Max writing speed setting not working for me in new Version

[casketizer]

Hi there !

 

I have an LG (HP OEM) HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T30L GC04 (F:) (ATA) Burner.

Using my usual Memorex 16x DVD+R SL discs the Max writing speed setting would always give me

8x max writing speed with the previous version of ImgBurn.

Now with the new Version it always burns at 3.0x when choosing MAX, which is very weird since afaik 3x is only a fallback for bad quality discs and not an official Speed like 2.4x, 4x, 8x.

When i manually choose 8x, the discs burn fine at 8x.

 

Is this a bug or a feature?

 

PS: This drive does not support READ speed setting at all (Nero DriveSpeed and CD Bremse confirm this), it is always 8x Max, that is prolly why Max setting works for READing.

 

There is no difference in the logs that i could see except

 

I 01:49:12 Write Speed: 8x

vs

I 02:37:26 Write Speed: MAX

 

and

I 06:19:41 Average Write Rate: 7.677 KB/s (5.5x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11.353 KB/s (8.2x)

vs

I 10:17:36 Average Write Rate: 4.029 KB/s (2.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 4.215 KB/s (3.0x)

 

But here they are anyway:

 

8x:

 

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

; ImgBurn Version 2.4.3.0 - Log

; Freitag, 03 April 2009, 06:37:21

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

;

;

I 05:42:32 ImgBurn Version 2.4.3.0 started!

I 05:42:32 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1)

I 05:42:32 Total Physical Memory: 3.110.932 KB - Available: 982.392 KB

I 05:42:32 Initialising SPTI...

I 05:42:32 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 05:42:33 Found 2 DVD-ROMs and 1 DVD

Edited April 5, 2009 by casketizer

[Cynthia]

The issue must be very related to that drive as I can't reproduce it.

 

I 05:06:55 ImgBurn Version 2.4.3.0 started!

I 05:06:55 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1)

I 05:06:55 Total Physical Memory: 2

[mmalves]

I 10:17:36 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Boris\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-T30L_GC04_FREITAG-3-APRIL-2009_09-57_CMC_MAG-M01-00_MAX.ibg

Please attach this file to your next post

[casketizer]

I 10:17:36 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Boris\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-T30L_GC04_FREITAG-3-APRIL-2009_09-57_CMC_MAG-M01-00_MAX.ibg

Please attach this file to your next post

 

 

There u go. Don't expect anything revealing though

HL_DT_ST_DVDRAM_GSA_T30L_GC04_FREITAG_3_APRIL_2009_09_57_CMC_MAG_M01_00_MAX.ibg

[Cynthia]

[mmalves]

Do you have Alcohol 120% or Daemon Tools installed on that computer?

[casketizer]

Do you have Alcohol 120% or Daemon Tools installed on that computer?

 

No.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Please burn another disc on 'MAX' speed but before you click the 'Write' button, press F8.

 

When it's finished burning, press F8 again.

 

Then within the log window, click File -> Save As and save it to a file.

 

Upload that file here.

 

The code to set the write speed hasn't change between the two versions though so this is pretty weird (it's 110% identical).

[casketizer]

I'll do that as soon as I get new SL discs. Prolly Tue or Wed.

Oh, and happy Birthday!

Edited April 5, 2009 by casketizer

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Have you not got any rewritable ones handy?

 

If anything needs doing then it needs doing today really - in time for 2.4.4.0.

[casketizer]

Have you not got any rewritable ones handy?

 

If anything needs doing then it needs doing today really - in time for 2.4.4.0.

 

Sorry been busy burning all weekend, totally out of discs

[casketizer]

Don't let this hold up the new Version.

I can perfectly work around the problem by creating a profile for the discs i use with 8x speed fixed.

[casketizer]

I found one last disc in my Desktop PC's burner, luckily even the same brand. It is burning now at 3x...

will post F8 Log when done.

[casketizer]

Here is the F8 i/O debug log.

 

EDIT: File attached for download, (scroll down).

 

I 12:10:34 ImgBurn Version 2.4.3.0 started!

I 12:10:34 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1)

I 12:10:34 Total Physical Memory: 3.110.932 KB - Available: 1.262.376 KB

I 12:10:34 Initialising SPTI...

I 12:10:34 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 12:10:34 Found 2 DVD-ROMs and 1 DVD

3x.log

Edited April 5, 2009 by casketizer

[casketizer]

I only did a few tests since i don't really use the affected burner any more, but it seems it is fixed in 2.4.4.0. Did you find the problem or was there again nothing changed, which would make this even more weird.

BTW, the BE06LU10 was not affected.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Nothing had been changed for 2.4.3.0 from any previous version but I did make a small tweak in 2.4.4.0 and perhaps your drive just likes what I did.