Illegal Mode for this Track

[eg1]

Hi, Looking for some help to solve a surplus of duff DVD coasters.

Over recent weeks very little has burnt correctly DVD wise. CD's fine. An old ISO file created months back DID burn successfully last week.

I've tried using IMGBurn and a log is below. I've progressed to a stage where it seems to Bunr OK, stoped getting errors there. It now fails verifying via ImgBurn at "Illegal Mode for this Track"



Firmware seems up to date. DMA is correct on Device manage for Primary and secondary channels. I seem to have low quality media which I will correct soon but seems odd that it was OK using same media and that some older ISO files have worked OK.

Any suggestions?

I 19:36:30 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started!
I 19:36:30 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
W 19:36:30 Drive C:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB
I 19:36:30 Initialising SPTI...
I 19:36:30 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 19:36:30 Found 1 DVD±RW!
I 19:38:14 Operation Started!
I 19:38:14 Source File: F:\Video\New Folder\Cared\CARED.ISO
I 19:38:14 Source File Sectors: 2,276,267 (MODE1/2048)
I 19:38:14 Source File Size: 4,661,794,816 bytes
I 19:38:14 Source File Volume Identifier: CARED
I 19:38:14 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink
I 19:38:14 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 19:38:14 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4164B 1.05 (E (ATA)
I 19:38:14 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: AML-002-00) (Speeds: 4x)
I 19:38:14 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104
I 19:38:14 Write Mode: DVD
I 19:38:14 Write Type: DAO
I 19:38:14 Write Speed: MAX
I 19:38:14 Link Size: Auto
I 19:38:14 Test Mode: No
I 19:38:14 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 19:38:15 Filling Buffer...
I 19:38:16 Writing LeadIn...
I 19:38:35 Writing Image...
I 19:52:38 Synchronising Cache...
I 19:52:58 Closing Track...
I 19:53:00 Finalising Disc...
I 19:53:06 Image MD5: ad8351e9b5b9c17091ad13feade41b80
I 19:53:06 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:14:51
I 19:53:06 Average Write Rate: 5,406 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,618 KB/s (4.1x)
I 19:53:06 Cycling Tray before Verify...
W 19:53:18 Waiting for device to become ready...
I 19:53:35 Device Ready!
I 19:53:35 Operation Started!
I 19:53:35 Source Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4164B 1.05 (E (ATA)
I 19:53:35 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: AML-002-00) (Speeds: 4x)
I 19:53:35 Image File: F:\Video\New Folder\Cared\CARED.ISO
I 19:53:35 Image File Sectors: 2,276,267 (MODE1/2048)
I 19:53:35 Image File Size: 4,661,794,816 bytes
I 19:53:35 Image File Volume Identifier: CARED
I 19:53:35 Image File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink
I 19:53:35 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 19:53:35 Verifying Sectors...
E 20:25:21 Failed to read Sector 0 - Illegal Mode For This Track
E 20:25:21 Failed to Verify Sectors!
E 20:25:22 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:31:46
I 20:25:22 Average Verify Rate: N/A - Maximum Verify Rate: N/A
I 20:30:02 Operation Started!
I 20:30:03 Source Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4164B 1.05 (E (ATA)
I 20:30:03 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: AML-002-00) (Speeds: 4x)
I 20:30:03 Image File: F:\Video\New Folder\Cared\CARED.ISO
I 20:30:03 Image File Sectors: 2,276,267 (MODE1/2048)
I 20:30:03 Image File Size: 4,661,794,816 bytes
I 20:30:03 Image File Volume Identifier: CARED
I 20:30:03 Image File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink
I 20:30:03 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 20:30:03 Verifying Sectors...
W 20:30:23 Failed to read Sector 0 - Illegal Mode For This Track
E 20:45:12 Failed to read Sector 1 - Illegal Mode For This Track
E 20:45:13 Failed to Verify Sectors!
E 20:45:13 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:15:10
I 20:45:13 Average Verify Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x)

[oldfart13]

I was getting similar errors before I replaced my 4163B with a H22L. You might try cleaning the drive with compressed air in case something is interfering with the laser diode. Otherwise, the diode is probably failing. Replacement drives are cheap though. The H22L cost me $50CAD and has everything I had on the old drive (only faster) plus Lightscribe writing capability.

[VegasBud]

eg1,

You may have answered your own question:

I seem to have low quality media...

I wasn't able to find much information for AML-002-00 media, but what I could find doesn't sound very good. Using better disks might very well solve your problem, and they can always be used in the future if the problem lies somewhere else (like the drive).

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