sony dru 500a and cdrwin

[psx_pirate]

when i try to burn a cdr with cdrwin (newest version) it gives the errror "this type of media is not supported" i can burn with clone cd, nero , record now max etc but not with cdrwin i emailed goldenhawk about this issue but received no reply i have also upgraded aspi drivers to latest version but no joy i need to use this prog for reasons i wont go into here (coz its pointless as it wont help solve the problem) anyone tried cdrwin with the sony dru500a and got it to burn cdr (not dvdr) i have tried various firmware on the sony drive to no avail

[handyguy]

Haven't tried it yet but whats the point of using it when you have several other programs that work fine?

What operating system?

[Ciuko]

Upgrade to the very latest version of Cdrwin. (3.9 release date 06/xx/03)
Use ForceAspi.
Then CdrWin will work flawless.

[psx_pirate]

the reason i use cdrwin is to copy playstation games these have to be in cue/bin format as it allows me to modify the game ie: add cheats or protection fixes.

using force aspi doesnt make any difference the drive is recognised by cdrwin and will write to dvd but will not write to cdr i get "the disk format is not supported" i can write to cdr using my plextor cdrw drive but not with my sony dru500a the problem is that i want to remove the plextor from my computer so i can use another dvd drive as the sony is so slow at reading dvd video disks

[Ciuko]

This is the same reason that make me use Cdrwin.
I'm playing WELEVEN FE for PS2 with a patch that must be applied on the "cue+bin" format image.
My OS is WinXP SP1 and Cdrwin 3.9D (latest) works fine with Sony DRU 500a 2.0f.
Image from original cd was extracted , patched and then successfully burned.
... hmm ... let me see ... did you have a "regular" copy of Cdrwin?
Bad/Stolen codes make Cdrwin very unstable. For more info read Google Groups.

Hint: if u need to "patch" make image of the disc with cdrwin, then patch , then burn the patched image with Nero that supports "cue+bin" format.
I've personally tested it. 8)

[Ciuko]

Screenshot:

[psx_pirate]

yes i have a payed for cdrwin code not a pirate i also have updated aspi drivers cdrwin is latest version it works correctly except with cdr on my sony500a it gives an error "the disk format is not supported" when i try to burn cdr, ....... it works fine if i burn to dvdr but ps1 games are cdr and many require a protection fix patch which can only be added to .bin files hence the use of cdrwin. I can burn with my plextor cdrw drive no problem but not to sony 500a drive it will read cdr's from the sony but wont burn back as i said dvdr are no problem on cdr's

[psx_pirate]

just thought i'd mention i'm using windows 98 se with 512mb ram and athlon 1gb processor, i can burn cdr with nero,clone,record now max but not cdrwin although cdrwin does recognise the drive and will burn to dvdr

[Ciuko]

Very strange ... u can see that my Sony dru 500a writes CD-R CD-RW with Cdrwin with no problems.
Try an OS upgrade or change media.
See ya.