Hello - I'm hoping someone can give me some advice!!!! Just recently purcased an AOPEN Dual layer dvd burner from tiger direct. I'm somewhat computer savvy but this has gotten the best of me!!!! With the burner I also bought some DVD-R's ofcourse to try out my new toy. I have tried numerous times to back-up my own personal dvd movie but have failed miserably so far. I downloaded a dvd decryption program and that works fine. With that I can use my Nero Recode 2 that came included in my Nero Software suit. It recodes everything down to fit on a 4.7 gig disk. Then I proceed to burn and it gives me the option to copy at once or to write it to a temp file on the hard drive and the burn to disk in order to ensure that it meet the requirements to fit onto the 4.7 gig disk. I always do the 2nd option I just stated. Well I started failing right off the bat!! At first it wouldn't even actually burn any of the disk and about half way through it would kick it out with an error. You could look at the disk and there wouldn't be any references to being burned like you would normally see on a home burned disk if you look at in the light just right. So I fidgeted with some setting and made sure I was burning at no more than 4x's speed and proceeded to try again and now with the last couple or three frisbees, it lets it get within a couple of minutes of finishing and then kicks it out with an error. This time you can actually see where it has burned on the disc and there is still about a half inch of unused space at the end. In the mist of all this I decided to try one of the DVD+RW that I got for the DVD recorder I have hooked up to the TV. It completed the recording, but will only playback on the computer. Neither of the DVD players on the TV. Including the recorder that specifically requires DVD+R or +RW. So then I start reading about how some media is downright junk. Being that I bought the cheapest on the shelf, and not a brand that i'd ever heard of, I figured I would go and by some good ones of a different brand and try that. So I get some Sony DVD-R from Kmart and try that and I'm now back to square one...it kicks it out at the beginning. I'm dying to know what the deal is!!! Is there a setting I don't know of or did I buy junk DVDs twice? I've even downloaded and installed the latest firmware, whish was a newer date than what came with the hardware, and obviously that didn't help. Attatched is the log file for the nem sony disc...maybe someone can make something of that!! ********** Nero Recode 2 ********** Version: 2.0.0.18 Project type: Copy entire DVD Target size: DVD5 (2282925) Burn settings: Target: AOPEN DUW1608/12X Number of copies: 1 Write speed: 0 KB/s Temp folder: C:\Documents and Settings\Roger\My Documents\Nero Recode (22211190784 bytes free) Direct burning: true Target media: DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R9 Double Layer Shutdown when finished: false Advanced Analysis: false 16:11:55 File burn_dvdfiles.cpp, Line 235 Compile DVD: init VMG Menus Vobs [5 vobus] 0.29MB -> 0.25MB [R 0.27] Video: 0.23MB, extra: 0.01MB Audio: 0 streams Subpicture: 1 streams 0. Unspecified 0.00MB [enabled] VTS_01 Menus Vobs [11 vobus] 0.91MB -> 0.78MB [R 0.27] Video: 0.68MB, extra: 0.10MB Audio: 0 streams Subpicture: 1 streams 0. Unspecified 0.08MB [enabled] VTS_01 Title Vobs [11676 vobus] 5077.78MB -> 3795.35MB [R 0.79] Video: 3492.95MB, extra: 302.39MB Audio: 2 streams 0. Dolby Digital 5.1-ch English 273.59MB [enabled] 1. Dolby Digital 5.1-ch French 234.51MB [disabled] Subpicture: 3 streams 0. English 6.00MB [enabled] 1. Spanish 4.26MB [disabled] 2. French 0.02MB [disabled] VTS_02 Menus Vobs [1 vobus] 0.01MB -> 0.01MB [not compressable] Video: 0.01MB, extra: 0.00MB Audio: 0 streams Subpicture: 1 streams 0. Unspecified 0.00MB [enabled] VTS_02 Title Vobs [25 vobus] 5.01MB -> 2.37MB [R 0.00] Video: 2.32MB, extra: 0.05MB Audio: 0 streams Subpicture: 0 streams VTS_03 Title Vobs [2702 vobus] 971.46MB -> 500.51MB [R 0.00] Video: 469.45MB, extra: 31.06MB Audio: 1 streams 0. Dolby Digital 2-ch English 25.78MB [enabled] Subpicture: 0 streams VTS_04 Title Vobs [698 vobus] 334.03MB -> 159.27MB [R 0.00] Video: 140.63MB, extra: 18.64MB Audio: 1 streams 0. Dolby Digital 5.1-ch English 17.28MB [enabled] Subpicture: 0 streams 16:11:55 File burn_dvdfiles.cpp, Line 1146 Compile DVD: begin copy 1 16:11:55 File NeroRecorderBase.cpp, Line 534 Writing to disc: DVD-R 16:11:55 File NeroRecorderBase.cpp, Line 548 Free capacity on disc: 2286444 sectors (2298496) 16:11:55 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 623 Estimated filesystem size: 560 16:11:55 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 625 Burn process started 16:11:55 File burn_dvdfiles.cpp, Line 452 Compile DVD: burning 2286326 sectors (2282924 required) 16:11:55 File burn_dvdfiles.cpp, Line 649 Compile DVD: adjust target size to 4465.48MB (4465.48MB obtained) 16:11:56 File burn_dvdfiles.cpp, Line 522 Compiling DVD Volume started 16:11:56 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 1212 Buffering files started 16:11:56 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 994 Buffering VIDEO_TS.VOB 16:11:56 File vob_record.cpp, Line 648 DirectBurn offset: VIDEO_TS.VOB 16 16:11:56 File burn_dvdfiles.cpp, Line 1061 Compile DVD: finished VMG Menus Vobs VMG Menus Vobs: Original 0.29MB -> Expected 0.25MB -> Output 0.25MB Finished error -0.00MB Ratio encoded = 0 Original encoded = 1 Slide encoded = 4 StillImage encoded = 0 Output extra size = 0.01MB Source video size = 0.27MB Pictures Modified [I 4] [P 0] [B 0] 16:11:56 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 1805 Finished buffering file VIDEO_TS.VOB of size 260096 bytes (127 sectors) 16:11:56 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 1872 Buffering files finished successfully 16:11:56 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 366 Reserved fragment at 0. Length: 736 16:11:56 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 1383 Reserved start fragment at 0 16:11:56 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 366 Reserved fragment at 736. Length: 64 16:11:56 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 990 Writing VTS_01_0.VOB at sector 800 16:11:56 File vob_record.cpp, Line 648 DirectBurn offset: VTS_01_0.VOB 240 16:12:29 File burn_dvdfiles.cpp, Line 1061 Compile DVD: finished VTS_01 Menus Vobs VTS_01 Menus Vobs: Original 0.91MB -> Expected 0.78MB -> Output 0.78MB Finished error -0.00MB Ratio encoded = 0 Original encoded = 0 Slide encoded = 11 StillImage encoded = 0 Output extra size = 0.10MB Source video size = 0.81MB Pictures Modified [I 11] [P 0] [B 0] 4:16:38 PM #1 SCSI -400 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1432 SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x02122000 Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR) HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND) Sense Key: 0x04 (KEY_HARDWARE_ERROR) Sense Code: 0x91 Sense Qual: 0xC4 CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x03 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x10 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x04 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0E 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x91 0xC4 16:16:38 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 1606 Failed to write 32 sectors at 800 16:16:38 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 1757 Failed to write file to disc 16:16:38 File NeroRecorder.cpp, Line 3072 Disc info: Partitions: 2 #0: Start: 0, Size: 720 #1: Start: 736, Size: 48 TotalCapacity: 2297888, FreeCapacity: 2297888, Next writable address: 800 Number of fragments: 2 Fragment 1 (reserved, blank), session: 1 start: 0, next writable address: 720 Fragment 2 (reserved, blank), session: 1 start: 736, next writable address: 784 ----- Begin NeroAPI error log ----- 1A20-0202-0330-1727-0458-7779 Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=4.71 (0002), size=45056 bytes, created 7/17/2002 9:20:56 AM ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\ahead\Nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 10/26/2004 4:21:30 PM Nero API version: 6.6.0.6 Using interface version: 6.3.0.6 Installed in: C:\Program Files\ahead\Nero\ Application: Ahead\Nero Recode Recorder: <AOPEN DUW1608/12X> Version: A070 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.6 Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6E040L0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : AOPEN DUW1608/12X atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : IDE DVD-ROM 16X atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: On === CDRom-Device-Map === AOPEN DUW1608/12X D: CDRom0 IDE DVD-ROM 16X E: CDRom1 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 40894464 (0) Byte ShowDrvBufStat : 0 BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 255MB (261616kB) Free physical memory: 110MB (112860kB) Memory in use : 56 Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 17.2.2005 NeroAPI 4:11:55 PM #1 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 257 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: -1 ( 0:00.-1, 0MB) 4:11:55 PM #2 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 269 Write in overburning mode: NO 4:11:55 PM #3 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2311 Recorder: AOPEN DUW1608/12X, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer: SONY - Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 4:11:55 PM #4 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 431 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 4:11:55 PM #5 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3286 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 4:11:55 PM #6 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3286 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 4:11:55 PM #7 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2300 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode for Multisession 4:11:55 PM #8 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 21079 Set BUFE: Buffer underrun protection -> ON , Adapt writespeed to disc : ON 4:11:55 PM #9 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2441 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: No 4:11:55 PM #10 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8332 ---- 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 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 ................ 4:11:55 PM #11 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 5619 Drive: AOPEN DUW1608/12X Book Type request [gen]: DVD-ROMDrive doesn't support changing Book Type for DVD-R
Don't mean to jump ahead of the gun here but, I noticed a setting in the properties of the drive in the device manager. The region setting is set to 0 could changeing that to...ooooohh I don't know, maybe....United States, make any difference? I don't want to unknowingly play with this setting because for some reason it only allows 5 changes and it locks in on the last one and there is NO way to reset it for some reason? Thank You Roger
OK.....?????? I'm not quite understand where you're coming from? I seemed to be looking for it and must be overlooking, besides what is the harm? Excuse me if i'm coming across as dumb...but you got me buffaloed here!! Thank You Roger
the serial number is right below this at the start of your log file. Version: 2.0.0.18 Home Kitchen If you leave it in someone could get it and use it.
First of all if your drive came with nero more than likely it's an OEM version of nero and I have had a bad experience with OEM versions of nero.And why not use dvd decrypter to burn? I had just read a PC magazine article on an up date of SP2 that affects DL burning with nero.And I personally like nero but I would back-up my disc and it would freeze when watching it with my player.use shrink to compress or, if you doing a DL just use dvd decrypter read as ISO and burn .ISO file.Don't use cheap discs with bad dye speads and pin holes in the dye.Update your firmware, I bet you that will help with the discs you are using. www.cdfreaks.com
Thanks I'll try that stuff then get back. I found what you were talking about with the serial # but I can't seem to figure out how to edit a past post?? Can't believe i didn't catch that!! I know better than that...LOL Thank You