (1/0)

E 11:39:03 Verify Failed! - Reason: Layouts do not match.

I 11:39:14 Close Request Acknowledged

I 11:39:14 Closing Down...

I 11:39:14 Shutting down SPTI...

I 11:39:14 ImgBurn closed!

I 11:24:27 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started!

I 11:24:27 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 11:24:27 Total Physical Memory: 3,145,200 KB - Available: 2,563,888 KB

I 11:24:27 Initialising SPTI...

I 11:24:27 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 11:24:27 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A106 (J:) (ATA)

I 11:24:27 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 11:24:41 Close Request Acknowledged

I 11:24:41 Closing Down...

I 11:24:42 Shutting down SPTI...

I 11:24:42 ImgBurn closed!

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Whilst I'm sure you don't think so right now, this issue is nothing to do with the program. Your drive just isn't doing what it should be.

 

Have you tried burning at the other supported speeds?

 

Have you tried cleaning your drive with a cleaning discs? (it is 5+ years old now)

 

You might end up having to switch away from the standard 'Write Type' (DAO/SAO) and use 'Incremental' instead. (The option for that is in the settings)

 

Don't get me wrong, both should work just fine on a drive that's working as it should do. Sometimes you're forced to use one or the other when it isn't - as could be the case here.

 

All of that is of course just a workaround and therefore not ideal. The best thing you could do is get a new drive that works properly.

[hightails]

Whilst I'm sure you don't think so right now, this issue is nothing to do with the program. Your drive just isn't doing what it should be.

 

Have you tried burning at the other supported speeds?

 

Have you tried cleaning your drive with a cleaning discs? (it is 5+ years old now)

 

You might end up having to switch away from the standard 'Write Type' (DAO/SAO) and use 'Incremental' instead. (The option for that is in the settings)

 

Don't get me wrong, both should work just fine on a drive that's working as it should do. Sometimes you're forced to use one or the other when it isn't - as could be the case here.

 

All of that is of course just a workaround and therefore not ideal. The best thing you could do is get a new drive that works properly.

 

Thanks for the amazingly fast response!

 

Re speed, when I first got the problem I was using setting AWS, which I believe is max speed, and for later runs reduced it to 4x following advice on other forums/threads. The drive spec says that for DVD+R it supports 2.4x, 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x, and the media is rated at 16x. Looks OK to me, but you may know better.

 

Re cleaning, I don't clean as regularly as I should, but I did give it a really good clean with a cleaning CD (no fluid) in the middle of this run of tests and it didn't seem to make any difference.

 

I hadn't tried the Incremental setting, but have just done so and got exactly the same failure.

 

I am reluctant to get a new drive as this is an older machine. Is there any reason why everything should be OK with CDBXP but fail with Imgburn? Please don't take that the wrong way - I might like CDBXP, but I definitely want rid of .NET framework which has given loads of problems on a friend's machine and is now starting to play up on mine.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

AWS defaults to 'MAX' until you actually configure the 'Automatic Write Speed' feature.

 

I'd stick with 8x write speed if I were you. It's the speed most likely to give you a working/decent burn.

 

If Incremental isn't working either then I'm semi out of ideas. It shouldn't be that hard to get your drive to burn properly

 

There are loads of options you can try out on the 'Write' tab in the settings (DVD+R Reserve Track, Perform OPC etc). Nothing that isn't enabled by default should be required under 'normal' circumstances though.

 

Maybe it's the book type stuff that's messing things up, you could try disabling the 'auto change book type' option too. It might be best to power down the PC before attempting to burn again once you've done that so the drive gets reset back to default.

[hightails]

Cracked it! Your suggestion to disable Auto-change Book Type works. Also need to set to Normal, not DVD-ROM. Incremental not necessary - using DAO/SAO. Burning at 8x.

 

Many thanks.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

So your DVD+R come out with a DVD+R booktype yeah?

 

How very odd/annoying that when the drive is asked to change the booktype to DVD-ROM, it ends up producing a useless disc!

[hightails]

I'm used to messing around with PCs and know a fair bit about some things, but not burners. In fact I'd never heard of booktype until you pointed it out. Of course, I've now read up on the basics, but don't understand all the implications.

 

I actually hit lucky with the "Normal" setting, as I'm not sure whether that is the default setting or whether I had changed it to that earlier. Either way, Normal plus disable Auto-change Booktype gave me my first good disc. Following reading up on booktype I switched to DVD-ROM and got another coaster. So I switched back to Normal and have since successfully burned two 3GB image files to separate DVDs.

 

It is odd, but it seems to work now, so I'm happy. Thanks again for your help.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

'Normal' is normal

 

So DVD+R stay as DVD+R and DVD+R DL stay as DVD+R DL.

 

It's what the drive would default to after being powered up - hence my comment about powering down your PC.

 

When Auto Change Book Type is enabled, it just send a little command to the drive to tell it to booktype to DVD-ROM rather than leaving it as 'Normal'. The drive doesn't appear to do anything upon receiving the command, it does it when finishing up at the end (closing the track or finalising the disc).

 

For some reason your drive is failing to do it and it's leaving you with a useless disc.

 

Just so you know, now auto change booktype has been disabled, you don't need to mess with the booktype stuff again. Your drive will always use 'Normal' (i.e. don't do anything to the booktype).