Can't burn CDs with ImgBurn - "Incompatible Medium Installed"

[Lawbringer]

Started having the following problem when attempting to burn CDs (data or from a CUE file) using ImgBurn:
- starts writing LeadIn
- suddenly throws up an error popup:
"I/O Error
Device:[0:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D 1.09(ATA)
ScsiStatus: 0x02
Interpretation: Check Condition

CDB: 2A 00 FF FF F4 FB 00 02 AA 00
Interpretation: Write (10) - Sectors -2821 - -2140

Sense Area: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 00 00
Interpretation: Incompatible Medium Installed"

When I hit "Cancel" I get a
"Syncronise Cache Failed!
...
Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed"

I used to have DaemonTools installed a while back, and the SPTD hung around after I uninstalled it, so I thought that might have been the issue. Got rid of that, still the same error.

I can burn DVDs just fine, and up until a few months ago CDs burned with no problems.
Using Verbatim CD-R media, which has never failed me before, and which burns fine on my wife's laptop.

The Pioneer drive is about 3 years old

Using ImgBurn version 2.5.0.0

Here's the burn log:
I 09:29:59 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started!
I 09:29:59 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1)
I 09:29:59 Total Physical Memory: 4,191,804 KB - Available: 2,841,868 KB
I 09:29:59 Initialising SPTI...
I 09:29:59 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 09:30:00 Found 1 DVD±RW!
I 09:56:17 Operation Started!
I 09:56:17 Source File: C:\SomeCD.cue
I 09:56:17 Source File Sectors: 348,172 (AUDIO/2352)
I 09:56:17 Source File Size: 818,900,544 bytes
I 09:56:17 Source File Volume Identifier: SomeCD
I 09:56:17 Source File File System(s): None
I 09:56:17 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D 1.09 (E:) (ATA)
I 09:56:17 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m17s06f, Moser Baer India) (Speeds: 4x, 10x, 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x)
I 09:56:17 Destination Media Sectors: 359,847
I 09:56:17 Write Mode: CD
I 09:56:17 Write Type: SAO
I 09:56:17 Write Speed: 32x
I 09:56:17 Lock Volume: Yes
I 09:56:17 Test Mode: No
I 09:56:17 OPC: Yes
I 09:56:17 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 09:56:19 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No
I 09:56:34 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
I 09:56:35 Writing LeadIn... (CD-TEXT)
E 10:08:23 Failed to Write Sectors -2821 - -2140 - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed
I 10:08:23 Writing Sectors...
I 10:08:23 Synchronising Cache...
W 10:08:23 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed
W 10:08:23 Retrying (1 of 3)...
W 10:08:23 Retry Failed - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed
W 10:08:23 Retrying (2 of 3)...
W 10:08:23 Retry Failed - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed
W 10:08:23 Retrying (3 of 3)...
W 10:08:23 Retry Failed - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed
E 10:09:24 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: Incompatible Medium Installed
W 10:09:28 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions.
E 10:09:28 Failed to Write Image!
E 10:09:28 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:13:11
I 10:09:28 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[hech54]

I 09:56:17 Source File Size: 818,900,544 bytes

[redwudz]

I 09:56:17 Source File Size: 818,900,544 bytes

That was what caught my eye also. Does it do the same with a source file that is less than 700MB?

The other error,

ScsiStatus: 0x02
Interpretation: Check Condition

Can also be related to using the wrong media for the size of data. Or it can be from something interrupting the data flow to the drive. More commonly seen on USB burners.

I have burned SVCD CD discs up to 830 MB with Nero in mode 2 CD or CD-XA. It leaves out the error checking data to get more room on the CD. Not sure if ImgBurn can do that. But ImgBurn should have told you before burning that the data was more than the disc could hold.

[minidv2dvd]

yes imgburn can correctly burn mode 2 form 2 SVCD cd discs (unlike nero which can burn them but incorrectly). it would need to be in the cue file as m2f2 though.

open the cue file with notepad and copy/paste it here.

[Lawbringer]

CUE file:

CDTEXTFILE "AbrahamRusso.cdt"
FILE "AbrahamRusso.bin" BINARY
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Ëþáîâü è ñóäüáà"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Ïðîñòî ëþáèòü òåáÿ (äóýò ñ Ê.Îðáàêàéòå)"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 03:41:51
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Äàëåêî-äàëåêî"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 07:24:35
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Amor"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 11:54:43
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Arabica"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 16:02:50
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Îïà-îïà"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 20:40:28
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Êàñàáëàíêà"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 24:27:02
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Ëþáîâü êîòîðîé áîëüøå íåò (äóýò ñ Ê.Îðáàêàéòå)"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 27:58:18
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Tonight"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 31:04:36
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Baby (remix)"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 34:58:49
TRACK 11 AUDIO
TITLE "Teardrop (remix)"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 37:39:26
TRACK 12 AUDIO
TITLE "Fire Horse (remix)"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 41:08:47
TRACK 13 AUDIO
TITLE "Íå óõîäè"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 44:49:49
TRACK 14 AUDIO
TITLE "Ìåíÿ íå ãîíè"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 48:19:03
TRACK 15 AUDIO
TITLE "Îæèäàíèå"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 52:13:63
TRACK 16 AUDIO
TITLE "La amo"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 56:16:24
TRACK 17 AUDIO
TITLE "Milliones de fuego"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 60:26:32
TRACK 18 AUDIO
TITLE "Si Senor"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 64:18:59
TRACK 19 AUDIO
TITLE "Quiereme"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 68:29:24
TRACK 20 AUDIO
TITLE "Êàê áûòü"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 72:07:54

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it's a backup of one of my old Russian music CDs that's gotten so scratched up over the years that it's skipping like crazy. When I made the backup the CD was fine, and the image I'm trying to burn was made directly off of that CD, so not sure why it's bigger than CD media.

[minidv2dvd]

it's showing only around 72 minutes. that should fit fine on a 700mb cdr. as long as that last song is under 8 minutes? might also have to do with it being a cd-text disc, i'm not familiar with that format. is it a karaoke type thing?

try a couple other cdrs. put them in and see what info imageburn comes up with on the media.