Hello, I have been trying to burn a .ISO and .IMG file to a DVD-R but failed to. Previously when I did, it worked. I just did a clean reformat yesterday and now I can't burn files. It read files properly. My laptop is a Acer Aspire 4930G. What is the problem? Error from Nero - Windows Vista 6.0 AMD64 Wow64Process WinAspi: - NT-SPTI used Nero Version: 9.0.9.100 Internal Version: 9, 0, 9, 100 Recorder: <HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N>Version: RP05 - HA 1 TA 0 - 9.0.9.100 Adapter driver: <Serial ATA> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default CD-ROM: <HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N >Version: RP05 - HA 1 TA 0 - 9.0.9.100 Adapter driver: <Serial ATA> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 iaStor Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N iaStor Port 0 ID 1 DMA: Off === CDRom-Device-Map === HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N E: CdRom0 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 4093MB (4191312kB) Free physical memory: 2443MB (2502136kB) Memory in use : 40 % Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 20.3.2009 Burn DVD Image 5:38:14 PM #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450 LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL 5:38:14 PM #2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3563 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 5:38:15 PM #3 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 312 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 2294514 (509:53.39, 4481MB) 5:38:15 PM #4 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 324 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD) 5:38:15 PM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2951 Recorder: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer ID: <SONY16> <D1> Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 5:38:15 PM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 499 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 5:38:15 PM #7 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 756 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, ISO 9660) 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 2294515 (2294515) = #2294515/509:53.40 not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2294515 blocks [E: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N] -------------------------------------------------------------- 5:38:15 PM #8 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 958 Prepare [E: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO DAO infos: ========== MCN: "" TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk 1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4699166720, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== ___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 2294515 | 2294515 | 0x00 2294515 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 5:38:15 PM #9 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 240 SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME 5:38:15 PM #10 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4362 Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-No (<64KB) 5:38:15 PM #11 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767 Caching of files started 5:38:15 PM #12 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4484 Cache writing successful. 5:38:15 PM #13 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767 Caching of files completed 5:38:15 PM #14 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767 Burn process started at 4x (5,540 KB/s) 5:38:15 PM #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2675 Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 5:38:15 PM #16 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3259 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode 5:38:15 PM #17 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3413 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: Yes 5:38:15 PM #18 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 10187 ---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ---- Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050 Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 2.0x (5), Extended Part Version: 2.1 (33) Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Transfer 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) Outer Limit of Data Recordable Area: 26127F h Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist Revision number of maximum recording speed: 6.0 Revision number of minimum recording speed: - Revision number table of recording speed: 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 - - Class: 0, Extended part version: 33 Start PSN of the Extra Border Zone: 2FE10 h Start PSN of Physical format information blocks in Extra Border Zone: 2FFA0 h Media Specific [16..783]: 00 60 00 10 20 30 40 50 - 00 00 00 21 00 00 00 00 .`...0@P...!.... 00 02 FE 10 00 02 FF A0 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 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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 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 1D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 - 02 84 0E 10 87 88 80 00 .@....R......... 03 53 4F 4E 59 31 36 00 - 04 44 31 00 00 00 00 00 .SONY16..D1..... 05 88 80 00 00 00 01 00 - 06 09 0B 12 A8 88 90 00 ................ 07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 - 08 06 13 0A 0E 08 04 00 ................ 09 96 06 0C 0B 70 88 00 - 0A 80 00 00 00 00 10 00 .....p.......... 0B 08 18 17 B8 88 85 00 - 0C B6 79 0B B0 33 03 00 ..........y..3.. 0D 30 00 D0 00 00 00 00 - 0E 0A 20 3B 37 29 1E 00 .0.........;7).. 0F 50 1D 2B 15 AA B5 00 - 10 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 .P.+............ 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 12 0A 2D 39 35 2B 1D 00 ..........-95+.. 13 50 1F 2D 19 98 B5 00 - 14 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 .P.-............ 15 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 16 09 3A 45 40 2E 27 00 ..........:E@.'. 17 80 21 2E 1F 78 B5 00 - 18 88 8C 00 0C 00 0C 00 ..!..x.......... 19 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 1A 09 4F 47 46 38 26 00 ..........OGF8&. 1B 70 21 2D 1B 67 C5 00 - 1C 88 84 00 04 00 04 00 .p!-.g.......... 1D 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 ................ 5:38:15 PM #19 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3551 Reserved Track size: 2294528 (230300h, 4481MB) -> return code 0 5:38:15 PM #20 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 273 Pipe memory size 83836800 5:39:03 PM #21 SPTI -1046 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 215 CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1046) CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 20 00 00 00 Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST) Sense Code: 0x30 Sense Qual: 0x05 Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 2A 00 00 0C 30 05 Buffer x08ea0080: Len x10000 0x01 00 02 00 FD 00 00 00 73 76 F0 01 20 00 00 00 0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 51 55 41 4E 54 55 4D 0x5F 4F 46 5F 53 4F 4C 41 43 45 00 00 00 00 00 00 5:39:03 PM #22 CDR -1046 File Writer.cpp, Line 306 Illegal disc E: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N 5:39:03 PM #23 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3819 EndDAO: Last written address was 31 (1Fh) 5:39:03 PM #24 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 1424 SetDriveCaps: Set LAST LBA of layer 1 to 0 5:39:03 PM #25 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767 Burn process failed at 4x (5,540 KB/s) 5:39:03 PM #26 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 287 SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME 5:39:06 PM #27 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11444 DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed 5:39:06 PM #28 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450 UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL Existing drivers: Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon
Start with turning on your DMA and shutting down all those programs running in the background. There is no reason to have 1650MB of memory in use. I would also use 8X media on this 8x burner.
LG burners, especially laptop burners, are notoriously flakey. I have one myself, total pest of a drive. I don't even waste my time with it anymore, I use an external Sony (Samsung) burner.
That's not relevant. My point is it worked before, but it does not now. How come and how do I fix it?
Does your new log report DMA on? I’m not familiar with “iaStor.sys”. You might need to check with Acer for any updates for your system. Are there any changes in programs installed before and after reformatting? Are there any chances of forgetting to update softwares/windows?
Horsefeathers. Sometimes the drive works, sometimes it refuses. That's the definition of "flakey". LG drives are notorious for this behavior.
Like most people suggested, turn DMA on, otherwise you will not be able to burn. Also, You are trying to squeeze too much data on that disc, burning too close to the edge.
Sorry for asking such a stupid question, but what is DMA? And, I tried burning another rip that is 1.66GB but it doesn't work either.