Trying to make bootable cd, but get "layouts do not match" error

[MMacD]

The new mamaboard for my dev machine has no floppy support, so I need to make a bootable cd that has my copy of SpinRite on it. (If it's not familiar to you, SpinRite is a well-regarded disc-exerciser and -recovery utility)

 

What I did was:

 

- using v2.5.7.0, extracted a copy of the boot file from my copy of XP.

 

- first try: created an iso image with SpinRite.exe as the only content, built a cd using the boot file and the iso image. It failed verification.

 

- second try: built an iso image with the boot file and spinrite.exe as its only content, and wrote it to cd. It too failed verification

 

Obviously I'm doing something wrong, but I've no clue what.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

This sounds like a problem between your drive and the discs you're using - it's making a bad burn on them and they're unreable.

 

Post the log please so we can see what's what.

[MMacD]

Here's the log, using the same iso (combined boot file and spinrite) I used on the second (now third) failed try

 

I 13:48:43 ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0 started!

I 13:48:43 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 13:48:43 Total Physical Memory: 3,087,344 KB - Available: 2,240,608 KB

I 13:48:43 Initialising SPTI...

I 13:48:43 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 13:48:43 -> Drive 1 - Info: ASUS DRW-24B3ST c 1.01 (Z:) (ATA)

I 13:48:43 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 13:49:47 Operation Started!

I 13:49:47 Source File: D:\SpinRite.iso

I 13:49:47 Source File Sectors: 608 (MODE1/2048)

I 13:49:47 Source File Size: 1,245,184 bytes

I 13:49:47 Source File Volume Identifier: SpinRite

I 13:49:47 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 417C658000000257

I 13:49:47 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.7.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 13:49:47 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 13:49:47 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 13:49:47 Destination Device: [2:15:0] ASUS DRW-24B3ST c 1.01 (Z:) (ATA)

I 13:49:47 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m17s06f, Moser Baer India)

I 13:49:47 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x

I 13:49:47 Destination Media Sectors: 359,847

I 13:49:47 Write Mode: CD

I 13:49:47 Write Type: SAO

I 13:49:47 Write Speed: MAX

I 13:49:47 Lock Volume: Yes

I 13:49:47 Test Mode: No

I 13:49:47 OPC: No

I 13:49:47 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 13:49:47 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 8,468 KB/s (48x)

I 13:49:47 Advanced Settings - Force HT: No, Online HT: No, OverSpeed: No, SmartBurn: Yes

I 13:49:47 Filling Buffer... (80 MB)

I 13:49:47 Writing LeadIn...

I 13:49:57 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 607)

I 13:49:57 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 607)

I 13:49:57 Synchronising Cache...

I 13:49:58 Exporting Graph Data...

I 13:49:58 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\me\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\ASUS_DRW-24B3ST_c_1.01_WEDNESDAY-28-NOVEMBER-2012_13-49_97m17s06f_MAX.ibg

I 13:49:58 Export Successfully Completed!

I 13:49:58 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:11

I 13:49:58 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A

I 13:49:58 Cycling Tray before Verify...

I 13:49:58 Device Ready!

E 13:49:58 CompareImageFileLayouts Failed! - Session Count Not Equal (1/0)

E 13:49:59 Verify Failed! - Reason: Layouts do not match.

[MMacD]

I switched to a Taiyo Yuden disc, same result

 

I 13:54:44 Operation Started!

I 13:54:44 Source File: D:\SpinRite.iso

I 13:54:44 Source File Sectors: 608 (MODE1/2048)

I 13:54:44 Source File Size: 1,245,184 bytes

I 13:54:44 Source File Volume Identifier: SpinRite

I 13:54:44 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 417C658000000257

I 13:54:44 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.7.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 13:54:44 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 13:54:44 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 13:54:44 Destination Device: [2:15:0] ASUS DRW-24B3ST c 1.01 (Z:) (ATA)

I 13:54:44 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m24s01f, Taiyo Yuden Co.)

I 13:54:44 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x

I 13:54:44 Destination Media Sectors: 359,845

I 13:54:44 Write Mode: CD

I 13:54:44 Write Type: SAO

I 13:54:44 Write Speed: MAX

I 13:54:44 Lock Volume: Yes

I 13:54:44 Test Mode: No

I 13:54:44 OPC: No

I 13:54:44 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 13:54:44 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 8,468 KB/s (48x)

I 13:54:44 Advanced Settings - Force HT: No, Online HT: No, OverSpeed: No, SmartBurn: Yes

I 13:54:44 Filling Buffer... (80 MB)

I 13:54:44 Writing LeadIn...

I 13:54:53 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 607)

I 13:54:53 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 607)

I 13:54:53 Synchronising Cache...

I 13:54:54 Exporting Graph Data...

I 13:54:54 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\me\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\ASUS_DRW-24B3ST_c_1.01_WEDNESDAY-28-NOVEMBER-2012_13-54_97m24s01f_MAX.ibg

I 13:54:54 Export Successfully Completed!

I 13:54:54 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:10

I 13:54:54 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A

I 13:54:54 Cycling Tray before Verify...

I 13:54:54 Device Ready!

E 13:54:54 CompareImageFileLayouts Failed! - Session Count Not Equal (1/0)

E 13:54:54 Verify Failed! - Reason: Layouts do not match.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Try burning at 16 or 24x instead of 'max'.

 

Your discs appear to be coming out 'empty' after the burn so something isn't quite right.

 

How about burning to a DVD instead of a CD? You can use rewritables too.

[MMacD]

Neither dropping it to 16x nor switching to a TY DVD did any good. Judging by the surface of the disc, something is happening, but trying to get a listing gets a "please insert disc" response.

 

I 07:08:02 ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0 started!

I 07:08:02 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 07:08:02 Total Physical Memory: 3,087,344 KB - Available: 2,578,472 KB

I 07:08:02 Initialising SPTI...

I 07:08:02 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 07:08:02 -> Drive 1 - Info: ASUS DRW-24B3ST c 1.01 (Z:) (ATA)

I 07:08:02 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 07:08:44 Operation Started!

I 07:08:44 Source File: D:\SpinRite.iso

I 07:08:44 Source File Sectors: 608 (MODE1/2048)

I 07:08:44 Source File Size: 1,245,184 bytes

I 07:08:44 Source File Volume Identifier: SpinRite

I 07:08:45 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 417C658000000257

I 07:08:45 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.7.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 07:08:45 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 07:08:45 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 07:08:45 Destination Device: [2:15:0] ASUS DRW-24B3ST c 1.01 (Z:) (ATA)

I 07:08:45 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m17s06f, Moser Baer India)

I 07:08:45 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x

I 07:08:45 Destination Media Sectors: 359,847

I 07:08:45 Write Mode: CD

I 07:08:45 Write Type: SAO

I 07:08:45 Write Speed: 16x

I 07:08:45 Lock Volume: Yes

I 07:08:45 Test Mode: No

I 07:08:45 OPC: No

I 07:08:45 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 07:08:45 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 2,823 KB/s (16x)

I 07:08:45 Advanced Settings - Force HT: No, Online HT: No, OverSpeed: No, SmartBurn: Yes

I 07:08:45 Filling Buffer... (80 MB)

I 07:08:45 Writing LeadIn...

I 07:08:54 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 607)

I 07:08:54 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 607)

I 07:08:54 Synchronising Cache...

I 07:08:55 Exporting Graph Data...

I 07:08:55 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\me\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\ASUS_DRW-24B3ST_c_1.01_THURSDAY-29-NOVEMBER-2012_07-08_97m17s06f_16x.ibg

I 07:08:55 Export Successfully Completed!

I 07:08:55 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:10

I 07:08:55 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A

I 07:08:55 Cycling Tray before Verify...

I 07:08:55 Device Ready!

E 07:08:55 CompareImageFileLayouts Failed! - Session Count Not Equal (1/0)

E 07:08:55 Verify Failed! - Reason: Layouts do not match.

I 07:13:16 Operation Started!

I 07:13:17 Source File: D:\SpinRite.iso

I 07:13:17 Source File Sectors: 608 (MODE1/2048)

I 07:13:17 Source File Size: 1,245,184 bytes

I 07:13:17 Source File Volume Identifier: SpinRite

I 07:13:17 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 417C658000000257

I 07:13:17 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.7.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 07:13:17 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 07:13:17 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 07:13:17 Destination Device: [2:15:0] ASUS DRW-24B3ST c 1.01 (Z:) (ATA)

I 07:13:17 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: TYG03)

I 07:13:17 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 18x, 20x, 22x, 24x

I 07:13:17 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496

I 07:13:17 Write Mode: DVD

I 07:13:17 Write Type: DAO

I 07:13:17 Write Speed: 16x

I 07:13:17 Link Size: Auto

I 07:13:17 Lock Volume: Yes

I 07:13:17 Test Mode: No

I 07:13:17 OPC: No

I 07:13:17 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 07:13:17 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 22,160 KB/s (16x)

I 07:13:17 Advanced Settings - Force HT: No, Online HT: No, OverSpeed: No, SmartBurn: Yes

I 07:13:17 Filling Buffer... (80 MB)

I 07:13:17 Writing LeadIn...

I 07:13:38 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 607)

I 07:13:38 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 607)

I 07:13:38 Synchronising Cache...

I 07:13:52 Exporting Graph Data...

I 07:13:52 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\me\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\ASUS_DRW-24B3ST_c_1.01_THURSDAY-29-NOVEMBER-2012_07-13_TYG03_16x.ibg

I 07:13:52 Export Successfully Completed!

I 07:13:52 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:35

I 07:13:52 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A

I 07:13:52 Cycling Tray before Verify...

I 07:13:52 Device Ready!

E 07:13:52 CompareImageFileLayouts Failed! - Session Count Not Equal (1/0)

E 07:13:52 Verify Failed! - Reason: Layouts do not match.

Edited November 29, 2012 by MMacD

[LIGHTNING UK!]

It looks like your drive has lost the ability to burn / read.

 

If you switch to Read mode and insert those burnt CD/DVDs, what does the disc info on the right say? (Copy + paste it all please)

[MMacD]

I think I discovered the problem, but it makes no sense to me. Perhaps it'll make sense to you:

 

The mamaboard, an ASUS Sabertooth (stupid name) 990FX R2 allows 6 of its 8 sata ports to be designated as external in the bios, which I did. I had the dvd drive hooked up to one of the other two ports, but it was designated external too (I've not experimented to find out why).

 

Evidently the drive doesn't like being hooked to an extern port, because it produced the problems that brought me here AND it refused to allow me to install freeBSD from it. I switched the drive to one of the designatable ports reverted to internal, and now everything appears to work normally.

 

I find that uncanny, not to mention uncouthy.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Based on what I've seen, it makes no sense, no.

 

There is of course a lot going on in the background that a 'user' never gets to see. Having proper access to the machine (for capturing I/O data etc) may have revealed important info as to why things weren't working properly.

 

Anyway, if it's sorted now, that's good news

[MMacD]

Speaking of "proper access to the machine", are there any plans to port it to Xwindows & freeBSD (or even Linux, whose binaries fBSD will run in compat mode)? As far as I know, it'd have no competition. I'd buy a copy like a shot.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Sorry, there are no plans for supporting any other OS.

 

People just have to rely on things like 'Wine' and virtual machine software that lets them run Windows.