Death of DVD-R DL -- Help with the autopsy

[Pain_Man]

Tried to use Nero to burn my collection of Renaissance & Baroque Lute music (yeah, my tastes are electic, ranging from John Dowland, Elizabeth's I's favorite lutenist, to Bach, to Sinatra, to Rush, to Johnny Mercer) to a -R DL (Verbatim).

 

I have to use them for data because only one of my four set-top DVD players (the cheapest one with the least features which is my daugher's room) can read -R DLs when used to playback our home movies we burn to DVD. (Ooops, how's those get there? )

 

I used Nero 7.2.7.0--using NBR, full regular version (si tu sais que je veux dire...).

 

Used by DW1655 at 4x (the max speed for the burner with the -R DLs).

 

First half burned with no issues.

 

Then it ate shit when it got to the second layer.

 

Wait, it get's weird...

 

Nero's 3rd party tool CD/DVD Speed tells me both that the disk is empty and that it has 2 layers and gives the position of the layer break.

 

 

DIP (4.64) also shows the disc as being blank despite the 3.96GB of data on it.

 

I can't get any tool I've got to scan the disk, whether a "quality" scan or a surface scan. The tools all think the disk is empty. (I didn't think of trying to see if ImgBurn would finalize it. I'll try it.

 

Nada:

 

 

What the hell, exactly, is CDB?

 

Here's the the Nero Log. If anyone can offer some analysis as to what went wrong, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

Here's the error (msg) I think, although Nero Logs might as well be written in cuneiform (I mean if a guy like Minty can't read 'em, what hopes does someone with zero programming experience have? ) Maybe someone who understand hex can decipher it (which ain't me )

 

15:57:02 #26 SPTI -1135 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 291

F: CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1135)

Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)

Sense Code: 0x0C

Sense Qual: 0x00

CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 20 66 60 00 00 20 00 00 00

Sense Area: 0x70 00 03 00 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 00 0C

Buffer x05440000: Len x10000

0x4B AB 80 47 88 08 99 C5 EC F7 1C 4C 28 F7 CD 0E

0x67 46 56 9E 5A 58 E9 65 BA 28 AD 90 58 2C 40 19

0xFF 28 32 63 6F BF 10 C8 8E EF A3 A4 62 55 C8 91

 

15:57:02 #27 CDR -1135 File Writer.cpp, Line 302

Write error

F: BENQ DVD LS DW1655

 

 

I'm going to include the entire log (even tho' Ahead finally has put *'s for the last digits of the serial number, I'm wiping the whole thing, but points for les Boches for getting a clue.

 

 

Windows XP 5.1

IA32

WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=4.71 (0002), size=45056 bytes, created 11/20/2005 22:48:21

ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Core\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 11/2/2004 13:54:32

 

NT-SPTI used

Nero Version: 7.2.7.0

Internal Version: 7, 2, 7, 0

 

Recorder: <BENQ DVD LS DW1655> Version: BCDB - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.2.7.0

Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1

Drive buffer : 2048kB

Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ?

CD-ROM: <DX2263C ENP911H >Version: 2.0B - HA 1 TA 2 - 7.2.7.0

Adapter driver: <SCSI> HA 1

 

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===

DiskPeripheral : ST3120022A atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On

DiskPeripheral : HDS722516VLAT80 atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On

CdRomPeripheral : BENQ DVD LS DW1655 atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On

CdRomPeripheral : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110D atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: On

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 0 DMA: Off

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 1 DMA: Off

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 2 DMA: Off

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 3 DMA: Off

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 4 DMA: Off

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 5 DMA: Off

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 6 DMA: Off

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 7 DMA: Off

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 8 DMA: Off

CdRomPeripheral : DX2263C ENP911H 2.0B vaxscsi Port 2 ID 9 DMA: Off

 

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===

BENQ DVD LS DW1655 F: CDRom0

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110D G: CDRom1

DX2263C ENP911H H: CDRom2

DX2263C ENP911H I: CDRom3

DX2263C ENP911H J: CDRom4

DX2263C ENP911H K: CDRom5

DX2263C ENP911H L: CDRom6

DX2263C ENP911H M: CDRom7

DX2263C ENP911H N: CDRom8

DX2263C ENP911H O: CDRom9

DX2263C ENP911H P: CDRom10

DX2263C ENP911H Q: CDRom11

=======================

 

AutoRun : 1

Excluded drive IDs:

WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte

BUFE : 0

Physical memory : 1535MB (1572204kB)

Free physical memory: 1063MB (1088732kB)

Memory in use : 30 %

Uncached PFiles: 0x0

Use Inquiry : 1

Global Bus Type: default (0)

Check supported media : Disabled (0)

 

26.9.2006

ISO compilation

15:40:15 #1 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6440

Iso document burn settings

------------------------------------------

Determine maximum speed : FALSE

Simulate : FALSE

Write : TRUE

Finalize CD : TRUE

Multisession : FALSE

Burning mode : DAO

Mode : 1

ISO Level : 2 (Max. of 31 chars)

Character set : ISO 9660

Joliet : TRUE

Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE

Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE

Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

 

15:40:15 #2 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 540

ReadBuffer-Pipe got 81920KB of Memory

 

15:40:15 #3 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 124

Reader running

 

15:40:15 #4 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 113

Writer F: BENQ DVD LS DW1655 running

 

15:40:15 #5 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3312

First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

 

15:40:15 #6 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3405

Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

 

15:40:15 #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 298

Last possible write address on media: 4171711 (927:02.61, 8147MB)

Last address to be written: 4146799 (921:30.49, 8099MB)

 

15:40:15 #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 310

Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

 

15:40:15 #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2842

Recorder: BENQ DVD LS DW1655, Media type: DVD-R Dual Layer

Disc Manufacturer: MKM 01 - RD30

Disc Application Code: 2, Disc Physical Code: 145

 

15:40:15 #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 482

>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<

=========================================

 

15:40:15 #11 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 848

Setup items (after recorder preparation)

0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 ()

2 indices, index0 (150) not provided

original disc pos #0 + 4146800 (4146800) = #4146800/921:30.50

relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required, no patch infos

-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 4146800 blocks [F: BENQ DVD LS DW1655]

--------------------------------------------------------------

 

15:40:15 #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1063

Prepare recorder [F: BENQ DVD LS DW1655] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO

DAO infos:

==========

MCN: ""

TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated

Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk

1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 8492646400, ISRC ""

DAO layout:

===========

___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________

0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00

0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 4146800 | 0 | 0x00

0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 4146800 | 0 | 0x00

4146800 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00

 

15:40:15 #13 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 39

SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

 

15:40:15 #14 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1730

Burn process started at 4x (5,540 KB/s)

 

15:40:23 #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2722

Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

 

15:40:23 #16 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 470

Disc finalized, LBA total Image size: 4146800 (8099MB), Last LBA L0: 2073407 (4049MB)

 

15:40:23 #17 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 646

L0 Data Zone Capacity not set.

Max LBA L0 2092895 (1FEF5Fh, 4087MB), next writable address 0 (0h, 0MB)

 

15:40:23 #18 CDR -1205 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 662

Burning Layer 1

 

15:40:23 #19 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 672

Start writing layer 1 at address 0 (0h)

Recording mode: unknown Recording Mode

 

15:40:23 #20 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2965

Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode

 

15:40:23 #21 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3121

Start write address at LBA 0

DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

 

15:40:23 #22 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 9096

---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----

Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050

Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: - (6), Extended Part Version: 0.0 (0)

Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h)

Number of Layers: 2, Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP), Layer Type: recordable

Linear Density: 0,293 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track

Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)

End Physical Sector Number of Data Area: FCC8FF h

End Sector Number in Layer 0: 22EF5F h (LBN: 1FEF5F h, 4087 MB)

Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist

Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 0 h

Start sector number of the next Border-In: 0 h

Media Specific [16..63]:

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

 

15:40:23 #23 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3256

Reserved Track size: 4146800 (3F4670h, 8099MB) -> return code 0

 

15:56:05 #24 CDR -1206 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 1947

Burning Layer 2

 

15:56:05 #25 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 1958

Perform layer 1 to 2 jump before writing at address 2092896 (1FEF60h)

 

15:57:02 #26 SPTI -1135 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 291

F: CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1135)

Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)

Sense Code: 0x0C

Sense Qual: 0x00

CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 20 66 60 00 00 20 00 00 00

Sense Area: 0x70 00 03 00 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 00 0C

Buffer x05440000: Len x10000

0x4B AB 80 47 88 08 99 C5 EC F7 1C 4C 28 F7 CD 0E

0x67 46 56 9E 5A 58 E9 65 BA 28 AD 90 58 2C 40 19

0xFF 28 32 63 6F BF 10 C8 8E EF A3 A4 62 55 C8 91

 

15:57:02 #27 CDR -1135 File Writer.cpp, Line 302

Write error

F: BENQ DVD LS DW1655

 

15:57:02 #28 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 229

all writers idle, stopping conversion

 

15:57:02 #29 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 223

conversion idle, stopping reader

 

15:57:02 #30 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3337

EndDAO: Last written address was 2123359

 

15:57:02 #31 Phase 181 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1730

Writing lead-out...

 

15:57:02 #32 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3370

Estimated time for completing DVD-R DL disc: 13min 19sec

 

15:57:02 #33 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1730

Burn process failed at 4x (5,540 KB/s)

 

 

Existing drivers:

File 'Drivers\CDRALW2K.SYS': Ver=8.0.0.212 , size=2560 bytes, created 5/19/2006 14:16:24

File 'Drivers\ASPI32.SYS': Ver=4.71 (0002) built by: WinDDK, size=16512 bytes, created 11/20/2005 22:48:21

File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=3.00.11B, size=46080 bytes, created 5/16/2006 13:23:54 (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K)

File 'Drivers\scsiport.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), size=96256 bytes, created 8/4/2004 05:00:00 (Adapter driver for src)

 

Registry Keys:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

Edited October 4, 2006 by Pain_Man

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Your benq just failed to burn it with a pretty generic 'Write Error' error.

 

Maybe the BCIB firmware would fix that, or it could just be that you were unlucky that time around.

[lfcrule1972]

I still have 3x of those discs in a cupboard at home - I think they may gather a fair bit of use before I can find a use for them

[blutach]

There is no way on God's green earth I'd ever use anything quite as stupidly designed as a -R DL disc.

 

Regards

[lfcrule1972]

I didn't buy them - was sent 5x to test for this forum

[Pain_Man]

Lightning:

 

:Maybe the BCIB firmware would fix that, or it could just be that you were unlucky that time around.

For some damned reason, my machine refuses to update the firmware for the Benq. The 'Qsuite' software also won't function. I have no idea why and neither does Benq's TS (it's a good drive, but their support sucks balls). They wouldn't take it back because the error, according to them, wasn't with the burner but my machine. Nice, hunh?

 

I could send it in, but if there was nothing wrong with it, I'd have to pay return shipping and a labor charge that would have been more than the damned thing cost (perhaps the only negative of the fall in burner prices).

 

A new machine's out of the picture this fiscal year, probable next year. When I get around to it, I'm probably going to take the Benq out of my main machine and pop it into my older desktop and see if I can upgrade the FW and then reinstall her in the main machine. An ugly solution, but if it works, it's works.

 

 

blutach:

 

Lesson learned, my friend, lesson learned.

 

And to think the buzz was that -R DL was going to more compatible than it's competitor. Shit.

 

But I want to do something with them. They're just sitting 'round gathering dust.

 

Like crule says, it's been hard to find something to use them for since DVD-Video is not an option.

 

Oh well, I've got one more. Gonna try again with the Pioneer 110. It burned the first one correctly.

 

If it flails, so be it.

 

There is no way on God's green earth I'd ever use anything quite as stupidly designed as a -R DL disc.

 

Regards

[Pain_Man]

The Pioneer 110D 1.41 came thru with my last -R DL. No more of those! I've got plenty of +R DLs anyway.

 

92.4% Quality Rating. Not bad. The +R DLs usually scan between 94-95%.

 

[dbminter]

I remember having high hopes for DVD-R DL. THEN they started releasing the specs and the fixes layer break position and I knew things were starting to look bad.

 

 

As for one unanswered question CDB is CaliBration Database, isn't it? Mostly, it's a bullshit error. The kind where the "cause" is that they are errors difficult to specify a cause for. Most of the times the problem is in the System type of technical support database replies.

 

 

It's a Power Calibration error, isn't it? That, basically, at some point, somewhere, the PC and the drive could not keep up with the data. One got behind or ahead of the other. Thus, when a field was gone to be read, there was nothing there, and, expecting something to be there, the system didn't know what to do because it had never been told what to do in that case.