Hi: I’m new at DVD burning so I apologize for stupid comments in advance! I have an HP Notebook (p4, 2GHZ, xp with Service Pack 2 and all updates) with USB 1.1. I purchased an external DVD Writer so that I could use the firewire feature (no USB 2.0 ports). The Writer is a Sony DRX-800UL (16X, Dual Layer, etc). This is not an internal drive in a drive enclosure box. It is a standalone external unit. I updated the firmware today to KY06. The drive came with Nero Express. For media, I’m using: for CD’s: HP and Verbatim. For DVD:s: Maxell 8X +R and Maxell 8X-R. Here’s the problem: I can play back CD’s and DVD’s with the drive. I can burn CD’s on the drive, but I can’t burn DVD’s on the drive. The result is always the same: Nero reads the buffer then stalls during the lead-in phase, at 4% finished. It will sit at 4% until Ctrl-Alt-Delete (it sat at 4% for over an hour on my last try). The DVD is ruined and can’t be read in any DVD player. I’ve been using DVD Shrink 3.2 to rip the DVD files to my hard-drive without a problem. Therefore, I’m left to believe there must be a problem with either the media I am recording on or ____.????? The burner is new so I haven’t had any positive results yet. It passes Sony’s Drive Check program and Nero’s Speed Test program, Could the problem be incompatibility between Nero and Firewire? Nero and SP2? I've read in the forums about ATAPI problems but I don't know what this is or what to check. Thanks for any suggestions. The Nero error log follows: Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: - ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 10/26/2004 8:35:32 AM Nero Version: 6.6.0.14 Internal Version: 6, 6, 0, 14d (Nero Express) Recorder: <SONY DVD RW DRU-800A> Version: KY06 - HA 2 TA 0 - 6.6.0.14 Adapter driver: <> HA 2 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ? CD-ROM: <QSI CDRW/DVD SBW-241>Version: VH07 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.14 Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : IC25N040ATCS04-0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : QSI CDRW/DVD SBW-241 atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On === CDRom-Device-Map === QSI CDRW/DVD SBW-241 D: CDRom1 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 74448896 (0) Byte ShowDrvBufStat : 0 BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 510MB (522736kB) Free physical memory: 138MB (142164kB) Memory in use : 72 % Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 2.1.2006 ISO compilation 11:59:18 AM #1 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6314 Iso document burn settings ------------------------------------------ Determine maximum speed : FALSE Simulate : FALSE Write : TRUE Finalize CD : FALSE Multisession : TRUE Multisession type: : Start multisession Burning mode : DAO Mode : 1 ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char) Character set : ISO 9660 Joliet : TRUE Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE 11:59:19 AM #2 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 127 Reader running 11:59:19 AM #3 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 122 Writer SONY DVD RW DRU-800A running 11:59:19 AM #4 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3297 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 11:59:20 AM #5 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3230 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 11:59:21 AM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 267 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 428719 ( 95:16.19, 837MB) 11:59:21 AM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 279 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD) 11:59:21 AM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2433 Recorder: SONY DVD RW DRU-800A, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer: RITEKG - 05 Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 11:59:21 AM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 445 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 11:59:21 AM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 830 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 () 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 428720 (428720) = #428720/95:16.20 relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required, no patch infos -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 428720 blocks [SONY DVD RW DRU-800A] -------------------------------------------------------------- 11:59:38 AM #11 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1043 Prepare recorder [SONY DVD RW DRU-800A] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO DAO infos: ========== MCN: "" TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated Tracks 1 to 1: 1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 878018560, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== __Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 428720 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 11:59:38 AM #12 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Caching of files started 12:00:09 PM #13 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4114 Cache writing successful. 12:00:09 PM #14 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Caching of files completed 12:00:09 PM #15 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s) 12:00:10 PM #16 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2643 Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 12:00:10 PM #17 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2316 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode 12:00:10 PM #18 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 21592 Set BUFE: Power-Burn -> ON , Adapt writespeed to disc : ON 12:00:10 PM #19 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2470 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: Yes 12:00:10 PM #20 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8821 ---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ---- Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050 Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 5 Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h) Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW) End Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 26127F h End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB) Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 0 h Start sector number of the next Border-In: 0 h Media Specific [16..63]: 00 30 01 02 04 06 00 00 - 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 .0.............. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 12:01:05 PM #21 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1288 12:01:05.470 - SONY DVD RW DRU-800A\H2 T0 : Queue again later 1:08:07 PM #22 Phase 40 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1519 Aborted by user 1:08:24 PM #23 SCSI -500 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1436 SCSI Exec, HA 2, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x0C060000 Status: 0x02 (0x03, SCSI_ABORTED) HA-Status 0x10 (0x0A, SCSI_HASTAT_REQUEST_SENSE_FAILED) TA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST) Sense Code: 0x26 Sense Qual: 0x02 CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x02 0xA0 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 0xF0 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x26 0x02 1:08:24 PM #24 SCSI -500 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1436 SCSI Exec, HA 2, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x0C900600 Status: 0x02 (0x03, SCSI_ABORTED) HA-Status 0x10 (0x0A, SCSI_HASTAT_REQUEST_SENSE_FAILED) TA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST) Sense Code: 0x26 Sense Qual: 0x02 CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x02 0xA0 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 0xF0 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x26 0x02 1:08:24 PM #25 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 19224 Writer-Buffer for SONY DVD RW DRU-800A\H2 T0 reduced to 32768Bytes 1:08:24 PM #26 SCSI -500 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1436 SCSI Exec, HA 2, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x03E86800 Status: 0x02 (0x03, SCSI_ABORTED) HA-Status 0x10 (0x0A, SCSI_HASTAT_REQUEST_SENSE_FAILED) TA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) Sense Key: 0x00 (KEY_NO_SENSE) Sense Code: 0x00 Sense Qual: 0x00 CDB Data: 0x5C 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0C 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 1:08:24 PM #27 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2708 EndDAO: Last written address was 703 1:08:24 PM #28 SCSI -500 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1182 SCSI Exec, HA 2, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x03E847B8 Status: 0x02 (0x03, SCSI_ABORTED) HA-Status 0x10 (0x0A, SCSI_HASTAT_REQUEST_SENSE_FAILED) TA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST) Sense Code: 0x26 Sense Qual: 0x02 CDB Data: 0x5A 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x48 0x00 Sense Data: 0xF0 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x26 0x02 1:08:25 PM #29 CDR -500 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 167 SCSI command aborted SONY DVD RW DRU-800A\H2 T0 1:08:25 PM #30 TRANSFER -24 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 167 Could not perform end of Disc-at-once 1:08:26 PM #31 CDR -600 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 172 Device not available SONY DVD RW DRU-800A\H2 T0 1:08:26 PM #32 TRANSFER -39 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 172 Could not perform EndSession 1:08:27 PM #33 Phase 39 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Burn process aborted Existing drivers: File 'Drivers\InCDfs.SYS': Ver=4, 3, 18, 0, size=99584 bytes, created 7/8/2005 5:17:54 PM (InCD4 driver for win NT/2K/XP) File 'Drivers\InCDpass.SYS': Ver=4, 3, 18, 0, size=29696 bytes, created 7/8/2005 5:17:36 PM (InCD4 driver for win NT/2K/XP) File 'Drivers\InCDrec.SYS': Ver=4, 3, 18, 0, size=8704 bytes, created 7/8/2005 5:17:56 PM (InCD4 driver for win NT/2K/XP) File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), size=95360 bytes, created 8/3/2004 9:59:42 PM (Adapter driver for src) Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)
I think your problem is the slow USB port.(1.1) Unfortunately, the only way to remedy this is a harware upgrade.(to 2.0) The MUCH slower 1.1 is likely unable to transfer the data quickly enough, unless you have several hours to kill. I've used a similar setup before & it took almost an hour for just a CD to burn with the 1.1. Considering the DVD will hold 7 times as much as a CD- well, do the math.
Your nero is out of date, current nero is 6.6.0.18. You aren't finalizing your disc, you can't expect to play a disc that's left open. I see that you are using Ritek, try something like Yuden or Verbs. Sony, fuji and maxell are good too. I don't think that the usb1 is that big of a prob since you're using firewire. You have INCD installed, that's Nero's packet writing software. DL Nero's cleantool. This will completly remove nero from your system. Now reinstall Nero this time w/o INCD.
