NateS Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Another member (PhrozenImpact) just created a topic that is similar to the error I'm getting, but a bit different so I thought I should create a new topic. What I notice is that my buffer is not filling up when READING discs (which happen to be Verbatim). On occasion the buffer will fill up to 2 or 3%, but then quickly falls back to 0%. I have two drives in my computer and have the same exact results with both drives (so it's probably safe to say it's not the drives). I've reset my primary and secondary channels to DMA, but that wasn't it. Having 0% buffer, has caused me to get I/O errors on occasion. On the other hand, when I burn a disc (again, using Verbatim) my buffer actually fills up - but usually jumps around quite a bit and sometimes falls very close to 0%. So far I've been lucky and have only made a couple coasters, but I'm dying to know exactly what my computer is doing. If I use NERO, I get the same buffer fluctuations. I'm not running multiple applications at the same time. I've researched quite a bit and have change Imgburn's Interface to use my VSO pcouffin driver, but that didn't resolve anything. I uninstalled my IDE Controller and reinstalled (hoping if it was a corrupt driver this would fix it), but still no luck. I've tried doing a System Restore to 30 days ago (when the problem didn't exist) and also no luck. Reformatting isn't really an option for me... Does anyone know why my buffer isn't filling up when reading Verbatim DL DVDs? ******************************************************************************** ***** Here's my last log when READING a disc - no errors this time around tho - not sure if this will even help ******************************************************************************** ***** I 20:24:58 Operation Started! I 20:24:58 Source Device: [2:1:0] HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4482B 1.07 (E:) (ATA) I 20:24:58 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) I 20:24:58 Source Media Sectors: 3,825,936 (Track Path: OTP - L0: 1,913,760 - L1: 1,912,176) I 20:24:58 Source Media Size: 7,835,516,928 bytes I 20:24:58 Source Media Volume Identifier: XGD2DVD_NTSC I 20:24:58 Source Media Volume Set Identifier: 34672923 I 20:24:58 Source Media Implementation Identifier: Sonic Scenarist 3.1 I 20:24:58 Source Media File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 20:24:58 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / 16x I 20:24:58 Destination File: G:\XGD2DVD_NTSC.ISO I 20:24:58 Destination Free Space: 168,875,970,560 bytes (164,917,940 KB) (161,052 MB) (157 GB) I 20:24:58 Destination File System: NTFS I 20:24:58 File Splitting: Auto I 20:24:59 Reading Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 3825935) I 20:24:59 Reading Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 3825935) I 20:24:59 Reading Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759) I 20:33:07 Reading Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3825935) I 20:41:10 Exporting Graph Data... I 20:41:10 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\NS\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_RW-DVD_GCC-4482B_1.07_MONDAY-MARCH-16-2009_8-24_PM_MKM-003-00.ibg I 20:41:10 Export Successfully Completed! I 20:41:10 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:16:11 I 20:41:10 Average Read Rate: 7,880 KB/s (5.7x) - Maximum Read Rate: 12,781 KB/s (9.2x) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateS Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 I hate to double post, but the last burn I just did - my buffer was freaking out. The burn successfully completed, but I watched the buffer go all over the place. Here's the log if it helps: I 21:40:09 Operation Started! I 21:40:09 Building Image Tree... I 21:40:09 Calculating Totals... I 21:40:09 Preparing Image... I 21:40:09 Contents: 6 Files, 0 Folders I 21:40:09 Size: 4,403,648,512 bytes I 21:40:09 Sectors: 2,150,219 I 21:40:09 Image Size: 4,404,379,648 bytes I 21:40:09 Image Sectors: 2,150,576 I 21:40:09 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 21:40:48 Operation Started! I 21:40:48 Building Image Tree... I 21:40:56 Calculating Totals... I 21:40:56 Preparing Image... I 21:40:56 Contents: 6 Files, 0 Folders I 21:40:56 Size: 4,403,648,512 bytes I 21:40:56 Sectors: 2,150,219 I 21:40:56 Image Size: 4,404,379,648 bytes I 21:40:56 Image Sectors: 2,150,576 I 21:40:59 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:11 I 21:40:59 Operation Started! I 21:40:59 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 21:40:59 Source File Sectors: 2,150,576 (MODE1/2048) I 21:40:59 Source File Size: 4,404,379,648 bytes I 21:40:59 Source File Volume Identifier: Movies I 21:40:59 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.4.2.0 I 21:40:59 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 21:40:59 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50) I 21:40:59 Destination Device: [2:0:0] TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182M SB02 (D:) (ATA) I 21:40:59 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: SONY16D1) (Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x) I 21:40:59 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496 I 21:40:59 Write Mode: DVD I 21:40:59 Write Type: DAO I 21:40:59 Write Speed: MAX I 21:40:59 Link Size: Auto I 21:41:00 Test Mode: No I 21:41:00 OPC: No I 21:41:00 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 21:41:00 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 21:41:03 Writing LeadIn... I 21:41:35 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2150575) I 21:41:35 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2150575) W 21:46:45 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1768000) W 21:46:48 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 21:46:51 Writing Sectors... I 21:47:50 Synchronising Cache... I 21:48:05 Exporting Graph Data... I 21:48:06 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Nate Schunk\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\TSSTcorp_CD-DVDW_SH-S182M_SB02_MONDAY-MARCH-16-2009_9-40_PM_SONY16D1_MAX.ibg I 21:48:06 Export Successfully Completed! I 21:48:06 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:07:05 I 21:48:06 Average Write Rate: 11,469 KB/s (8.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 17,978 KB/s (13.0x) TSSTcorp_CD_DVDW_SH_S182M_SB02_MONDAY_MARCH_16_2009_9_40_PM_SONY16D1_MAX.ibg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hi and welcome to the forum, NateS! What I notice is that my buffer is not filling up when READING discs (which happen to be Verbatim). On occasion the buffer will fill up to 2 or 3%, but then quickly falls back to 0%. That is normal. The buffer will only be used if the hard disk can't write enough fast as your writer can read. Normally hard disks writes faster than a reader can read. The other issue seems to me that you either are using your hard disk at the same time as you're burning or that the hard disk is not in DMA mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 There is also a later firmware if you want to install it. http://www.firmwarehq.com/Samsung/SH-S182M/files.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateS Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 There is also a later firmware if you want to install it. http://www.firmwarehq.com/Samsung/SH-S182M/files.html Thanks for your quick response and the firmware recommendation. I'm going to give that a shot, but judging by the fact that both drives seem to be having read/write problems - I'm not 100% sure if that will fix it. The last burn (3 mins ago) also failed to read the disc. Here's the log: I 22:40:46 Operation Started! I 22:40:46 Source Device: [3:1:0] HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4482B 1.07 (E:) (ATA) I 22:40:46 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: SONY-D21-00) I 22:40:46 Source Media Sectors: 2,294,912 (Track Path: PTP) I 22:40:46 Source Media Size: 4,699,979,776 bytes I 22:40:46 Source Media Volume Identifier: SEP13011042072 I 22:40:46 Source Media Application Identifier: Session Offset : 0 VTC Sector Offset: 0 I 22:40:46 Source Media Implementation Identifier: Smart Storage, Inc. I 22:40:46 Source Media File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 22:40:46 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / 16x I 22:40:46 Destination File: G:\Xbox Isos\Mortal Kombat - Armegeddon\SEP13011042072.ISO I 22:40:46 Destination Free Space: 153,204,891,648 bytes (149,614,152 KB) (146,107 MB) (142 GB) I 22:40:46 Destination File System: NTFS I 22:40:46 File Splitting: Auto I 22:40:47 Reading Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2294911) I 22:40:47 Reading Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2294911) W 22:50:16 Failed to Read Sector 2068147 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:50:16 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 22:50:24 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:50:24 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 22:50:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:50:31 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 22:50:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:50:39 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 22:50:46 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:50:46 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 22:50:53 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:50:53 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 22:51:01 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:51:01 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 22:51:08 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:51:09 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 22:51:15 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:51:15 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 22:51:23 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:51:23 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 22:51:30 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:51:30 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 22:51:37 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:51:37 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 22:51:45 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:51:45 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 22:51:52 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:51:52 Retrying (14 of 20)... I 22:51:56 Reading Sectors... W 22:52:10 Failed to Read Sector 2068485 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:52:10 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 22:52:17 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:52:18 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 22:52:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:52:25 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 22:52:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:52:32 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 22:52:40 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:52:40 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 22:52:47 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:52:48 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 22:52:54 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:52:54 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 22:53:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:53:02 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 22:53:09 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:53:10 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 22:53:16 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:53:16 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 22:53:24 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:53:24 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 22:53:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:53:32 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 22:53:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:53:38 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 22:53:46 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:53:46 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 22:53:53 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:53:54 Retrying (15 of 20)... I 22:54:00 Abort Request Acknowledged W 22:54:00 Retry Failed - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error E 22:54:00 Failed to Read Sector 2068485 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error E 22:54:01 Failed to Read Sectors! I 22:54:01 Exporting Graph Data... I 22:54:01 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Nate Schunk\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_RW-DVD_GCC-4482B_1.07_MONDAY-MARCH-16-2009_10-40_PM_SONY-D21-00.ibg I 22:54:01 Export Successfully Completed! E 22:54:01 Operation Aborted! - Duration: 00:13:14 E 22:54:01 Average Read Rate: 5,210 KB/s (3.8x) - Maximum Read Rate: 10,843 KB/s (7.8x) Anything stand out for why I am having issues reading discs? The ISOs are being saved to a 1 TB Harddrive that only has about 150 Gigs left - could it be a defrag issue with the Harddrive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 The problem is the hard disk, so the firmware was just a note that there is a later version, so it will not help you with your issue. W 21:46:45 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1768000)W 21:46:48 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... Your hard disk can't read fast enough to feed the burner with the data it need to be able to write in one steady stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I 21:40:59 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: SONY16D1) (Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x)I 21:40:59 Write Speed: MAX Try burning at 8x or 12x and you might even get better quality burns I 22:40:46 Source Device: [3:1:0] HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4482B 1.07 (E:) (ATA)I 22:40:46 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: SONY-D21-00) W 22:50:16 Failed to Read Sector 2068147 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error W 22:52:10 Failed to Read Sector 2068485 - Reason: Unrecovered Read Error If the disc isn't dirty/scratched then it's damaged. Try cleaning it and reading with the Samsung burner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinningwheel Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 You might also try to defrag your HDD, it appears it's seeking all over the place by what you wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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