I came across this site while looking into an error Nero's been giving me when trying to burn DVDs. The drive is an HP DVD Writer 840d. It burns CDs (both CD-R and CD-RW) fine, but so far I've been completely unable to get it to burn a DVD-- I've tried burning just data files and ISOs four or five times and Nero failes every time 1%-2% into the burn process. The media I;m using is Windata DVD+R. Can anyone help? Here's the error log Nero generates: --------------------------------------- Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: - ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 10/26/2004 12:35:32 PM Nero Version: 6.6.0.16 Internal Version: 6, 6, 0, 16b (Nero Express) Recorder: <HP DVD Writer 840d> Version: HPD5 - HA 0 TA 2 - 6.6.0.16 Adapter driver: <nvatabus> HA 0 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ? CD-ROM: <HP CD-Writer+ 8200a>Version: 1.0f - HA 0 TA 3 - 6.6.0.16 Adapter driver: <nvatabus> HA 0 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : ST360015A nvatabus Port 0 ID 0 DMA: Off DiskPeripheral : ST3250620A nvatabus Port 0 ID 1 DMA: Off CdRomPeripheral : HP DVD Writer 840d nvatabus Port 0 ID 2 DMA: Off CdRomPeripheral : HP CD-Writer+ 8200a nvatabus Port 0 ID 3 DMA: Off CdRomPeripheral : UK5502I SKJ615B 1.0 aip2s3fh Port 1 ID 0 DMA: Off === CDRom-Device-Map === HP DVD Writer 840d F: CDRom0 HP CD-Writer+ 8200a G: CDRom1 UK5502I SKJ615B H: CDRom2 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte ShowDrvBufStat : 0 BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 1023MB (1048052kB) Free physical memory: 668MB (684376kB) Memory in use : 34 % Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 13.8.2007 ISO compilation 7:44:26 PM #1 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6356 Iso document burn settings ------------------------------------------ Determine maximum speed : FALSE Simulate : FALSE Write : TRUE Finalize CD : TRUE Multisession : FALSE Burning mode : TAO Mode : 1 ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char) Character set : ISO 9660 Joliet : TRUE Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE 7:44:27 PM #2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 2948 HP DVD Writer 840d Buffer underrun protection activated 7:44:27 PM #3 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 127 Reader running 7:44:27 PM #4 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 122 Writer HP DVD Writer 840d running 7:44:27 PM #5 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3309 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 7:44:27 PM #6 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3233 Turn on Track-At-Once, using DVD media 7:44:28 PM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 270 Last possible write address on media: 2295103 (510:01.28, 4482MB) Last address to be written: 1468671 (326:22.21, 2868MB) 7:44:28 PM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 282 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD) 7:44:28 PM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2483 Recorder: HP DVD Writer 840d, Media type: DVD+R Disc Manufacturer ID: AML, Media Type ID: 002, Product revision number: 0 Disc Application Code: 0, Extended Information Indicators: 3 7:44:28 PM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 448 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 7:44:28 PM #11 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 838 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 () 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 1468672 (1468672) = #1468672/326:22.22 relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required, no patch infos -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 1468672 blocks [HP DVD Writer 840d] -------------------------------------------------------------- 7:44:28 PM #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1051 Prepare recorder [HP DVD Writer 840d] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO DAO infos: ========== MCN: "" TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated Tracks 1 to 1: 1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 3007840256, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== __Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 1468672 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 7:44:28 PM #13 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Caching of files started 7:44:28 PM #14 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4120 Cache writing successful. 7:44:28 PM #15 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Caching of files completed 7:44:28 PM #16 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s) 7:44:28 PM #17 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2654 Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 7:44:28 PM #18 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8862 ---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ---- Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050 Book Type: DVD+R (10), Part Version: 1.0x (1) 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: 26053F h End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB) Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist Disc Application Code: 0 / 0 h Extended Information indicators: 3 h Disc Manufacturer ID: AML..... Media type ID: 002 Product revision number: 0 Number of Physical format information bytes in use in ADIP up to byte 63: 56 Media Specific [16..63]: 00 00 03 41 4D 4C 00 00 - 00 00 00 30 30 32 00 38 ...AML.....002.8 23 54 37 10 02 4E 72 02 - 8C 63 16 16 0B 0B 0A 0A #T7..Nr..c...... 01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 01 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 7:44:28 PM #19 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 665 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: Yes 7:48:33 PM #20 SCSI -1135 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1434 SCSI Exec, HA 0, TA 2, LUN 0, buffer 0x06550000 Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR) HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK) TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND) Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR) Sense Code: 0x0C Sense Qual: 0x00 CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x9D 0x60 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0C 0x00 7:48:33 PM #21 CDR -1135 File Writer.cpp, Line 311 Write error 7:48:33 PM #22 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228 all writers idle, stopping conversion 7:48:33 PM #23 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222 conversion idle, stopping reader 7:48:33 PM #24 Phase 127 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Generating DVD high compatibility borders 7:48:33 PM #25 Phase 129 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Generating DVD borders completed successfully 7:48:33 PM #26 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832 Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s) Existing drivers: File 'Drivers\nvatabus.sys': Ver=5.10.2600.0446 built by: WinDDK, size=79360 bytes, created 6/3/2004 10:40:46 AM (Adapter driver for rec) Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option) --------------------------------------- Thanks, m19
If you can get some 'Verbatim' brand disks or something that says 'Made in Japan' on the package and burn them at 4x, then it will eliminate a possible cause of the problem.
I can do that. So it's probably just the speed and media type? Nothing else in the log stands out as a possibility? m19
With IDE drives one would look for the DMA to be on, however SATA drives are not reported properly by Nero, so the drive is probably set ok and if not then ripping would be noticeably slow. To get Nero out of the picture, you could save the output to a folder and burn the disk with ImgBurn. http://www.imgburn.com/ Run ImgBurn Click 'Mode' > 'Build' Click 'Output' > 'Device' Click 'File' > 'Browse for Folder', highlight on the 'VIDEO_TS' folder, > 'OK' Set burning speed to 4x and click the green write button. If it's an ISO imge to be burned, select 'Mode' > 'Write'