Can no longer burn to Dvd+r

[Louise_10]

My computer is about 9 months old and I've been able to successfully burn to dvd+r and dvd+rw discs. I'm in the process of converting vhs to dvd and have copied many times to dvd+r but now I can't burn anything to these discs, whether it be through Nero, ConvertXtoDVD or PowerProducer. I can now only burn to dvd+rw discs. I would appreciate it if anyone could offer any advice as to what the problem is and possible solutions. Thanks!

[lordsmurf]

It might simply be an issue of the quality of discs you're trying to use.
See www.nomorecoasters.com for some tips on that.

[redwudz]

Nero has a error log and the others may also. They may give you a clue on what the problem is. You can post the Nero log here if you like, just remove your serial number from the first lines.

[OldeMan]

My computer is about 9 months old and I've been able to successfully burn to dvd+r and dvd+rw discs. I'm in the process of converting vhs to dvd and have copied many times to dvd+r but now I can't burn anything to these discs, whether it be through Nero, ConvertXtoDVD or PowerProducer. I can now only burn to dvd+rw discs. I would appreciate it if anyone could offer any advice as to what the problem is and possible solutions. Thanks!

Might I suggest using ImgBurn to burn. Its very very very good and its free. Much better than the many others I've tried.

Second check for upper and lower filters on your CD/DVD device files in the registry, that could be your problem.
"Some" software puts little locks on these things for nefarious purposes... nuff said.

[Louise_10]

I've copied about 100 verbatim and sony discs successfully and I'm using the same discs but only now getting this problem. Here's the error log from Nero

Windows XP 6.0
IA32
WinAspi: -

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 7.9.6.0
Internal Version: 7, 9, 6, 0
(Nero Express)
Recorder: <MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S>Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.9.6.0
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : via Inquiry data (1) -> ATAPI, detected: ?
Connected to MMC as unknown drive with class-nr : 1
Drive is autodetected - recorder class: Std. MMC recorder
CD-ROM: <MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S >Version: 1.00 - HA 1 TA 0 - 7.9.6.0
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S E: CdRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2037MB (2086476kB)
Free physical memory: 811MB (830824kB)
Memory in use : 60 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

31.8.2009
ISO compilation
10:13:23 PM #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 424
LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL

10:13:23 PM #2 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6663
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : FALSE
Multisession : TRUE
Multisession type: : Start multisession
Burning mode : DAO
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

10:13:23 PM #3 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3343
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

10:13:23 PM #4 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3508
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

10:13:24 PM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 307
Last possible write address on media: 2295103 (510:01.28, 4482MB)
Last address to be written: 119487 ( 26:33.12, 233MB)

10:13:24 PM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 319
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

10:13:24 PM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2964
Recorder: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S, Media type: DVD+R
Disc Manufacturer ID: SONY, Media Type ID: D21, Product revision number: 0
Disc Application Code: 0, Extended Information Indicators: 7

10:13:24 PM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 493
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

10:13:24 PM #9 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 + 119488 (119488) = #119488/26:33.13
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 119488 blocks [E: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S]
--------------------------------------------------------------

10:13:31 PM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 995
Prepare [E: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S] 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 244711424, 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 | 119488 | 0 | 0x00
119488 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00

10:13:31 PM #11 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 215
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

10:13:31 PM #12 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4294
Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-Yes (<64KB)

10:13:31 PM #13 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Caching of files started

10:13:31 PM #14 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4413
Cache writing successful.

10:13:31 PM #15 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Caching of files completed

10:13:31 PM #16 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

10:13:32 PM #17 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

10:13:32 PM #18 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 (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 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: 7 h
Disc Manufacturer ID: SONY....
Media type ID: D21
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 07 53 4F 4E 59 00 - 00 00 00 44 32 31 00 38 ...SONY....D21.8
23 54 37 14 00 28 6E 00 - 80 69 17 19 0C 0C 0A 0B #T7..(n..i......
01 19 1B 0B 0B 0E 0F 01 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

10:13:32 PM #19 SPTI -1066 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 179
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1066)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x24
Sense Qual: 0x00
CDB Data: 0xAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 00 00
Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 24
Buffer x0811ddc0: Len x648

10:13:32 PM #20 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 675
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

10:13:32 PM #21 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 269
Pipe memory size 83836800

10:14:11 PM #22 SPTI -1 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 179
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1)
Sense Key: 0x04 (KEY_HARDWARE_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x03
Sense Qual: 0x00
CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 85 40 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Area: 0xF1 00 04 00 00 82 40 0A 00 29 00 00 03
Buffer x1d350ac0: Len x10000
0xC2 29 07 8B FD 54 64 52 0C D9 70 30 29 6B 40 86
0x3E AC AA 39 44 54 03 01 1E 05 96 03 C3 CB 80 5A
0xD5 49 D6 77 E6 A8 55 DC F9 75 03 DF EC 8C F2 8C

10:14:11 PM #23 CDR -1 File Writer.cpp, Line 303
Unspecified Recorder Error
E: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S

10:14:21 PM #24 Phase 127 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Generating DVD high compatibility borders

10:17:17 PM #25 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 935
EndDAO: Last written address 34112

10:17:17 PM #26 Phase 129 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Generating DVD borders completed successfully

10:17:17 PM #27 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1762
Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

10:17:17 PM #28 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 261
SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME

10:17:23 PM #29 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11185
DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed

10:17:23 PM #30 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)


The ConvertXtoDVD error mentioned something about a hardware error. Does this mean my burner needs to be replaced?

[lordsmurf]

SONYD21 = usually a good disc
.... but ONLY if it's made in TAIWAN.
Is this a MADE IN MALAYSIA disc, perhaps?

Know that laptop DVD burners are notoriously crappy, including the one you have.

I don't see the burn speed. Burn at 4x, see how that goes.

Replacement is an option -- but only after a few more tests fail. So don't ignore my questions, confirm any statements I make. Okay?

[budz]

burn with IMGBURN and use VERBATIM discs and like LS said burn at 4x spd.

[Louise_10]

I checked the disc and it was made in Malaysia. However, I have also tried burning to verbatim discs at 4x speed and that's not working either, even though I burnt about 40 discs successfully from the same batch. It now only works for dvd+rw discs (no matter what brand), not dvd+r discs.

[Ai Haibara]

Have you tried burning with Imgburn? Also, it is possible for discs in a spindle to be of varying quality - a 'successful' burn doesn't guarantee every other disc in the spindle will burn the same way.

[PhoneMatt]

This is similar to the problem that I had with the burner in my Philips 3576 recorder. After 7 months, it no longer burned to + or - R's, just RW's. Most people on here, and the one or two helpful people at Philips that I came across, said that it was an indication that the burner is starting to fail. It could very well be a problem with the burner and not the media. If that is the case, the only answer that I've found is to replace the burner. (For me, that isn't an option. You can't just replace the burner in a 3576. I just burn to -RW's and then copy to -R's. For the OP, replacement is a simple project.)

[tomlee59]

I checked the disc and it was made in Malaysia. However, I have also tried burning to verbatim discs at 4x speed and that's not working either, even though I burnt about 40 discs successfully from the same batch. It now only works for dvd+rw discs (no matter what brand), not dvd+r discs.

Try the Imgburn experiment already suggested, in the small chance that it works (I'm pessimistic, but the cost of the experiment is so low that you ought to give it a shot). The evidence so far strongly suggests that your burner's laser has started to fail. It likely won't be long before you won't even get successful burns with +RW media.

The bright side is that you can replace that Matsushita POS drive with a far better one.

[VegasBud]

Louise_10,

In the log you posted, the drive (burner) reported the reason for the burn failure was atapi error 040300, which is roughly the equivalent of the drive saying "Okay...okay...that was my fault...sorry about that" (technically it was a "peripheral device write fault" connected to a drive hardware error). Sometimes a drive can report the same error when the real cause was bad media, but since you couldn't even successfully burn 233 MB onto a dvd, that doesn't seem likely to be the case...or at least I've never seen media so bad that it can't burn right up by the hub.

You could try using ImgBurn instead of the other software you mentioned, but realistically, software can't do much about a hardware failure. You can also check the connections to the drive, just to be sure, but it's most likely your MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S drive is dying/dead.

I see this thread contains your first posts here, so welcome to VideoHelp.

[Louise_10]

Thanks for your help everyone. I've tried ImgBurn and that didn't work either so it seems as though it's the burner. I'll check whether this is covered in the warranty.

[budz]

If your drive is a IDE one then change the IDE cable. That would be the last resort and if that don't work then the drive is dying a slow death.

[redwudz]

I believe that's a laptop burner and from looking around the net, that may be a common failure.

If so and you don't want to replace it, you might consider a external USB 2.0 DVD burner.

And though it's not likely to have anything to do with your problems, laptop laser lenses are often exposed, so you might check for dirt or grunge on the lens and drive mechanism.