LG GSA-2164D

[magroin]

Has anyone had any problems burning with an LG GSA-2164D external rewriter? I have up to date firmware and i'm using verbatim dvds. But i'm getting pauses on playback.

[zacoz]

Do you have your log file from the burn to post?

 

Are you testing the playback on a standalone player? If so, how does it play on your PC (internal / external drive)?

[magroin]

Do you have your log file from the burn to post?

 

Are you testing the playback on a standalone player? If so, how does it play on your PC (internal / external drive)?

Sorry i don't have the log file. I'm playing the disc on two standalone players. Seems fine on LG but if i use the laptop drive then i pauses. I have used a cleaner on all players. Have tested the burnt disc with nero and it was fine only green dots. I'm also burning at 4x. When i'm creating an iso file i use an external hard drive as the destination. Should i just use the laptop hard drive?

[zacoz]

I've got no experience with external drives, and without logs it's hard to be sure if something else has occurred during the burn. Having said that, if you've got the room on the internal hard drive, I'd be more inclined to create the ISO on it, simply to decrease the risk of data flow problems when burning the disc.

 

Someone else here with experience with external drives/burners might be able to give a better answer though.

[magroin]

I've got no experience with external drives, and without logs it's hard to be sure if something else has occurred during the burn. Having said that, if you've got the room on the internal hard drive, I'd be more inclined to create the ISO on it, simply to decrease the risk of data flow problems when burning the disc.

 

Someone else here with experience with external drives/burners might be able to give a better answer though.

Thanks for your quick replys zacoz. I will give it a go. If i get the same prob i'll try and post the log.

[Shamus_McFartfinger]

Sorry i don't have the log file. I'm playing the disc on two standalone players. Seems fine on LG but if i use the laptop drive then i pauses. I have used a cleaner on all players. Have tested the burnt disc with nero and it was fine only green dots. I'm also burning at 4x. When i'm creating an iso file i use an external hard drive as the destination. Should i just use the laptop hard drive?

A log would have been nice. Still, it doesn't matter where you create the ISO file nor does it matter how long it takes. ImgBurn will chug along happily writing to whatever drive you've selected for as long as it takes to complete the task. The reverse is also true. Because ImgBurn uses BURNPROOF, technically, it shouldn't matter how long it takes to write your ISO onto a DVD or what your source is. Whatever problems you are experiencing can't be caused by the software. Trust me. ImgBurn basically sends a set of intructions to your drive. It's then down to your hardware to do as it's told. Next time you do a burn, copy and paste your log so we can see what's happening.

[volvofl10]

have you managed previously to create a disc that DOES play on all your players with your current set up ?

and if so, was it a verbatim as well ( same type/spindle) , again, was this before you updated the firmware on the LG

 

as for creating the iso on an external drive,

depending on how your drive is connected, you may create it quicker using the external hdd rather than the laptops hdd as the destination ,

you say the disc pauses on the laptop. is the laptop high spec ?

how are you connecting the external hdd and writer ?, usb2 or firewire (1394) and have you daisy chained them if firewire?

[LIGHTNING UK!]

If your drives / players are stuttering on playback it's a sign that they can't read the disc properly.

 

Your drive might just not be very well matched to the media you're using, try a different type.

 

i.e. if you were using the -R verbatims, get some +R ones and try those instead.

[magroin]

Thanks for all your replies. I have burnt another disc and getting the same symptoms. Tried the discs in all the players and it pauses in the same place on all devices. My laptop is a Toshiba Equium A60. pentium 4 40gb hd 256mb upgraded to 704mb. The external hd and rewriter are connected via usb i have no firewire. I didn't upgrade the firmware on the drive because it came with the most recent version, 1.01. I have some Maxell -r discs i will try but i thought the verbatim were strongly recommended? The dvd players used are sony DVP-NS30 and a pye PDV560VR and my laptop drive is a pioneer dvr k13a.

 

I 12:27:37 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started!

I 12:27:37 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)

I 12:27:37 Initialising SPTI...

I 12:27:37 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 12:27:38 Found 1 DVD-RW and 1 DVD?RW/RAM!

I 12:29:29 Operation Started!

I 12:29:29 Source File: C:\DVDRIP.ISO

I 12:29:29 Source File Sectors: 2,285,846 (MODE1/2048)

I 12:29:29 Source File Size: 4,681,412,608 bytes

I 12:29:29 Source File Volume Identifier: DISC_1

I 12:29:29 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink

I 12:29:29 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 12:29:29 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-2164D 1.01 (E:) (USB)

I 12:29:29 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: MCC 03RG20) (Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x)

I 12:29:29 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888

I 12:29:29 Write Mode: DVD

I 12:29:29 Write Type: DAO

I 12:29:29 Write Speed: 4x

I 12:29:29 Link Size: Auto

I 12:29:29 Test Mode: No

I 12:29:29 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 12:29:30 Filling Buffer...

I 12:29:31 Writing LeadIn...

I 12:29:50 Writing Image...

I 12:43:56 Synchronising Cache...

I 12:44:27 Image MD5: 4c36673a19b4d1cee6eb4dbb437a3db4

I 12:44:27 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:14:57

I 12:44:27 Average Write Rate: 5,410 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,618 KB/s (4.1x)

I 12:44:27 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 12:44:37 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 12:44:53 Device Ready!

I 12:44:53 Operation Started!

I 12:44:53 Source Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-2164D 1.01 (E:) (USB)

I 12:44:53 Source Media Type: DVD-R (Book Type: DVD-R) (Disc ID: MCC 03RG20) (Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x)

I 12:44:53 Image File: C:\DVDRIP.ISO

I 12:44:53 Image File Sectors: 2,285,846 (MODE1/2048)

I 12:44:53 Image File Size: 4,681,412,608 bytes

I 12:44:53 Image File Volume Identifier: MISSION_IMPOSSIBLE_3

I 12:44:53 Image File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink

I 12:44:53 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 12:44:53 Verifying Sectors...

I 12:54:37 Device MD5: 4c36673a19b4d1cee6eb4dbb437a3db4

I 12:54:37 Image MD5: 4c36673a19b4d1cee6eb4dbb437a3db4

I 12:54:37 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:09:44

I 12:54:37 Average Verify Rate: 7,828 KB/s (5.7x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 11,364 KB/s (8.2x)

I 12:55:23 Close Request Acknowledged

I 12:55:23 Closing Down...

I 12:55:23 Shutting down SPTI...

I 12:55:23 ImgBurn closed!

[Kenadjian]

There is really nothing wrong with that log, it is close enough to a perfect burn.

 

A couple of things come to mind.

 

The amount of compression used to create this ISO.

 

Maybe try +R media setting the book type to DVD-ROM.

[polopony]

is the problem on the original ?

Download Daemon Tools its a virtual drive, load the ISO and navigate to the same spot on the ISO and see if the glitch is also there if it is then its back to the original from which the ISO was made

[dontasciime]

sounds more like the source ISO is bad.

 

Try what polopony suggests otherwise if it is that you will run outta discs.

[magroin]

Thanks again for all your replies. I have bought some verbatim +r's and altered the bit settings accordingly. Seems as though we have success. The pauses have not appeared in their usual place,granted i haven't watched the disc from start to finish yet. I will download the daemon tools prog just to be sure. Any probs I will post.

[lfcrule1972]

Sounds like players not liking the Verb -R discs then doesn't it ?