Buffer never finishes filling if image is smaller than the buffer

[supatroopa]

I had an issue with IMGburn hanging and not finishing a burn. I made an image of a CD. The total image size was 28 MB. I then turned around and tried to burn that back to CD. My buffer size is set to 40 MB. Anyway, IMGBurn hangs on filling the buffer at 66% and sits there for 2 minutes doing nothing. I canceled the job. Changed my buffer to 11 MB and now the job will burn and finish.

 

 

Thanks!

 

 

EDIT: I am running the version 2.5.7 of IMGBurn.

Edited November 27, 2012 by supatroopa

[LIGHTNING UK!]

What sort of image was it?

 

What drive do you have?

 

Post the log (copy + paste from the Log window) of either the successful or unsuccessful attempt please.

 

The problem would come from the program expecting more data than it's actually getting. Changing the buffer size would get around the issue at the start of the burn but it may then just wait at the other end of it.

 

As you can see, there's no problem with it on a standard ISO so your problem is all in the details of exactly what you were doing and what you're working with.

 

I 22:26:31 ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0 started!

I 22:26:31 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1)

I 22:26:31 Total Physical Memory: 16,760,108 KB - Available: 9,583,160 KB

I 22:26:31 Initialising SPTI...

I 22:26:31 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 22:26:31 -> Drive 1 - Info: ATAPI iHAS624 B GL2A (M:) (ATAPI)

I 22:26:31 -> Drive 2 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH12LS38 1.01-D0 (N:) (ATAPI)

I 22:26:32 -> Drive 3 - Info: Optiarc DVD RW AD-5280S T.ZA (P:) (ATAPI)

I 22:26:32 -> Drive 4 - Info: PIONEER BD-RW BDR-207M 1.30 (O:) (ATAPI)

I 22:26:32 -> Drive 5 - Info: DTSOFT BDROM 1.05 (Y:) (SCSI)

I 22:26:32 -> Drive 6 - Info: DVDFab Virtual Drive 1.1 (W:) (SCSI)

I 22:26:32 -> Drive 7 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (V:) (SCSI)

I 22:26:32 -> Drive 8 - Info: VXDV BD-HD-DVDRAM S15 10.0 (X:) (SCSI)

I 22:26:32 Found 1 DVD±RW, 1 DVD±RW/RAM, 1 BD-ROM, 2 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROMs, 2 BD-REs and 1 BD-RE XL!

I 22:26:39 Operation Started!

I 22:26:39 Device: [0:0:0] ATAPI iHAS624 B GL2A (M:) (ATAPI)

I 22:26:39 Media Type: CD-RW (Disc ID: 97m34s25f, Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.)

I 22:26:39 Media Supported Write Speeds: 16x, 24x

I 22:26:39 Quick Erase: Yes

I 22:26:39 Erasing Disc...

I 22:26:59 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:20

I 22:27:00 Operation Started!

I 22:27:00 Source File: F:\Apps\VirtualServer 2005.iso

I 22:27:00 Source File Sectors: 9,625 (MODE1/2048)

I 22:27:00 Source File Size: 19,712,000 bytes

I 22:27:00 Source File Volume Identifier: MSVS2005

I 22:27:00 Source File Volume Set Identifier: MSVS2005

I 22:27:00 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.47 (10/12/2000 TM)

I 22:27:00 Source File File System(s): ISO9660

I 22:27:00 Destination Device: [0:0:0] ATAPI iHAS624 B GL2A (M:) (ATAPI)

I 22:27:00 Destination Media Type: CD-RW (Disc ID: 97m34s25f, Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.)

I 22:27:00 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 16x, 24x

I 22:27:00 Destination Media Sectors: 359,847

I 22:27:00 Write Mode: CD

I 22:27:00 Write Type: SAO

I 22:27:00 Write Speed: MAX

I 22:27:00 Lock Volume: Yes

I 22:27:00 Test Mode: No

I 22:27:00 OPC: No

I 22:27:00 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 22:27:00 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 4,234 KB/s (24x)

I 22:27:00 Advanced Settings - Force HT: No, Online HT: No, OverSpeed: No, SmartBurn: Yes

I 22:27:00 Filling Buffer... (80 MB)

I 22:27:01 Writing LeadIn...

I 22:27:12 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 9624)

I 22:27:12 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 9624)

I 22:27:20 Synchronising Cache...

I 22:27:33 Exporting Graph Data...

I 22:27:33 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Richard\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\ATAPI_iHAS624_B_GL2A_27-NOVEMBER-2012_22-27_97m34s25f_MAX.ibg

I 22:27:33 Export Successfully Completed!

I 22:27:33 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:32

I 22:27:33 Average Write Rate: 2,750 KB/s (18.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 2,750 KB/s (18.3x)

 

That's a 19MB image and a 80MB buffer.

[supatroopa]

What sort of image was it?

 

What drive do you have?

 

The problem would come from the program expecting more data than it's actually getting. Changing the buffer size would get around the issue at the start of the burn but it may then just wait at the other end of it.

 

As you can see, there's no problem with it on a standard ISO so your problem is all in the details of exactly what you were doing and what you're working with.

 

 

 

IMGBurn seemed to image the first CD correctly (Didn't give any errors), but I had problems when trying to burn the CD (It would hang unless I turned the buffer down). After I turned the buffer down, it would hang trying to burn the CD (At the end). Anyway, I canceled it and compared all the files on it to all the files on the original and they all matched.

 

I don't have the original disk to image from, but I have the copy I made. When I try to image it, I'll get read errors on the last 10 or so sectors (I'm guessing because it never fully finished the CD).

 

 

I can't give you the image because it is someone's medical records. I have attached the log from trying to image the copy:

 

 

 

I 15:18:48 ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0 started!

I 15:18:48 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1)

I 15:18:48 Total Physical Memory: 12,574,128 KB - Available: 7,948,092 KB

W 15:18:48 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.

I 15:18:48 Initialising SPTI...

I 15:18:48 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 15:18:48 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 1270d GH24 (D:) (ATAPI)

I 15:18:48 -> Drive 2 - Info: DCZGZOR P2NWHIV 1.03 (H:) (SCSI)

I 15:18:48 -> Drive 3 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (E:) (SCSI)

I 15:18:49 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 2 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROMs!

I 15:23:30 Operation Started!

I 15:23:30 Source Device: [0:1:0] HP DVD Writer 1270d GH24 (D:) (ATAPI)

I 15:23:30 Source Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m26s66f, CMC Magnetics Corp.)

I 15:23:30 Source Media Supported Read Speeds: 4x, 8x, 10x, 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x

I 15:23:30 Source Media Supported Write Speeds: 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x

I 15:23:30 Source Media Sectors: 11,918

I 15:23:30 Source Media Size: 28,031,136 bytes

I 15:23:30 Source Media Volume Identifier: 2012_11_07

I 15:23:30 Source Media Volume Set Identifier: 2012_11_07

I 15:23:30 Source Media Implementation Identifier: Microsoft IMAPI v1.0

I 15:23:30 Source Media File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet, UDF (1.02)

I 15:23:31 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / 56x

I 15:23:31 Destination File: F:\2012_11_07.BIN

I 15:23:31 Destination Free Space: 369,927,487,488 Bytes (361,257,312.00 KB) (352,790.34 MB) (344.52 GB)

I 15:23:31 Destination File System: NTFS

I 15:23:31 File Splitting: Auto

I 15:23:43 Reading Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 11917)

I 15:23:43 Reading Track 1 of 1... (MODE2/FORM1/2352, LBA: 0 - 11917)

W 15:23:59 Failed to Read Sectors 11880 - 11906 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:24:06 Failed to Read Sector 11905 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:24:14 Failed to Read Sector 11906 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:24:22 Failed to Read Sector 11907 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:24:29 Failed to Read Sector 11908 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:24:36 Failed to Read Sector 11909 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:24:46 Failed to Read Sector 11910 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:24:52 Failed to Read Sector 11911 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:24:59 Failed to Read Sector 11912 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:25:06 Failed to Read Sector 11913 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:25:12 Failed to Read Sector 11914 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:25:19 Failed to Read Sector 11915 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:25:26 Failed to Read Sector 11916 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

W 15:25:32 Failed to Read Sector 11917 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error

I 15:25:33 Exporting Graph Data...

I 15:25:33 Graph Data File: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HP_DVD_Writer_1270d_GH24_THURSDAY-NOVEMBER-29-2012_3-23_PM_97m26s66f.ibg

I 15:25:33 Export Successfully Completed!

I 15:25:34 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:02:02

I 15:25:34 Average Read Rate: 224 KB/s (1.3x) - Maximum Read Rate: 3,891 KB/s (22.6x)

 

 

 

 

EDIT: And thanks for making IMGBurn. I don't use anything but it anymore (Not even Nero, which has gone downhill a lot in the past 5 years)

Edited November 29, 2012 by supatroopa

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Could you do me a favour and use the Flash Utility to get a dump of your drives firmware please?

 

http://club.myce.com/f44/flash-utility-plds-liteon-based-optical-drives-v6-0-1-a-190420/

 

I don't have any HP drives but I have a LiteOn I can flash that ones firmware to (as it's a LiteOn clone).

[supatroopa]

I tried those flash utilities and they weren't able to detect my DVD drive.

I tired a couple of different versions and none of them seemed to work. Thanks!

Edited November 30, 2012 by supatroopa

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Really, that's weird.

 

Ok so how about this one - http://www.cdrlabs.com/View-details/Misc/26-LtnFlash-v2.6.11.html

[supatroopa]

Weird. I connected to my work computer with Remote Desktop when I replied yesterday (I was at home) and ran that utility and it didn't find the DVD drive. I ran it today without Remote Desktop and it found it (Maybe there is something I don't know about RDP).

 

 

Anyway, I've attached a zip of the firmware that came from running the 6.0.1 version of the utility.

HP_DVD_Writer_1270d_GH24.zip

[LIGHTNING UK!]

That looks like an EEPROM dump, not the firmware dump

 

It should be about 2MB in size I think.

[supatroopa]

Forgive my ignorance. Here is the right thing:

GH24.zip