Can an "open" DVD-R be closed?

[Pudah]

My brother-in-law sent me a DVD of pictures of my nieces and nephew. However I was not able to read it in Explorer. The disc shows as "incomplete" in ImgBurn and "open" in Nero CD-DVD Speed:

 

PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-115D 1.18 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD-R

Disc Information:
Status: Incomplete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Free Sectors: 2,204,032
Free Space: 4,513,857,536 bytes
Free Time: 489:49:07 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 18x

Pre-recorded Information:
Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AM3

Recording Management Area Information:
HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H30L

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: 0@P-!-00
Book Type: DVD-R
Part Version: 5
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 0
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

 

Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info
Basic Information
Disc type:		   : DVD-R
Book Type			: DVD-R
Manufacturer:		: CMC
MID				  : CMC MAG. AM3
Write speeds:		: 4 X - 6 X - 8 X - 12 X - 16 X - 18 X
Blank Capacity	   : 4.38 GB
				  : 4489 MB
				  : 4707319808 bytes
Extended Information
Layers			   : 1
Usage				: General
Copyright protection : n/a
Recorder information : recorded with HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H30L 
Disc Status		  : Open
Raw Data
Pre-recorded Information in Lead-in (0Eh)
0000 - 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 84 0D 12 98 99 90 00 - .@....R.........
0010 - 03 43 4D 43 20 4D 41 00 04 47 2E 20 41 4D 33 00 - .CMC.MA..G..AM3.
0020 - 05 88 80 00 00 00 02 00 FF FF FF FF C2 4C D5 77 - .............L.w
0030 - F2 4A D5 77 00 00 00 00 78 01 11 00 CC 4B D5 77 - .J.w....x....K.w
0040 - D0 02 91 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 1D 00 - ................
0050 - 01 00 00 00 FC 01 11 00 9D 75 D5 77 00 00 00 00 - .........u.w....
0060 - F1 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - ................

 

 

Is there any way I can close this disc, or do I need to tell BIL to make a new one?

 

I did try Tools->Drive->Close, but it didn't seem to do anything.

Edited January 14, 2009 by Pudah

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Did you try all 3 of the things under the 'Close' option?

 

Do them one after the other starting at the top ('Track' I believe).

[Pudah]

I think I did Close Disc earlier. Unfortunately I can't remember. I just now tried Close Track and got a pop-up error message that said

 

 

I/O Error!

 

ScsiStatus: 0x02

Interpretation: Check Condition

 

CDB: 5B 00 01 00 00 01 00 00 00 00

Intrpretation: Close Track/Session

 

Sense Area: 70 00 25 00 00 00 00 0E 0000 00 00 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Interpretation: Illegal Mode For This Track

 

 

I get the same thing when I do Close Session, and again when I do Close Disc. Not sure why I didn't get that pop-up message earlier.

 

 

All of that was on my Pio DVR-115D burner. On a whim I tried the same on my Optiarc AD-7190 (which I think is really a Litey). No error messages this time. And, after doing Close track, then Session, and then Disc, followed by a Refresh on the drive now shows the disc as Complete:

 

Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190A 1.05 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD-R

Disc Information:
Status: Complete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Sectors: 2,297,888
Size: 4,706,074,624 bytes
Time: 510:40:38 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x

TOC Information:
Session 1...
-> Track 01  (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 2297887)
-> LeadOut  (LBA: 2297888)

Pre-recorded Information:
Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AM3

Recording Management Area Information:
HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H30L

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Book Type: DVD-R
Part Version: 5
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,494,495
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

 

But I still can't read the disc in Explorer. I'll have to get the BIL to burn another disc.

[mmalves]

Try IsoBuster for extracting the contents of that disc.

[Pudah]

I did give IsoBuster a try. I let it run all night long and it only got thru 12%. Not worth the hassle. I'll just ask my brother-in-law to burn another disc.

 

Thanks for the tips.