Audio cd will not play in a cd player

[arnold113]

I 08:05:52 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started!

I 08:05:52 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1)

I 08:05:52 Total Physical Memory: 2,878,360 KB - Available: 1,168,412 KB

I 08:05:52 Initialising SPTI...

I 08:05:52 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 08:05:52 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30N KS05 (E:) (SATA)

I 08:05:52 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 08:45:58 Operation Started!

I 08:45:58 Source File: C:\Users\arnold113\Music\music\Cornerstone Church\Cornerstone Church\Cornerstonechurch (9-4-11) AM&PM\Strange Fire.cue

I 08:45:58 Source File Sectors: 331,190 (AUDIO/2352)

I 08:45:58 Source File Size: 778,958,880 bytes

I 08:45:58 Source File File System(s): None

I 08:45:58 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30N KS05 (E:) (SATA)

I 08:45:58 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m26s66f, CMC Magnetics Corp.) (Speeds: 10x, 16x, 24x)

I 08:45:58 Destination Media Sectors: 359,844

I 08:45:58 Write Mode: CD

I 08:45:58 Write Type: SAO

I 08:45:58 Write Speed: 10x

I 08:45:58 Lock Volume: Yes

I 08:45:58 Test Mode: No

I 08:45:58 OPC: No

I 08:45:59 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 08:45:59 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 1,764 KB/s (10x)

I 08:45:59 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 08:46:02 Writing LeadIn...

I 08:46:29 Writing Session 1 of 1... (2 Tracks, LBA: 0 - 331189)

I 08:46:29 Writing Track 1 of 2... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 0 - 139135)

I 08:49:34 Writing Track 2 of 2... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 139136 - 331189)

I 08:53:51 Synchronising Cache...

I 08:54:04 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:02

I 08:54:04 Average Write Rate: 1,724 KB/s (10.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 1,777 KB/s (10.3x)

 

as you can see from the log, everything seems to work properly and the cd will play on my computer, but it won't play in a cd player. I have been burning cds for about a year now at the rate of approx 30 per week using the same cd media and using Express burn plus cd burning software with no problems. i wanted to burn several cds at once so i downloaded imgburn and loaded several instances of imgburn on the hd. i have read the guide several times but still haven't been able to get a cd to play on the cd player in my car. it appears to me that the disc is not being finalized but i'm sure its something i haven't gotten right yet. this last try i slowed down to 10x just to see if that helped. hope you can help. thanks

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Express burn seems to default to burning in TAO mode. ImgBurn uses SAO mode as it's way more flexible.

 

So either your drive is producing bad SAO burns or your player just doesn't like SAO burns full stop.

[arnold113]

thanks for the quick reply. not knowing a lot about computers i don't know what TAO and SAO are. is there anything that i can do to over come this problem? i had the same results when i tried a usb cd drive to burn a cd. i was sure looking foward being able to burn my 30 or so cds every week by using multiple usb drives and multiple instances of imgburn.

thanks for any help you can give me.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

TAO and SAO are two of the different 'Write Modes' a drive can be instructed to use (there's 4 in total). You can control where things go when you use SAO. When you use TAO you're stuck with a 2 second gap between tracks. I'm sure you could Google for more info on the different write modes if you are really interested

 

ImgBurn can do TAO mode (it's an option in the settings on the Write tab) but I recall an issue with it in 2.5.5.0 (fixed a long time ago ready for 2.5.6.0).

[arnold113]

I 07:05:15 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started!

I 07:05:15 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1)

I 07:05:15 Total Physical Memory: 2,878,360 KB - Available: 1,408,692 KB

I 07:05:15 Initialising SPTI...

I 07:05:15 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 07:05:15 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30N KS05 (E:) (SATA)

I 07:05:15 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 07:14:04 Operation Started!

I 07:14:04 Source Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30N KS05 (E:) (SATA)

I 07:14:04 Source Media Type: CD-ROM (Speeds: 10x, 16x, 24x)

I 07:14:04 Source Media Sectors: 331,344

I 07:14:04 Source Media Size: 779,321,088 bytes

I 07:14:04 Source Media File System(s): None

I 07:14:04 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / 8x

I 07:14:04 Destination File: C:\Users\arnold113\Documents\Image.bin

I 07:14:04 Destination Free Space: 150,423,986,176 Bytes (146,898,424 KB) (143,455 MB) (140 GB)

I 07:14:04 Destination File System: NTFS

I 07:14:04 File Splitting: Auto

E 07:14:28 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:23

E 07:14:28 Average Read Rate: N/A - Maximum Read Rate: N/A

I 07:16:19 Operation Started!

I 07:16:19 Source Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30N KS05 (E:) (SATA)

I 07:16:19 Source Media Type: CD-ROM (Speeds: 10x, 16x, 24x)

I 07:16:19 Source Media Sectors: 331,344

I 07:16:19 Source Media Size: 779,321,088 bytes

I 07:16:19 Source Media File System(s): None

I 07:16:19 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / 8x

I 07:16:19 Destination File: C:\Users\arnold113\Documents\Image.bin

I 07:16:19 Destination Free Space: 150,423,732,224 Bytes (146,898,176 KB) (143,455 MB) (140 GB)

I 07:16:19 Destination File System: NTFS

I 07:16:19 File Splitting: Auto

E 07:16:37 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:17

E 07:16:37 Average Read Rate: N/A - Maximum Read Rate: N/A

I 07:17:06 Operation Started!

I 07:17:06 Source Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30N KS05 (E:) (SATA)

I 07:17:06 Source Media Type: CD-ROM (Speeds: 10x, 16x, 24x)

I 07:17:06 Source Media Sectors: 331,344

I 07:17:06 Source Media Size: 779,321,088 bytes

I 07:17:06 Source Media File System(s): None

I 07:17:06 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / 8x

I 07:17:06 Destination File: C:\Users\arnold113\Documents\Image.bin

I 07:17:06 Destination Free Space: 150,426,963,968 Bytes (146,901,332 KB) (143,458 MB) (140 GB)

I 07:17:06 Destination File System: NTFS

I 07:17:06 File Splitting: Auto

I 07:17:12 Reading Session 1 of 1... (2 Tracks, LBA: 0 - 331343)

I 07:17:12 Reading Track 1 of 2... (AUDIO/2352, LBA: 0 - 139137)

I 07:17:12 -> CD-TEXT - Title: Strange Fire

I 07:22:09 Reading Track 2 of 2... (AUDIO/2352, LBA: 139138 - 331343)

I 07:22:09 -> CD-TEXT - Title: Greater is He within you

I 07:26:53 Exporting Graph Data...

I 07:26:53 Graph Data File: C:\Users\arnold113\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GT30N_KS05_SUNDAY-SEPTEMBER-11-2011_7-17_AM_N-A.ibg

I 07:26:53 Export Successfully Completed!

I 07:26:53 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:09:43

I 07:26:53 Average Read Rate: 1,305 KB/s (7.6x) - Maximum Read Rate: 1,863 KB/s (10.8x)

I 07:33:51 Operation Started!

I 07:33:51 Source File: C:\Users\arnold113\Documents\Image.cue

I 07:33:51 Source File Sectors: 331,344 (AUDIO/2352)

I 07:33:51 Source File Size: 779,321,088 bytes

I 07:33:51 Source File File System(s): None

I 07:33:51 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30N KS05 (E:) (SATA)

I 07:33:51 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m26s66f, CMC Magnetics Corp.) (Speeds: 10x, 16x, 24x)

I 07:33:51 Destination Media Sectors: 359,844

I 07:33:51 Write Mode: CD

I 07:33:51 Write Type: TAO

I 07:33:51 Write Speed: MAX

I 07:33:51 Lock Volume: Yes

I 07:33:51 Test Mode: No

I 07:33:51 OPC: No

I 07:33:51 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 07:33:51 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 4,234 KB/s (24x)

I 07:33:51 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 07:33:52 Writing LeadIn...

I 07:34:05 Writing Session 1 of 1... (2 Tracks, LBA: 0 - 331343)

I 07:34:05 Writing Track 1 of 2... (AUDIO/2352, LBA: 0 - 139137)

I 07:36:15 Synchronising Cache...

I 07:36:18 Closing Track...

W 07:36:18 Close Track Failed! - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB

W 07:36:18 Retrying (1 of 3)...

W 07:36:18 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB

W 07:36:18 Retrying (2 of 3)...

W 07:36:18 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB

W 07:36:18 Retrying (3 of 3)...

W 07:36:18 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB

I 07:36:18 Writing Track 2 of 2... (AUDIO/2352, LBA: 139290 - 330370)

I 07:38:22 Synchronising Cache...

I 07:38:25 Closing Track...

I 07:38:26 Closing Session...

I 07:38:53 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:04:57

I 07:38:53 Average Write Rate: 2,972 KB/s (17.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 4,165 KB/s (24.2x)

 

i tried to burn a cd using TAO but i got "invalid field in CDB" for track 1. i then made an image file from a cd that i had burned with express burn and then tried to write a cd using that image file. i got the same results. i tried playing both cds in my cd player in my car. they both played but at the end of track 2 it hung up and wouldn't do anything. i looked and looked in the guides but couldn't find what CDB was. i tried to write both tracks at the same time and they both were created the same, so i cannot see why imgburn would write one track and not the other. thanks again for your help. arnold

Edited September 11, 2011 by arnold113

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Like I said, the TAO bug is a known one that has since been fixed.

 

You'll have to wait for 2.5.6.0 to try TAO out properly.

[arnold113]

i finally got a cd burned that works using SAO. just was't getting it done right before. i'm still having problems writting to my new usb cd drive with imgburn. it works fine with express burn plus. i guess its not a very good drive, doesn't like TAO. i think i'll send it back and get a better drive.

thanks for your help. arnold