Disk empty and not empty at the same time?!?

[fractus]

Heey everybody,

 

 

I've burned an image file to a dvd-r, but it didn't work :S

 

So i decided to check the dvd using the 'verify' option of imgburn

 

There i got a very strange problem:

 

If i'm at the 'verify' mode, it says: 'disk is empty'

 

If i'm at the 'write' mode, it says: 'disk not empty'

 

There i couldn't follow it any more.

 

Here are the logs:

 

 

 

Verify mode:

 

HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N 1.05 (ATA)

Current Profile: DVD-R

 

Disc Information:

Status: Unknown

Erasable: Unknown

Formatted: Unknown

Sessions: Unknown

 

Pre-recorded Information:

Manufacturer ID: RITEKF1

 

Recording Management Area Information:

HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N

 

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: 2.072.095

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

 

 

 

 

 

Write mode:

 

HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N 1.05 (ATA)

Current Profile: DVD-R

 

Disc Information:

Status: Unknown

Erasable: Unknown

Formatted: Unknown

Sessions: Unknown

Supported Write Speeds: 4x; 8x; 12x; 16x

 

Pre-recorded Information:

Manufacturer ID: RITEKF1

 

Recording Management Area Information:

HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N

 

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: 2.072.095

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

 

 

(they are the same? )

 

other log (edit)

 

I 19:38:45 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started!

I 19:38:45 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 19:38:45 Total Physical Memory: 523.632 KB - Available: 149.756 KB

I 19:38:45 Initialising SPTI...

I 19:38:45 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 19:38:45 Found 1 DVD

Edited March 23, 2009 by fractus

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Disc Information:

Status: Unknown

Erasable: Unknown

Formatted: Unknown

Sessions: Unknown

 

Your drive is probably erroring out because of an interface / driver issue or it just doesn't like trying to use that rubbish RITEK media.

 

There's a 1.06 firmware update available from here - http://www.firmwarehq.com/LG/GSA-H55N/files.html

[fractus]

Thx for the quick reply!

 

i've installed the new firmware, but it still doesn't work

 

any other ideas?

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Load imgburn, switch to write mode, eject the disc, press f8, load the disc... wait until it says it's not empty, then press f8 again.

 

Save the contents of the log window to a file and upload it.

[fractus]

Here is the log file

ImgBurn1.log

Edited March 23, 2009 by fractus

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Do you have any other blanks you can try?

 

All the disc info commands are failing with the error 'Unable to recover TOC' on those.

[fractus]

i've burned images on similar dvds without problems, that's the strange thing

 

when i burned an image on this one, and i wanted to play it, my computer says it's empty, although i can see there is written on it (at the back of the dvd)

 

Strange...