I have a question which i don't seem to have come across on these boards yet... I am running a Matshita uj-830s 'Super Multi Drive' in a toshiba laptop running windows xp home. I successfully used dvd shrink and nero to burn several dvd-r's then got several failed burns due to SCSI adapter, now my computer is identifying all the blank dvd-rs i insert as blank cd-roms. Although i understand i should be using 'recommended' media and am currently not, I don't understand why several runs worked perfectly (from different source dvd's, and some directly from hard drive once got stuff htere with dvd shrink), and play in my dvd player, and the drive won't recognise exactly the same media. The drive will still play dvd's and burn to cd's as normal. No system changes were made between the last successful burn and the subsequent 12 (or so) failures. I will gladly go out and buy 'recommended' media as soon as i establish that this is actually a problem with the media and not with the 2 week old drive. has anyone got any useful ideas? I have checked but there don't appear to be any firmware upgrades for the drive (currently 1.50) and have tried uninstalling and reinstaling the drivers. Am getting slightly desparate here!
I get the same thing in my computer, but it never stops me from burning the DVDR. Get a program called DVD Identifier (Google it) and check the media that way. If you bought it in a store, there's a good chance that whoever you think made the media didn't make it, and also there could be a handful of manufacturers making the media that comes out of the same spindle. Have you looked into a firmware upgrade? That solves these issues sometimes. Do you have Nero? If so, try to burn a movie on one of these and see if you get an error. If the burn fails, post your Nero log here and we'll help you sort it out.
I can't burn with nero onto them as it sees them as blank read-only cd's, so it won't even let me attempt to burn to one (the burn button never becomes active unless i do that with the drive open then close it and it locks up for a bit before telling me either that the drive is empty or as above). I have now successfully used other media to burn to and accept i will just have to buy more expensive discs, but am just plain confused as to why it worked erfectly for 4 discs then in varying degrees (i ended up with several where it has burnt but then hit the SCSI target error so the files are there but the disc i think wasn't finalised)... I could post a log from one of those burns, but as it now won't even attempt to burn i don't have logs. I just spits the disc out and says 'give me the right disc' (or words to that effect).
Windows doesnt recognize the blank dvd+r. Happens to me all the time. But nero or decrypter ar alcohol whatever im using at the time. Will burn just fine. Its probably because windows has Roxio intergrated into it. And we know the only place Roxio software belongs is the 'Circular file'.
it's quite long and involved - i think i have managed to extract just one of the unsuccessful burns - let me know. I have also had a couple where the dvd file compliance test failed, but then worked on a rerun so i can live with that. Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=4.71 (0001), size=45056 bytes, created 06/05/2002 11:01:22 ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 26/10/2004 18:35:34 Nero Version: 6.6.0.13 Internal Version: 6, 6, 0, 13c Recorder: <MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-830S>Version: 1.50 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.13 Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI CD-ROM: <MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-830S >Version: 1.50 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.13 Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : FUJITSU MHT2040AT atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-830S atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On === CDRom-Device-Map === MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-830S D: CDRom0 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 66060288 (0) Byte ShowDrvBufStat : 0 BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 447MB (458224kB) Free physical memory: 148MB (152520kB) Memory in use : 66 Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 25.5.2005 UDF/ISO compilation 00:47:07 #1 Phase 112 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 DVD-Video files reallocation started 00:47:07 #2 Phase 114 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified) 00:47:07 #3 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6194 Iso document burn settings ------------------------------------------ Determine maximum speed : TRUE Simulate : FALSE Write : TRUE Finalize CD : TRUE Multisession : FALSE Burning mode : DAO Mode : 1 ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char) Character set : ISO 9660 Joliet :FALSE Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : FALSE Allow more than 255 characters in path : FALSE Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE 00:47:08 #4 Phase 111 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 DVD-Video files sorted 00:47:08 #5 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 127 Reader running 00:47:08 #6 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3293 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 00:47:08 #7 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3293 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 00:47:08 #8 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3167 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 00:48:08 #9 SCSI -1033 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1182 SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0 Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR) HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND) Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY) Sense Code: 0x04 Sense Qual: 0x01 CDB Data: 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x01 00:48:45 #10 SCSI -1033 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1182 SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0 Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR) HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND) Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY) Sense Code: 0x04 Sense Qual: 0x01 CDB Data: 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x01 00:49:17 #11 SCSI -1033 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1182 SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0 Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR) HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND) Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY) Sense Code: 0x04 Sense Qual: 0x01 CDB Data: 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x01 00:49:49 #12 SCSI -1033 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1182 SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0 Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR) HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND) Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY) Sense Code: 0x04 Sense Qual: 0x01 CDB Data: 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x01 00:49:50 #13 Phase 40 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Aborted by user 00:49:51 #14 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 272 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD) 00:49:51 #15 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2339 Recorder: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-830S; CD type reading failed ATIP Data: ? 00:49:51 #16 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 438 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= Insert empty disc to write to. (Medium in drive: Unknown. Medium required by compilation: DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM.) Existing drivers: File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.03.09a, size=20512 bytes, created 07/07/2004 02:03:00 (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K) File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), size=95360 bytes, created 04/08/2004 14:00:00 (Adapter driver for rec) Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)
okay, but as i already said, i don't think there is a firmware update and i'm trying to [bold]understand[bold] what's going on here since it appears to have been a change to the system, rather than a consistently poor media. I have tried other media and am sure that is ultimately what i will do, but want to know why [bold] the first few were absolutely fine and then i had progressively worse errors[bold]. I don't mean to sound ungrateful for your response, squizzle, but i did say there isn't a firmware update in my first post, and also that i was trying to establish whether it was a media or a drive problem so some logic behind your answre would be helpful - because to me it isn't consistent for the media to work fine and then not at all without something else being at fault?
Hi there, I would definitly try a different media and/or install the latest firmware on the burner ! I have the luxury of having more than 1 PC at home, if I want to proove it's the drive, I move it to the 2nd PC with a CLEAN XP install. If the problem still occurs, there's a good chance it's the drive. 95% of the time, if not more it's BAD MEDIA, need's a firmware update, or plain software problems/conflicts. In rare cases it's a bad drive.
We understand you don't think you need a firmware update, but it couldn't hurt and it could mean a world of difference. You never know till you try it.
Out of curiousity, what's the speed you're burning with your back up? Did you aborted it or did Nero failed to burn and you then aborted it? And like others have mentioned above, it won't hurt to try some other high quality media at this point.
re: firmware update - I am convinced that there is not a firmware update for this drive, but if anyone would like to prove me wrong i would be grateful! I only aborted the burns after nero insisted the disc wasn't right, and sat there waiting for me to put a blnk dvd-r in despite me putting several in. I have tried with other media and it has burnt successfully, so i will be using those in future, but i'm trying to understand why if it's a basic compatibility issue the first several worked fine?
I recently bought a Toshiba Equium A60-181 Laptop with the same Matsushita DVD drive fitted and I'm not convinced there's a firmware upgrade available either (at least not that I can find). You are not alone as I’ve had a similar issue with my drive and an additional problem besides: Initially I bought some Sony DVD-Rs which wouldn't record and came up with an obscure "PMA update failure” message, thus wasting a fiver. Changed to TDK which cured the problem (in that I can now make copies) but at only at 1 x speed. I understand the drive is "rip locked" at 1x speed, to prevent (or greatly inconvenience) pirating. This is a great shame, a bit like owning a sports car but with 2, 3, 4 and 5 gears blanked off at the gear stick. So does anybody out there know of a “hack” to disable the “rip lock”? For the reason above, I can't see Matsushita themselves being too keen on providing one even if they did issue a firmware upgrade. I get the impression that this is a fairly new drive and the market for a “hack” is not out there yet, but this may change with time. Regards
When this occurs, does Nero list your drive as a dvd drive, a cd drive, or both? It should be listed as both, although Nero has a nasty habit of sometimes showing the drive as just a cd drive and conseqjuently IDing everything as cds. It does this often with my external DVD drive.
sony dvd-r how odd, because they work fine on mine nero shows it as both cd and dvd drive not sure about the rip locking, i used dvd shrink to copy to hard drive, then nero to burn to dvd. burns at up to 8x (disc limit). encoding in dvd shrink takes ages though, so that may be where the rip locking comes into effect. still, copying a dvd in highest quailty options only takes about 2 hours (with deep analysis and quality options activated, so not prohibitive.
Try different media, although I would also get some RW media to fool around with. The SCSI error is a generic error message. If different media work, media is the culprit; if not, it could be a hardware problem. You could disable the drive using Device Manager and have windows reinstall also. It could also be a problem with Nero. Try burning with DVD Decrypter first and see if the problem persists. Use RW media until you are successful. It's also possible to get the SCSI error at finalization and still have a playable disk. It's something that happens with Nero for whatever reason. I almost always use DVD Decrypter these days for burning.
Hi guys Ive only just recently started burning video dvds, but Ive had this kind of problem popping up occasionally when burning any type of dvd. Apart from windows detecting the blank dvd-r as a cd, another problem comes up sometimes. Sometimes when I try burning, the record buffer stays empty, with progress not budging from 1%. If I leave it for a minute or two it may pick itself up and finish the burn, other times it stays there until nero says the burn failed. Ive got a Pioneer DVR-109 (with latest firmware), using Nero Express 6 (came with it) with latest nero updates. I'm using no-name Laser 8x blank dvd-r disks. Heres the latest error report that I saved: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Windows XP 5.1 WinAspi: - ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 10/27/2004 1:35:32 AM Nero Version: 6.6.0.13 Internal Version: 6, 6, 0, 13c (Nero Express) Recorder: <PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109> Version: 1.50 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.13 Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2000kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI CD-ROM: <PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 >Version: 1.50 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.13 Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : ST340016A atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On DiskPeripheral : ST340014A atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : AXV CD/DVD-ROM 2.2a xmasscsi Port 2 ID 0 DMA: Off === CDRom-Device-Map === PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 D: CDRom0 AXV CD/DVD-ROM F: CDRom1 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte ShowDrvBufStat : 0 BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 1023MB (1047788kB) Free physical memory: 598MB (613040kB) Memory in use : 41 % Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 5.6.2005 UDF/ISO compilation 9:32:37 PM #1 Phase 112 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 DVD-Video files reallocation started 9:32:37 PM #2 Phase 114 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified) 9:32:37 PM #3 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6194 Iso document burn settings ------------------------------------------ Determine maximum speed : FALSE Simulate : FALSE Write : TRUE Finalize CD : TRUE Multisession : FALSE Burning mode : DAO Mode : 1 ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char) Character set : ISO 9660 Joliet :FALSE Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : FALSE Allow more than 255 characters in path : FALSE Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE 9:32:37 PM #4 Phase 111 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 DVD-Video files sorted 9:32:37 PM #5 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 127 Reader running 9:32:37 PM #6 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 122 Writer PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 running 9:32:37 PM #7 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3293 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 9:32:37 PM #8 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3293 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 9:32:37 PM #9 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3167 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 9:32:38 PM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 260 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 2286111 (508:01.36, 4465MB) 9:32:38 PM #11 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 272 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD) 9:32:38 PM #12 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2339 Recorder: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer: TYG02 - Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 9:32:38 PM #13 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 438 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 9:32:38 PM #14 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 + 2286112 (2286112) = #2286112/508:1.37 relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required, no patch infos -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2286112 blocks [PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109] -------------------------------------------------------------- 9:32:38 PM #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1043 Prepare recorder [PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109] 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 4681957376, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== __Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 2286112 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 9:32:38 PM #16 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Caching of files started 9:32:38 PM #17 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4051 Cache writing successful. 9:32:38 PM #18 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Caching of files completed 9:32:38 PM #19 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s) 9:32:38 PM #20 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2609 Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 9:32:38 PM #21 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2267 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode 9:32:38 PM #22 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 21469 Set BUFE: Buffer underrun protection -> ON 9:32:38 PM #23 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2421 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: Yes 9:32:38 PM #24 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8438 ---- 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: 0 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 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 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 9:32:40 PM #25 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1288 21:32:40.875 - PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109\H1 T0 : Queue again later 9:34:58 PM #26 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1288 21:34:58.796 - PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109\H1 T0 : Queue again later 9:44:58 PM #27 CDR -25 File Writer.cpp, Line 311 Queue again later PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109\H1 T0 9:44:58 PM #28 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228 all writers idle, stopping conversion 9:44:59 PM #29 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222 conversion idle, stopping reader 9:44:59 PM #30 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2658 EndDAO: Last written address was 2047 9:45:01 PM #31 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s) Existing drivers: File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), size=95360 bytes, created 8/3/2004 10:59:44 PM (Adapter driver for rec) Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Any takers?
domboy: In my experience there have been several causes of this: 1. bad cable thwarting communication. 2. corrupted Nero. 3. corrupted burner driver 4. bad media Your drive firmware seems up to date and your media is TY which is generally good media. Here's a full frontal assault approach to the problem. Check the cable to your drive and replace with another if handy. Uninstall Nero. Download the Nero Clean Tool and run. Use device manager and uninstall your drive. Reboot twice Do a clean reinstall of Nero. Purchase and use RW media for testing. Slow your burn speed to 4X or slower. If the above works and you get a good burn but you encounter the same problems with the TY media, then your burner probably doesn't like the media for some reason.
This is the only thing that looks funny to me, usually this is blamed on media, possibly corrected by firmware or ASPI updates or change in media. But at the same time, that might not be a problem at all. I see a lot of that, and as long as you don't get a key medium error or SCSI error (which you don't have either), it's not necessarily a problem. Mine show up like that all the time, and I always get good burns. So I'd say try to re-rip and compress the movie and try again.
Hey, I have a Pioneer 109 with 'leading-out' issues. I believe the problem is directly tied with the firmware and nero. I've owned a Pioneer 107 for a year and it has worked like a charm. (Not one coaster!) So I figured the 109 would rock! (The main difference is that 109 supports dual-layer burnings.) I removed the 107 from one computer to the next and dumped the 109 in its place. The 107 still spins sweetly in the second computer. The 109 is running on XP Pro with the lastest version of Nero. (Same as the 107) What happens? During the ending phase of the burning process Nero 'freezes at around 96-98%' -before a lead-out can be created. The disc then appears empty! *It's done this at least a have a dozen times on a DVD and once on a CD-R. What I did? Since I knew the discs were not empty ...I opened them up in the 107. (It recognized the files!) Nero detected the unclosed session and gave me the option to close/finalize. So Wuz Up? First off, I have spoken with many people that have had similar problems with dual-layer burners. (Other brands too.) It's obvious, the comunication between Nero and the drive is not 100% So I hope Ahead/Nero or Pioneer will address this issue. I haven't tried any alternative programs. Nero has always been a reliable choice so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an update.
