New guide to burning XGD3 games (with ImgBurn 2.5.6.0)

Hey i tried burning MW3 at 2x then 4x and got errors with both. At 2x the game would start then crash after like 30 seconds. Then 4x it would play fine for a few missions then crash at the same mission each time. I tried 6x and it burned all the way without any errors and never crashed throughout the game.

So i thought i had the problem sorted i just had to burn at 6x. Then i tried to burn

Top Spin 4 (which is not an XGD3 game) at 6x and it got to around 85/90% then got an error again. It still plays but im pretty sure it will crash sooner or later like MW3 did when i burned at 4x

Is this because its not an XGD3 game? So far i have only burned 2 Top Spin 4 & COD MW3, so thats all i have to go on.

I am useing Verbatim DVD+R DL x 8 - 8.5 GB discs and an external Dual Layer burner

Any help would be great thanks.

 

Just to add tried burning GTA IV at 4x and it went fine. No probs, could it be that XGD3 games need burned at x6 and non XGD3 games need burned at x4 ???

 

Hey don't burn àt 6x or 4x. For me don't matter if its a xgd3 game or not always burn it at 2.4x on verbatim DVD+r dl disks and never ever have problems. So burn your games at 2.4x and always verify your Burns.

 

Just to confirm I need one of these drives to burn xgd3
Lite-On iHAS124B
Lite-On iHAS224B

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Yeah I tried at 2.4 and it came out a bad burn 4x & 6x are all that's worked for me so far.

 

Burning slower is not always better, as you've discovered. Unfortunately, there are no "golden settings" that work perfectly for everyone. What works for me might give coaster after coaster for someone else. It's just a case of tinkering around until you find something that works for you and if that means burning at 6X, then burn at 6X.

You need 1 of these drives (which includes the 2 you mentioned): -

Lite-On iHAS124B
Lite-On iHAS224B
Lite-On iHAS324B
Lite-On iHAS424B
Lite-On iHAS524B
Lite-On iHAS624B

You can cross-flash a 124/324 to a 524 and you can cross-flash a 224/424 to a 624 so really there's no reason to buy anything other than a 124 or 224 unless you can find the higher up models on sale cheaper.

Cross-flashing tutorial: -

http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f..._liteon_ihas_drive_to_unlock_features-915138/

 

hey guys

i wonder if this is green? verbatim singapore(!) mkm003 burned with 4x speed verified and i got ihas 124b

i cant post picute because i am a new user but here is the result in text. only thing is PI max is 130 but everything else is below recommended

Date : 2011-12-26 21:43:22
Model : 0-0-1-0 ATAPI iHAS124 B AL0S
Disc : DVD+R DL , MKM003 [Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation]
Speed : 4x
ECC blocks sum (PI/PIF) : 8/1
Scanned range : 0 - 4267023
Sampling count : 240461
Errors : 0
PI Max : 136
PI Average : 4,23
PI Total : 130777
PIF Max : 2
PIF Average : 0,06
PIF Total : 1939

 

That looks like a good burn to me.

From what I've read on various sites, if your max PI is below 280 and your max PIF is below 4, then any drive that's based on the DVD spec will read the disc without slowing down. Once the error rates get above that, drives may have trouble reading the disc and may have to slow down to read it properly, and if the errors are too bad then the drive will fail to read the disc at some point. Some drives will still read discs just fine when the error rates are above the 280/4 recommended limits.

Some people say that for XGD3 burns the max PI should be below 100, but I am yet to see an explanation why. As your average PI result is low, I'm assuming your max PI is from a spike.

Personally I would be happy with that burn. The max PI is within spec and the average is low. The max and average PIF results are superb.

 

thx mate for the answer

 

Ive got an IHAS 624B. I take it i dont need to cross flash or burner max??
If I need to do any of these can you tell me which one?

 

Are you kidding me man? People just don't think for themselves these days, lol.

The 624B is the top model. What would you cross-flash it to? A lower end one?

As for not having to flash it to Burner Max, if Burner Max wasn't needed at all, why was it even created? Of course you have to flash to Burner Max! That's the whole point of buying one of those drives - so that you can flash it.

 

I got my Ihas124-06B burner. I want it to connect to my laptop via USB. Does any normal SATA to USB converter do the job? I was thinking to buy this http://tinyurl.com/852km6p Will it work with Ihas?

 

Ok, Ive got burner max and the firmware on my iHAS 624 B is GLA2A. Is this firmware compatible? as its nots working

 

What do you mean by "Burner Max and the firmware"? Burner Max IS the firmware. It replaces the stock firmware of the burner, the same as LT+ 3.0 replaces the stock firmware of a 360 drive.

EDIT - Sorry, I'm not being very helpful. Perhaps you could list the exact steps you took to flash your drive with Burner Max, and also expand on what you mean when you say "it's not working".

 

thanks funksoulb i managed to flash my xbox but now i have the problem of fitting 8.7 gb game to 8.5 gb disk is there any way round this i.e maybe shirink it a bit i dont knw lol thanks for ur help just hope you can point me in right direction for this problem

 

You need LiteOn Ihas X24 B (where X=1,2,3,4,5,6) burner and that should be flashed with burner Max FW.

 

Have a look here mate: -

http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f...our_questions_hopefully_answered_here-913418/

 

are you serious bro its the first post on this thread of this post?
...post first .... read second..... (i thought i was bad)

Happy new Year funksoulb .....

 

Same to you mate!

 

People useing MKM-001 disc should check out these settings:

http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-152/burning_mkm-001_at_4x-921136/

What i did was clear all the settings, cleared the OPC history and rebooted. i then enabled these settings:

FHTn, OHTff, OSn, SBn, 4x speed

After buring and useing KProbe these are the results i got:

PI max = 14 AVG = 0.69
PIF max = 3 AVG = 0.07