Hi. I hope someone can help. I have been able to successfully burn security copies of my DVDs using DVD Shrink and Nero for about a year or so. But not anymore :-( I have the Cyberhome DX162D burner on a Dell Dimension 3000. Now, using either Nero 7 Premium or CD Burner XP Pro 3 Freeware - the DVD obviously burns but the DVD player doesn't recognize anything - and - when I use the DVD drive on the PC - I get a pop up that the disc is unrecognizable so can't even look at the contents on it. Generally I use Fujifilm DVD-R media. I have attached a discinfo summary - I am ready to throw the entire PC off of the balcony, so if you can help, you might be able to spare its pathetic life. Thanks, nebraskaboy DISCINFO VERSION : 1.6.1.6 VENDOR : HL-DT-ST MODEL : CD-RW GCE-8483B REVISION : B105 LOADING MECHANISM : Tray NUMBER VOL. LEVELS : 255 BUFFER SIZE : 2048KB INTERFACE : ATAPI RPC2 SCHEME : NO ANALOG AUDIO PLAY : YES COMPOSITE OUTPUT : NO DIGITAL PORT-PORT1 : NO DIGITAL PORT-PORT2 : NO READ UPC CODE : YES MULTISESSION READ : YES MODE 2 FORM 1 : YES MODE 2 FORM 2 : YES READ ISRC CODE : YES READ BAD CODE : NO BUFFER UNDER-RUN : YES MT. RAINIER : NO CAN READ CDR : YES CAN READ CDRW : YES CAN READ CDRM2 : YES CAN WRITE CDR : YES CAN WRITE CDRW : YES CAN TEST WRITE : YES CAN READ DVD-ROM : NO CAN READ DVD-R : NO CAN READ DVD-RW : NO CAN READ DVD-RAM : NO CAN READ DVD+R : NO CAN READ DVD+RW : NO CAN WRITE DVD-R : NO CAN WRITE DVD-RW : NO CAN WRITE DVD-RAM : NO CAN WRITE DVD+R : NO CAN WRITE DVD+RW : NO MAX CDR READ SPEED : 48 MAX CDR WRITE SPEED: 48 DISCINFO VERSION : 1.6.1.6 VENDOR : DVDR/RW MODEL : DX162D-A REVISION : 140F VENDOR SPECIFIC : 124< LOADING MECHANISM : Tray NUMBER VOL. LEVELS : 2 BUFFER SIZE : 2048KB INTERFACE : ATAPI RPC2 SCHEME : YES STATUS : Set USER CHANGES : 4 VENDOR CHANGES : 4 CURRENT REGION : 1 ANALOG AUDIO PLAY : YES COMPOSITE OUTPUT : NO DIGITAL PORT-PORT1 : YES DIGITAL PORT-PORT2 : NO READ UPC CODE : YES MULTISESSION READ : YES MODE 2 FORM 1 : YES MODE 2 FORM 2 : YES READ ISRC CODE : YES READ BAD CODE : NO BUFFER UNDER-RUN : YES MT. RAINIER : NO CAN READ CDR : YES CAN READ CDRW : YES CAN READ CDRM2 : YES CAN WRITE CDR : YES CAN WRITE CDRW : YES CAN TEST WRITE : YES CAN READ DVD-ROM : YES CAN READ DVD-R : YES CAN READ DVD-RW : YES CAN READ DVD-RAM : NO CAN READ DVD+R : YES CAN READ DVD+RW : YES CAN WRITE DVD-R : YES CAN WRITE DVD-RW : YES CAN WRITE DVD-RAM : NO CAN WRITE DVD+R : YES CAN WRITE DVD+RW : YES MAX CDR READ SPEED : 40 MAX CDR WRITE SPEED: 40
Dear Attar, Thank you for being willing to try and help. I have pasted in what I think is the log. I have found that neither the DVD Shrink/Nero 7 combination and the DVD Decrypter/DVD Clone 2 - result in a burned DVD that works in either the PC or my DVD player. Interestingly, when I finish the Nero burn and then put the disc back in the drive on the PC, I look at MY COMPUTER, and is says that drive is a CD drive; when I eject the disc, the drive shows again as a DVD drive? But here is the log and thanks for anything you can do to offer my PC a stay of execution (meaning, a launch off the balcony...) Luke ====== *** Nero Burning ROM, History File *** ====== 1C82-0000-19E5-MAAX-4009-1375-**** Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: - NT-SPTI used Nero Version: 7.9.6.0 Internal Version: 7, 9, 6, 0 Recorder: <DVDR/RW DX162D-A> Version: 140F - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.9.6.0 Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ? CD-ROM: <DVDR/RW DX162D-A >Version: 140F - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.9.6.0 Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6Y080L0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : DVDR/RW DX162D-A atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: On === CDRom-Device-Map === DVDR/RW DX162D-A D: CdRom0 HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B E: CdRom1 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 74448896 (0) Byte BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 509MB (522224kB) Free physical memory: 214MB (219516kB) Memory in use : 57 Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 2.7.2007 UDF/ISO compilation 5:55:24 PM #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 424 LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL 5:55:24 PM #2 Phase 112 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 DVD-Video files reallocation started 5:55:24 PM #3 Phase 114 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified) 5:55:25 PM #4 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6663 UDF document burn settings ------------------------------------------ Determine maximum speed : FALSE Simulate : FALSE Write : TRUE Finalize CD : TRUE Multisession : FALSE Burning mode : DAO Mode : 1 UDF Mode : UDF/ISO bridge UDF Options : automatic UDF Revision : 1.02 UDF Partition Type : physical ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char) Character set : ISO 9660 Joliet : FALSE Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : FALSE Allow more than 255 characters in path : FALSE Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE 5:55:25 PM #5 Phase 111 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 DVD-Video files sorted 5:55:25 PM #6 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3343 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 5:55:25 PM #7 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3343 First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000) 5:55:25 PM #8 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3508 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 5:55:25 PM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 307 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 1482543 (329:27.18, 2895MB) 5:55:25 PM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 319 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD) 5:55:25 PM #11 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2964 Recorder: DVDR/RW DX162D-A, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer: RITEKF - 1 Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 5:55:25 PM #12 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 493 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 5:55:25 PM #13 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 793 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 () 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 1482544 (1482544) = #1482544/329:27.19 relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 1482544 blocks [D: DVDR/RW DX162D-A] -------------------------------------------------------------- 5:55:25 PM #14 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 995 Prepare [D: DVDR/RW DX162D-A] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO DAO infos: ========== MCN: "" TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk 1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 3036250112, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== ___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 1482544 | 0 | 0x00 1482544 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00 5:55:25 PM #15 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 215 SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME 5:55:25 PM #16 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4294 Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-Yes (<64KB) 5:55:25 PM #17 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 Caching of files started 5:55:25 PM #18 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4413 Cache writing successful. 5:55:25 PM #19 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 Caching of files completed 5:55:25 PM #20 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 Burn process started at 4x (5,540 KB/s) 5:55:25 PM #21 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2721 Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 5:55:25 PM #22 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3225 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode 5:55:25 PM #23 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3381 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: Yes 5:55:25 PM #24 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 9872 ---- Disc 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: 0.0 (0) 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 Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB) Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist Revision number of maximum recording speed: - Revision number of minimum recording speed: - Revision number table of recording speed: - - - - - - - Class: 0 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 ................ 5:55:25 PM #25 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 269 Pipe memory size 74390400 6:28:21 PM #26 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 113 <D: DVDR/RW DX162D-A> start writing Lead-Out at LBA 1482544 (169F30h), length 0 blocks 6:29:10 PM #27 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3783 EndDAO: Last written address was 1482543 (169F2Fh) 6:29:10 PM #28 Phase 37 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762 Burn process completed successfully at 4x (5,540 KB/s) 6:29:11 PM #29 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 261 SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME 6:29:12 PM #30 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11185 DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed 6:29:12 PM #31 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 424 UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL Existing drivers: Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option) ====== *** Nero Burning ROM, History File *** ======
To my eye it looks like a model burn. The only thing I would suggest is buying a pack of 'Verbatim' or something that says 'Made in Japan'. Your disks are and I have had problems of my own with Ritek, although not as consistently bad as you.. BTW can you burn a CD or a data DVD disk?
Thanks for looking over the log. I am able to burn CDs and data DVDs so it wasn't the drive. I was using Fujifilm DVDs and then tried Memorex and then Maxell. It looks like using the Maxell media and CLONE DVD 2 (rather than Nero)is working fine - nine burns and counting!!! Yippee. So thanks, I think I will just stick with CLONE DVD 2 for the time being. Truly appreciate that this forum exists and that experienced people like you are willing to share your time and expertise. Luke
