chucklepie Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) Hello, I'm trying to burn a disc and set the book type to 'dvd-rom' as it's for my car's satnav (I tried without doing this and the satnav refused to read it). However, no matter what I do I end up with 'invalid field in cdb'. What I did was go to the Advanced section navigated to lite-on (I have a hp pavilion and googling says it's a lite-on) and entered what I saw on the first line: 'hp DVD A DU8A5SH NH62 (RAID)', then went to the lite-on section but every entry tells me it's invalid. I've tried variations on the name such as remove 'RAID', removing 'hp', etc. Here are my details: Thanks for any help. hp DVD A DU8A5SH NH62 (RAID) Current Profile: DVD+R DL Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 4,173,824 Free Space: 8,547,991,552 bytes Free Time: 927:32:74 (MM:SS:FF) Next Writable Address: 0 MID: UMEDISC-DL1-64 Supported Write Speeds: 3x, 4x, 6x DVD±R DL Boundary Information: L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,086,912 Changeable: Yes Physical Format Information (ADIP - L0): Disc ID: UMEDISC-DL1-64 Book Type: DVD+R DL Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519 Physical Format Information (ADIP - L1): Disc ID: UMEDISC-DL1-64 Book Type: DVD+R DL Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0): Disc ID: UMEDISC-DL1-64 Book Type: DVD+R DL Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1): Disc ID: UMEDISC-DL1-64 Book Type: DVD+R DL Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120 mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519 Performance (Write Speed): Descriptor 1... -> B0: 0x00, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00 -> EL: 4173823 (0x003FAFFF) -> RS: 11,080 KB/s (8x) - WS: 4,155 KB/s (3x) Descriptor 2... -> B0: 0x00, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00 -> EL: 4173823 (0x003FAFFF) -> RS: 11,080 KB/s (8x) - WS: 5,540 KB/s (4x) Descriptor 3... -> B0: 0x00, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00 -> EL: 4173823 (0x003FAFFF) -> RS: 11,080 KB/s (8x) - WS: 8,310 KB/s (6x) Edited September 28, 2014 by chucklepie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 If the LiteOn options don't just work, the drive's firmware simply doesn't support their booktype command set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucklepie Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) I've tried my other drive a 'HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H31L W618' Which apparently is a HP 'GSA-H31' made by LG. All I get with that is 'invalid command operation code', whether I type the full string or this partial string fro every type given HP isn't in the list and must be some other brand. What exactly am I supposed to enter in this box as I cannot find anywhere that simply tells you how to change the book type, what to enter in the settings. etc? Surely it can't be that hard to set the disc to be a 'dvd-rom'? If it's machine dependent this book type option, is there a list of known working drives (dual layer) as buying a new one will be far cheaper than buying a new satnav disc. thanks. Edited September 29, 2014 by chucklepie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 You don't need to type anything in if you're manually trying the booktype functions, that's not what it's for or how the program works. HL-DT-ST is LG, the program already knows that and the 'automatic change booktype to DVD-ROM' feature would already be active and working on that drive if it supports the normal LG command for changing the booktype. Lots of drives that come in computers do not support the commands used to change the booktype (they strip support for it in the firmware). Drives you buy from a computer spares place will have the full/un-edited firmware on them and work just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucklepie Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Tried that, not manually entering anything simply gives me the same invalid operation error on both drives. In fact for both my drives the only entry that doesn't give an error immediately is when the 'RW' option is selected, but obviously that then fails on selecting to change the drive type due to it not being a RW disc I'm using. Is there a list of drives that are known to simply 'work'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I never said that not entering anything would magically fix your issue, I said that what you're doing (with typing stuff in) has nothing to do with you manually trying the various book type functions. Like I said in my previous post, drives shipped in pcs are often cut down versions that lack support for the book type functions. Buy a new drive from a computer supplies place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucklepie Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Thanks. That LG one is an OEM one that I bought from a shop as I built the PC from scratch from separate components. So just need to know if there's a list of ones that will actually work, assuming my issue is the satnav doesn't like the bookmark being DL RW disc rather than DVD-ROM. Edited September 30, 2014 by chucklepie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 There's no list, no. I've a cupboard full of drives and most of those are generic LG/Optiarc/LiteOn ones. I don't recall any of those not supporting the book type commands (or they just do it automatically on DVD+R DL). Your LG is a Dell / HP part though right? Try cross flashing it to a real drive and see if it's any better. Oh and of course don't forget to switch to the LG tab for the correct book type commands! http://club.myce.com/f61/lg-gsa-h31n-firmware-update-does-even-exist-260581/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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