Simonc Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 First post so hi all, A friend sent me a disc of him on tv from the states, I put it in my pc/dvd player and it appears the disc is empty. It does look like some data has been written to the disc though. So I thought that perhaps he hasn't finalised the disc, so tried that with imgburn, but am getting the error below. Am using a samsung SH-S223C drive with the latest firmware, SB07. I've tried this with a laptop and get exactly the same error. Disc is memorex dvd-r I haven't spoken to him to see if the disc played after he burnt it, so could well turn out to be a coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Make sure you're in Read mode and then copy + paste all the disc info from the box on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonc Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 This is what it says. TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223C SB07 (ATA) Current Profile: DVD-R Disc Information: Status: Incomplete State of Last Session: Incomplete Erasable: No Free Sectors: 2,249,888 Free Space: 4,607,770,624 bytes Free Time: 500:00:38 (MM:SS:FF) Next Writable Address: 48000 Current Read Speed: 6.6x - 16x TOC Information: Session 1... (LBA: 0) -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0) -> LeadOut (LBA: 1) Pre-recorded Information: Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AM3 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: 0@P-!-00 Book Type: DVD-R Part Version: 5 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,495,103 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Ok well it looks like *something* has been written to it but it's not much and it certainly hasn't been finished off (closed / finalised etc) properly (or at all) ! You'd have to try closing the track first, then session, then disc. Try using the sector viewer to see if sector 16 is readable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonc Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 When I click close track, I don't get an error, I'm not sure if something is supposed to happen after though? Clicking on close session and disc produces the error that's in the pic above. As for sector 16 in the sector viewer I get 'illegal mode for this track' So it's trash and I can use it for target practice with my air riffle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Yup, it's ready for target practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonc Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Thought as much, thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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