I have been trying to burn dvd discs for about 2 months now and it hasn't worked for me in the least. I thought my HDD was too full so I went out and bought a new one. Then the programs I had weren't good enough so I acquired the right ones. Now all I get is that dreaded "illegal disc" message and I still don't get it. If someone could help, it would be fantastic! Here is the error log; Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=4.60 (1021), size=45056 bytes, created 9/10/1999 12:06:00 AM ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 11/2/2004 12:54:32 PM NT-SPTI used Nero Version: 6.6.1.4 Internal Version: 6, 6, 1, 4d (Nero Express) Recorder: <HP DVD Writer 420n> Version: 1.33 - HA 1 TA 1 - 6.6.1.4 Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ? CD-ROM: <HP DVD Writer 420n >Version: 1.33 - HA 1 TA 1 - 6.6.1.4 Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : WDC WD300BB-75DEA0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8481B atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : HP DVD Writer 420n atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: On === CDRom-Device-Map === HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8481B D: CDRom0 HP DVD Writer 420n E: CDRom1 ======================= AutoRun : 0 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 24117248 (0) Byte ShowDrvBufStat : 0 BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 126MB (129520kB) Free physical memory: 22MB (22808kB) Memory in use : 82 % Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 5.2.2007 Burn DVD Image 10:28:31 AM #1 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 531 ReadBuffer-Pipe got 23552KB of Memory 10:28:31 AM #2 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 124 Reader running 10:28:31 AM #3 IMAGEGEN -10 File ImageGen.cpp, Line 366 Image was written as DAO. DAOI: MediaCatalogNumber = '' TocType = 0x40 Finalized = 1 First/Last Track = 1 / 1 1: ISRC = '' Blocksize = 2048 TrackMode = 'TRM_DATA_MODE1' TrackConfig = 0x00 First/Last Index = 0 / 1 Index0FilePos = 0, Index1FilePos = 0, NextTrackFilePos = 4681990144 CUES: 0: Ctrl=0x41 Trk= 0 (0x00) Index=00 Start=00:00.00 ( 0) RecDep=0x00 1: Ctrl=0x41 Trk= 1 (0x01) Index=00 Start=00:00.00 ( 0) RecDep=0x00 2: Ctrl=0x41 Trk= 1 (0x01) Index=01 Start=00:00.00 ( 0) RecDep=0x00 3: Ctrl=0x41 Trk=110 (0xAA) Index=01 Start=508:01.53 ( 2286128) RecDep=0x00 MTYP: Mediumtype = DVD (old format) (0x1C) Image file name: <F:\inconvenient_truth.nrg> 10:28:31 AM #4 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3305 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 10:28:31 AM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 281 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 2286127 (508:01.52, 4465MB) 10:28:31 AM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 293 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD DVD) 10:28:31 AM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2612 Recorder: HP DVD Writer 420n, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer: RITEKF - 1 Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 10:28:31 AM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 459 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 10:28:31 AM #9 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 847 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (1 - DVD-ROM) 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 2286128 (2286128) = #2286128/508:1.53 not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required, no patch infos -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2286128 blocks [HP DVD Writer 420n] -------------------------------------------------------------- 10:28:31 AM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1059 Prepare recorder [HP DVD Writer 420n] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO DAO infos: ========== MCN: "" TOCType: 0x40; Session Closed, disc fixated Tracks 1 to 1: 1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4681990144, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== __Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 2286128 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 10:28:31 AM #11 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 38 SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME 10:28:31 AM #12 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 83 SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME 10:28:31 AM #13 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Caching of files started 10:28:32 AM #14 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4145 Cache writing successful. 10:28:32 AM #15 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Caching of files completed 10:28:32 AM #16 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Burn process started at 2x (2,770 KB/s) 10:28:32 AM #17 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2685 Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 10:28:32 AM #18 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2707 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode for Multisession 10:28:32 AM #19 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2863 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: No 10:28:32 AM #20 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8647 ---- DVD 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 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 (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB) Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 2FE10 h Start sector number of the next Border-In: 2FFA0 h Media Specific [16..63]: 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 ................ 10:28:32 AM #21 SPTI -1046 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 289 E: CdRom1: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1046) Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY) Sense Code: 0x30 Sense Qual: 0x11 CDB Data: 0x53 00 00 00 00 00 22 E2 30 00 00 00 Sense Area: 0x70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 11 10:28:32 AM #22 CDR -1046 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1799 Illegal disc E: HP DVD Writer 420n 10:28:32 AM #23 TRANSFER -27 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1799 Could not perform start of Disc-at-once 10:28:32 AM #24 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Burn process failed at 2x (2,770 KB/s) Existing drivers: File 'Drivers\ADPU160M.SYS': Ver=v3.60a (Lab01_N(johnstra).010529-2218), size=101888 bytes, created 6/25/2002 4:36:14 PM File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.03.28a, size=20640 bytes, created 3/23/2005 5:15:58 PM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K) Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)
Nero 6.6.1.4 This version of Nero contains some bugs, uninstall, run this clean tool http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/en/Clean_Tools.html and then install this more stable version, BOTH packages http://httpdl1.usw.nero.com/software/Nero6/Nero-6.6.0.18_no_yt.exe Package 2 http://httpdl1.usw.nero.com/software/Nero6/NVE-3.1.0.21_no_yt.exe It is recommended to have a minimum of 512mb RAM to be successfull at burning DVDs, you need to upgrade your RAM 4 fold.