ImgBurn With Optiarc AD-7190A

[tycimg]

I've been using ImgBurn for over a year now - Great Program! Love it. I was hoping the experts could help me out with a situation. I built my PC with two Optiarc AD-7170A burners and have successfully burned hundreds of DL discs with them (Verbatim MKM-001-00).

 

One of the 7170's died, so I replaced it with a Lite-On LH-20A1P. The media wrote with no errors, DVDINFO Pro shows everything is fine. ImgBurn verifies okay, but when the disc is played back, it hangs at the layer break. And skips for the rest of the disc. I made three or four coasters, read all the support forums - couldn't find anything wrong - so I trashed the drive and replaced it with an Optiarc AD-7190A. Exact same problem. Everything says the disc is fine - but it's not. The log shows Layer 0 written to the break, but the drive seems to be ignoring the break and writing to the end of the disc anyhow.

 

My one remaining 7170A is still going strong and almost never makes a coaster. It seems odd that I've had the same issue with 2 new drives. Has anyone run into this problem before?...and suggestions or recommendations on a new DL drive?

[mmalves]

Do those discs play OK on the computer? Have you tried them on other standalone DVD players? Please post the log if you can (you can find it Help/ImgBurn Logs).

[tycimg]

Do those discs play OK on the computer? Have you tried them on other standalone DVD players? Please post the log if you can (you can find it Help/ImgBurn Logs).

Hi mmalves, thanks for the reply - here's a recent log:

 

I 19:25:51 ImgBurn Version 2.4.0.0 started!

I 19:25:51 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)

I 19:25:51 Total Physical Memory: 2,070,256 KB - Available: 1,308,912 KB

I 19:25:51 Initialising SPTI...

I 19:25:51 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 19:25:51 Found 3 DVD-ROMs and 2 DVD±RW/RAMs!

I 19:26:08 Operation Started!

I 19:26:08 Building Image Tree...

I 19:26:08 Checking Directory Depth...

I 19:26:08 Calculating Totals...

I 19:26:08 Preparing Image...

I 19:26:10 Using Layer Break LBA: 2028310 -> 2028320 (VTS_03, PGC: 5, Chapter: 1, Cell: 1, Vob/Cell ID: 4/1, Time: 00:00:00, SPLIP: No)

I 19:26:10 Checking Path Length...

I 19:26:10 Contents: 29 Files, 2 Folders

I 19:26:10 Size: 8,193,228,800 bytes

I 19:26:10 Sectors: 4,000,600

I 19:26:10 Image Size: 8,193,900,544 bytes

I 19:26:10 Image Sectors: 4,000,928

I 19:26:10 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:02

I 19:26:49 Operation Started!

I 19:26:49 Building Image Tree...

I 19:26:50 Checking Directory Depth...

I 19:26:50 Calculating Totals...

I 19:26:50 Preparing Image...

I 19:26:51 Using Layer Break LBA: 2028310 -> 2028320 (VTS_03, PGC: 5, Chapter: 1, Cell: 1, Vob/Cell ID: 4/1, Time: 00:00:00, SPLIP: No)

I 19:26:51 Checking Path Length...

I 19:26:51 Contents: 29 Files, 2 Folders

I 19:26:51 Size: 8,193,228,800 bytes

I 19:26:51 Sectors: 4,000,600

I 19:26:51 Image Size: 8,193,900,544 bytes

I 19:26:51 Image Sectors: 4,000,928

I 19:26:53 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:03

I 19:26:53 Operation Started!

I 19:26:53 Image Contents: 29 Files, 2 Folders

I 19:26:53 Image Sectors: 4,000,928

I 19:26:53 Image Size: 8,193,900,544 bytes

I 19:26:53 Image Layer Break Position: 2,028,320

I 19:26:53 Image Single Layer Profile: DVD-R/RW (Media Capacity: 2,298,496)

I 19:26:53 Image Double Layer Profile: DVD+R DL (Min L0: 0, Max L0: 2,086,912, Media Capacity: 4,173,824)

I 19:26:53 Image Volume Identifier: DOCTOR_WHO_TIMEFLIGHT

I 19:26:53 Image Volume Set Identifier: 385A9B58003D0C8D

I 19:26:53 Image Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 19:26:53 Image Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 19:26:53 Image File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 19:26:53 Destination File: F:\DVD ISO's Pending Burn\Doctor Who - Timeflight\DOCTOR_WHO_TIMEFLIGHT.iso

I 19:26:53 Destination Free Space: 140,806,799,360 bytes (137,506,640 KB) (134,283 MB) (131 GB)

I 19:26:53 Destination File System: NTFS

I 19:26:53 File Splitting: Auto

I 19:26:53 Writing Image...

I 19:30:41 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:03:48

I 19:30:41 Average Write Rate: 35,095 KB/s (25.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 48,964 KB/s (35.4x)

I 19:32:13 Operation Started!

I 19:32:13 Source File: F:\DVD ISO's Pending Burn\Doctor Who - Timeflight\DOCTOR_WHO_TIMEFLIGHT.mds

I 19:32:13 Source File Sectors: 4,000,928 (MODE1/2048)

I 19:32:13 Source File Size: 8,193,900,544 bytes

I 19:32:13 Source File Volume Identifier: DOCTOR_WHO_TIMEFLIGHT

I 19:32:13 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 385A9B58003D0C8D

I 19:32:13 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 19:32:13 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 19:32:13 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 19:32:13 Destination Device: [3:1:0] Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190A 1.05 (X:) (ATA)

I 19:32:13 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-001-00) (Speeds: 2.4x)

I 19:32:13 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824

I 19:32:13 Write Mode: DVD

I 19:32:13 Write Type: DAO

I 19:32:13 Write Speed: 4x

I 19:32:13 Link Size: Auto

I 19:32:13 Test Mode: No

I 19:32:13 OPC: Yes

I 19:32:13 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 19:32:13 Book Type Setting: N/A

I 19:32:39 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,028,320

I 19:32:39 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc

I 19:32:41 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 19:32:43 Writing LeadIn...

I 19:32:44 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 4000927)

I 19:32:44 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 4000927)

I 19:32:44 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 2028319)

I 19:53:30 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 2028320 - 4000927)

I 20:13:42 Synchronising Cache...

I 20:13:46 Closing Track...

I 20:13:48 Finalising Disc...

I 20:15:17 Exporting Graph Data...

I 20:15:17 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\NCC\Application Data\ImgBurn\IBG Files\Optiarc_DVD_RW_AD-7190A_1.05_TUESDAY-FEBRUARY-26-2008_7-32_PM_MKM-001-00_4x.ibg

I 20:15:17 Export Successfully Completed!

I 20:15:17 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:43:04

I 20:15:17 Average Write Rate: 3,255 KB/s (2.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,376 KB/s (2.4x)

I 20:15:17 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 20:15:24 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 20:15:47 Device Ready!

I 20:15:52 Operation Started!

I 20:15:52 Source Device: [3:1:0] Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190A 1.05 (X:) (ATA)

I 20:15:52 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: MKM-001-00) (Speeds: 2.4x)

I 20:15:52 Image File: F:\DVD ISO's Pending Burn\Doctor Who - Timeflight\DOCTOR_WHO_TIMEFLIGHT.mds

I 20:15:52 Image File Sectors: 4,000,928 (MODE1/2048)

I 20:15:52 Image File Size: 8,193,900,544 bytes

I 20:15:52 Image File Volume Identifier: DOCTOR_WHO_TIMEFLIGHT

I 20:15:52 Image File Volume Set Identifier: 385A9B58003D0C8D

I 20:15:52 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 20:15:52 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 20:15:52 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 20:15:52 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX

I 20:15:52 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 4000927)

I 20:15:52 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 4000927)

I 20:15:52 Verifying Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 2028319)

I 20:24:01 Verifying Layer 1... (LBA: 2028320 - 4000927)

I 20:29:41 Exporting Graph Data...

I 20:29:41 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\NCC\Application Data\ImgBurn\IBG Files\Optiarc_DVD_RW_AD-7190A_1.05_TUESDAY-FEBRUARY-26-2008_7-32_PM_MKM-001-00_4x.ibg

I 20:29:41 Export Successfully Completed!

I 20:29:41 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:13:49

I 20:29:41 Average Verify Rate: 9,652 KB/s (7.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 16,478 KB/s (11.9x)

 

I'm attaching a DVDINFO file too, any help is greatly appreciated ( ! )

[thezman]

well do you know the optiarc IS A LITE ON?.. to be exact its a lite on dh-20a3 drive. you can crossflash it to the liteon if you want to this solved a lot of issues i had with the optiarc drive (i have the exact same one) mine is now a liteon...and it burns better than it ever did as a optiarc

 

see here for more info: http://club.cdfreaks.com/f86/how-crossflas...h-20a3x-235438/

 

even though it may be verbatim it could be the media / drive combo. if this turns out to be the issue you may be able to manually change the firmware for the media.. also on cdfreaks

Edited March 11, 2008 by thezman

[LIGHTNING UK!]

The verify line in that graph doesn't exactly look healthy!

 

You should run a PIPO scan/Disc quality check on it via DVDInfoPro/CDSpeed.