Is it my DVD? Cannot burn DVDs...

hi, I'm half-awake...

yes, it's playing cds and dvds normally...no problem at all about that...

regards.

 

@attar, you are right my friend, DvdIdentifier should still pick up the media and provide the info....This is kind of strange, yet dadagori just shared that it plays Dvd's... I wonder if Dvd Identifier would pick up that movie disk since it can be played? If it picks up the actual movie disk and not the blank media...wouldn't that be a firmware issue as the burner doesn't pick up the kind of media being used?
MovieDud

 

Don't suppose that the last successful log is still around?
Has Nero7 been the only version on the machine or was an earlier version erased?

 

Hello,

I don't have the last succesful log around...and as I said before, I had Nero 6.6 before and it was failing a lot, that's why I changed to Nero 7, and the same errors still appear. It's as if nothing changed even though I upgraded. Only once it burnt ok (some many days ago), but I didn't keep the log.

Any ideas?? I really don't understand myself what would be wrong, would you say it might be a hardware problem?

Thanks for your help,
Regards,
Ricardo.

 

Why would the hardware be happy to burn a cd and stumble on a dvd?
Would a log from a cd burn say anything useful?
Does the firmware come into play for both operations?
Would reflashing the firmware make things worse?

sorry, just questions, no answers.

 

@creaky hi
yes thats my understanding as well., because i think the dvd-rom drive has 2, one for each, so i would assume the burner would be the same
but then i'm not good under the bonnet, so could be wrong

 

Hi again,

I bought a blank DVD just in case, I tried also those DVD Identifier programs but still, they dont recognize the media's brand. Here's the log for the VSO Inspector, maybe it'll help a little.

===============================================
VSO Inspector Report
Version: 1.1.1.48
Created: 2005/11/07 0:46
===============================================

Device: [1:0:0 - MATSHITA UJ-812 K103 [E] (Ide)]


General ---------------------------------------

Model ............: UJ-812
Manufacturer .....: MATSHITA
Drive Letter .....: E:
Revision .........: K103
Date .............: 406010KME1539056811
Buffer Size ......: 2048 KB


DVD Features ----------------------------------

Region Code ......: 2
Region Control ...: RPC II
User Changes Left : 2
Vendor Resets Left: 4


Read Features ---------------------------------

[X] CD-R
[X] CD-RW
[ ] HD-BURN
[X] DVD-ROM
[X] DVD-R
[X] DVD-RW
[X] DVD+R
[X] DVD+RW
[ ] DVD-RAM
[X] Multisession
[X] Video CD


Write Features --------------------------------

[X] CD-R
[X] CD-RW
[ ] HD-BURN
[X] DVD-R
[X] DVD-RW
[ ] DVD-RAM
[ ] DVD+R
[ ] DVD+RW
[ ] DVD+R DL
[ ] DVD-R DL
[X] Buffer Underrun Protection


Media =========================================

Physical Information --------------------------

Media Type .......: DVD-R
Media ID .........: N/A
Speeds ...........: 1x, 2x
Capacity .........: 4.38 GB
Sectors ..........: 2298496
Layers ...........: 1


Content ---------------------------------------

Type .............: Blank DVD
Label ............:
Date .............: N/A
Publisher ........:
Application ......:
Tracks ...........: 1
Sessions .........: 1
Regions ..........: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


[bold]And this is the report for a previously recorded DVD (this DVD failed during the Lead-out but fortunately it's still readable).[/bold]

===============================================
VSO Inspector Report
Version: 1.1.1.48
Created: 2005/11/07 0:50
===============================================

Device: [1:0:0 - MATSHITA UJ-812 K103 [E] (Ide)]


General ---------------------------------------

Model ............: UJ-812
Manufacturer .....: MATSHITA
Drive Letter .....: E:
Revision .........: K103
Date .............: 406010KME1539056811
Buffer Size ......: 2048 KB


DVD Features ----------------------------------

Region Code ......: 2
Region Control ...: RPC II
User Changes Left : 2
Vendor Resets Left: 4


Read Features ---------------------------------

[X] CD-R
[X] CD-RW
[ ] HD-BURN
[X] DVD-ROM
[X] DVD-R
[X] DVD-RW
[X] DVD+R
[X] DVD+RW
[ ] DVD-RAM
[X] Multisession
[X] Video CD


Write Features --------------------------------

[X] CD-R
[X] CD-RW
[ ] HD-BURN
[X] DVD-R
[X] DVD-RW
[ ] DVD-RAM
[ ] DVD+R
[ ] DVD+RW
[ ] DVD+R DL
[ ] DVD-R DL
[X] Buffer Underrun Protection


Media =========================================

Physical Information --------------------------

Media Type .......: DVD-ROM
Media ID .........: N/A
Speeds ...........: N/A
Capacity .........: 3.74 GB
Sectors ..........: 1963360
Layers ...........: 1


Content ---------------------------------------

Type .............: Data (Mode 1)
Label ............: DESPERATE_HOUSEWIVES_II
Date .............: 2005/11/05
Publisher ........:
Application ......: NERO BURNING ROM
Tracks ...........: 1
Sessions .........: 1
Regions ..........: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

[bold]Finally[/bold], for the last weeks the driver was many times saying power calibration error before starting to burn, but when that happened I changed the disc or restarted the computer and everything was fine again...I don't know if it's helpful, I'm just trying to give as many facts as possible...

Thanks for everything, I hope we can find an answer...
Regards.

 

I was reading that before, but the main problem is not that, as I was telling, once I changed the media or turned off and on the notebook, the message was not appearing anymore. I just mentioned that for you guys to know that it wasnt working perfect all the time. The main problem is that I cannot burn DVDs now...

Regards.

PS: Logs are not useful at all?

 

Hi there!

I have a similar problem with my MATSHITA UJ-812 on an IBM T42 laptop. It reads CDs and DVDs, burns CDs, but it just wont burn DVDs. It even doesnt seem to recognize my empty DVD-R from TDK. It spins for a while (say a minute) and then gives up. I managed to burn 3 DVDs out of the 20 i've bought. I'm quite desperate, hopefully it's the media not the burner. Does anyone know anything new about this or a similar problem with the matshita drive?

Thanks for the replies.

gregor

 

This is from bbmayos faq:

and this one from Nero

might be media, but check everything.

 

I've been reading a lot about others having problems with this drive. Anyone knows where to find tests or which media is best suited for this drive? Just dont want to experiment if someone else already did


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heh, just found on another forum:
"I own a Matshita UJ-815 dvd-burner (it came with the laptop, so don't lynch me). It worked well so far, but when I tried to write a TDK DVD-RW disk, I couldn't get it to recognize the dvd-rw in Nero 6.6.0.13."

It's an other version of the burner, but obviously matshita has problems with TDK media.

 

@mert0n
Some ppl have luck with TDK media, and many do not. I have tried it before, but i will stick with TYs and Verbs. Also is your drives firmware up to date? Out of date firmware can cause some media to fail, and others to make it in that drive.
Cant help on the drive test as i am at work, and not on my home computer.
You can check here for media tests:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php?selectmedia=1476&searchdvdwriter=102
and i think the first comment listed is your drive.

 

Hi again,

Since burning DVDs with Nero is not possible so far, because of the previously stated problems, I'd like to know which other software I can use for burning...so I can try at know for once if it is a Nero problem or not. Maybe, indeed, my stupid drive is failing and I wont be able to burn DVDs any longer...but I just want to try some things before assuming the worst.

Other question, there is possibility to burn with or without using ASPI drivers right? Is this important? How do I know in which mode I'm trying to write? Is the "disc-at-once" mode relevant?

Thanks for your help!!
Regards.

 

Hi there you can try DVD Shrink along with the now soon to be gone DVD Decrypter. Both of them are free and can be found in the downloads. Also if you go the DVD makers website if they have one most of them tell you what kind of media works well with their burners.
One thing I have learned from here and the 2 cake boxes of coasters, is never buy cheap media.
And always use a good burner.

 

Hi, thanks! Well, my problem is that I ran out of space in my HD, I have roughly some 1.5GB left, that's why I need to burn data to free space...

In any case, thanks for the suggestion, I'll see if I can find a small DVD I can copy using DVD Shrink.

Regards.

 

You can check out AD's database to see which movies fit on a DVD5.
http://www.afterdawn.com/tools/dvd_layer.cfm

 

Thanks MaxBurn. Came across that page before. I have dual OS on my Thinkpad, so i tried tu burn those DVDs under Linux, and voila, had almost no trouble at all. Next time I'll buy other brands like you suggested. Yep, as far as i know the firmware is up to date. I'm quite curious about how the drive will perform on other DVD media brands...