Plenty of good ISO burns, but too many failed file burns...

[opypr]

hello:

 

I got plenty of good ISO burns, but when I tried to burn with "write files/folders to disk" it

will fail over half the time.

 

I am using Verbatim dvd-r 16x @ 4x

Nec 3530a.

 

I thought that it was the dvd media, but they don't fail as ISO.

 

Why would it have problems/difficulties burning regular files and not ISO?

What is so different?

 

Thanks

[mmalves]

Please post the log with the burn + verify from one of those failed burns.

[opypr]

Please post the log with the burn + verify from one of those failed burns.

 

Well, here is the last failed attempt:

 

; //****************************************\\

; ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 - Log

; Friday, 06 February 2009, 21:42:57

; \\****************************************//

;

;

I 21:27:42 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started!

I 21:27:42 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 21:27:42 Total Physical Memory: 1,046,620 KB - Available: 585,628 KB

I 21:27:42 Initialising SPTI...

I 21:27:42 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 21:27:42 Found 1 DVD

[opypr]

hello:

 

I got plenty of good ISO burns, but when I tried to burn with "write files/folders to disk" it

will fail over half the time.

 

I am using Verbatim dvd-r 16x @ 4x

Nec 3530a.

 

I thought that it was the dvd media, but they don't fail as ISO.

 

Why would it have problems/difficulties burning regular files and not ISO?

What is so different?

 

Thanks

 

Today I tried again and it worked!

 

; //****************************************\\

; ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 - Log

; Saturday, 07 February 2009, 08:29:37

; \\****************************************//

;

;

I 07:53:21 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started!

I 07:53:21 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 07:53:21 Total Physical Memory: 1,046,620 KB - Available: 495,228 KB

I 07:53:21 Initialising SPTI...

I 07:53:21 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 07:53:21 Found 1 DVD

[LIGHTNING UK!]

One makes an image file, the other burns to the disc.

[opypr]

One makes an image file, the other burns to the disc.

 

With both I get the same result. The files burned on to the dvd.

With only one of them: "write files/folders to disk" I get errors.

 

So, could you elaborate a bit more... please, even if it gets technical...

 

Thanks

[LIGHTNING UK!]

They're both just shortcuts to 'Build' mode.

 

One sets the 'Output' to 'Device' and the other sets it to 'Image File'.

 

All of the burning is done via one main function so it doesn't matter what you're burning, the I/O commands are exactly the same.

 

If the drive is randomly bombing out then it obviously has an issue with doing what you're telling it - i.e. burning that media at that speed.

[opypr]

If the drive is randomly bombing out then it obviously has an issue with doing what you're telling it - i.e. burning that media at that speed.

 

So, why would it never fail, (so far 25 dvds and counting), burning ISOs?

 

But there is a 80% probability to fail burning files with no ISO.

 

Same dvd media, same speed in both....

 

 

Thanks

[mmalves]

It could be a lot of things particular to your system/burner/media combination. Have you tried a lens cleaner disc on that drive? You also may want to give +R media a go.