Write Error [writing "Lead Out"]

[Makaris]

I'm using Nero 5.5 to write on Packard Bell +RW disks [recorder: _NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A (Target 1, D: ): Autoinsert On, DMA On, Disconnect On, SyncDataXfer Off] and I'm finding a consistent problem.

The write process appears to succeed but at the very end (when all buffers have emptied) Nero pauses for a long time and then reports a "write fail". The disk appears to be readable, though, and is recognised by PowerDVD as a DVD-Video.


The relevant bit of the Nero log says:

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17:31:45 #34 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 219
all writers idle, stopping conversion

17:32:38 #35 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 115
<_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A > start writing Lead-Out at LBA 2233840 (2215F0h), lenght 0 blocks

17:32:39 #36 SCSI -1135 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1407
SCSI Exec, HA 0, TA 1, LUN 0, buffer 0x03AA0000
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 0x22 0x16 0x1F 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0C 0x00

17:32:39 #37 DVDR -1135 File Writer.cpp, Line 331
Write error

17:32:39 #38 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 219
all writers idle, stopping conversion

17:32:39 #39 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1655
Burn process failed at 2.4x (3,312 KB/s)

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I've also tried using DVD-Lab, and a similar error occurs at the same place - a Windows "blue screen" ejects the media and tells me it's unreadable..

Is there anyone who can tell me what's happening here, and if it's important, and how I can stop it?

Many thanks..

[Poppa_Meth]

exactly how big is the set of files you are burning? If you push the capacity too close you may be running out of room on the disc to write the lead-out. cheaper media is infamous for having problems close to the edges.

[Makaris]

Various sizes - max 4.61Gb - but sometimes quite small. But I am "re-writing" and it may be that the failures on small sets are occuring where that disk has previously failed on a big one. [I don't know how this lead-out process works, so that last statement may not be logical !]

You imply some confidence that it's a media problem, not a driver or hardware problem though?

I'll test this out.. Thanks ..

[Poppa_Meth]

4.61GB is too large to burn properly. the max you should have I believe is around the 4.4 area. try buring one that is 4GB or less and see if the problem persists. if it works fine then it's likely a problem with burning too close to the edge.

[Makaris]

I've just successfully burnt my 4.61Gb on a Verbatim +R disk - Nero gave no error, and PowerDVD plays it perfectly - including navigating all chapter links..

There's obviously more serendipity in all this interaction than I thought.. So I'm not sure whether my problem was the cheap Packard Bell disks, or whether I should steer clear of all +RW disks..

[And of course what DVD-Lab shows as 4.61Gb does appear in Nero as about 4.4Gb (I'm not sure what definition of Gb you're using.)]

Anyway, thanks for pointing me in the right direction - it looks like my cheap NEC drive will work OK with the right disks.

[Poppa_Meth]

yep sounds like it was a media problem. I have and NEC drive and never had issues with it. I've used Sony, Verbatim, and Riteks on it with no media issues.