Burning -- what am I doing wrong?

[Black Panther]

It is the 3rd time this happened, using Nero Burning Rom:

I'm burning at the lowest speed.
Why can't I get it right?
Am I missing something?

 

[Mussels]

please fill in some blanks:

what are you copying.
where are you copying from
where are you copying to

 

[Black Panther]

what are you copying: ISO
where are you copying from: Hard Disk
where are you copying to: Dual Layer DVD

 

[alexp999]

Cheap/damaged discs?

What discs are you using?

 

[Mussels]

three possibilites come to mind.

corrupt ISO
damaged disks (unlikely if more than 1 has failed)
software problem (really unlikely, but some games install virus like programs like securom and starforce, that can corrupt burns)

Try burning on another PC, or with different software? there are various freeware/trial programs that burn ISO files.


edit: oh if you're burning a game ISO (a legal backup, we shall call it) they often fake corrupted sectors as part of the security. its not possible to burn them, which is why cracks exist.

 

[panchoman]

few possibilities:

-bad cd
--solution: try another cd, also check the cd's burning speeds

-software
--solution: try imgburn

-dirty laser
--solution: open up the drive, take a q-tip with isopropyl alcohol and clean the laser, while the drive is unplugged and is not running. dont forget to oil the poles that the laser runs on while you're in there!

 

[Black Panther]

I'm trying with ImgBurn now...

Cheap/damaged discs?

What discs are you using?

Well, it's the first time I bought dual layer... I got 25 diskettes for 23.45 Euros, didn't really check if it's a 'normal' price or a cheap price.

The brand is Infiniti Professional 360 Inkjet Printable 8x

 

[alexp999]

I dont think it would be a corrupt ISO, cus the verification process checks against the ISO.

To OP. Are the bad sectors always the same ones or do they change every time.

+1 on the lens cleaning. Maybe just use a cleaner if you have one, probably not necessary to open up the drive. But its up to you.

 

[panchoman]

I'm trying with ImgBurn now...



Well, it's the first time I bought dual layer... I got 25 diskettes for 23.45 Euros, didn't really check if it's a 'normal' price or a cheap price.

The brand is Infiniti Professional 360 Inkjet Printable 8x

hmm this is a problem.

your burn log says that the book type was set to dvd-rom, while the disc is dvd-dl, and it burned at 2.4x, when on auto, it should've burned at 8x.
might just be software thats setting incorrect settings. hopefully imgburn will fix this. otherwise, it could be a bad disc or the laser reading the disc wrong.

 

[Mussels]

he said he burned at min speed, which is 2.4x for DVD DL.

nero says 6580MB which is definately a DL image - the booktype setting is just from some burners, which say its DVD-ROM (instead of -R or RW) to aid crappy set top boxes that refused to play -R/RW media.

 

[panchoman]

he said he burned at min speed, which is 2.4x for DVD DL.

nero says 6580MB which is definately a DL image - the booktype setting is just from some burners, which say its DVD-ROM (instead of -R or RW) to aid crappy set top boxes that refused to play -R/RW media.

ah okay, thanks for clarifying, so im guessing its either a bad disc or a dirty laser.

 

[alexp999]

ah okay, thanks for clarifying, so im guessing its either a bad disc or a dirty laser.

three times in a row? Infiniti arent too bad a manufacturer of discs. I'd say the most likely exp is a dirtly laser. Wait to see what the OP comes back with...

 

[Deleted member 3]

Could be a burner going bad. Or just a burner being dirty. My previous burner successfully burnt everything and failed on verification. I eventually got sick of it and bought a new one for €30.

 

[kenkickr]

Have you tried to just mount the image with say Daemon Tools to see if the image is OK? If so have you looked for an updated firmware? Sometimes from my experience updated firmware can cure burning issues.

 

[Black Panther]

It seems all worked fine with Imgburn. ISO got burnt and verification went all OK.

 

[alexp999]

It seems all worked fine with Imgburn. ISO got burnt and verification went all OK.

Wow. I have never had a problem with Nero. Is it right up to date? Wierd. Oh well at least you got it working!

 

[Mussels]

Wow. I have never had a problem with Nero. Is it right up to date? Wierd. Oh well at least you got it working!

nero relies on a lot of drivers, which can go bad if other programs mess with them (securom etc, as i mentioned earlier)



anyway, at least its sorted before you wasted more disks.

 

[Dr. Spankenstein]

she said she burned at min speed, which is 2.4x for DVD DL.

nero says 6580MB which is definately a DL image - the booktype setting is just from some burners, which say its DVD-ROM (instead of -R or RW) to aid crappy set top boxes that refused to play -R/RW media.

Fixed!

 

[Mussels]

Fixed!

ack! sorry panther! (thats twice now)

 

[francis511]

Problem = Nero. I don`t think you can use multisession with imgburn tho`.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I use alcohol120% (real) to burn iso files,it seems to work when nero does not.

 

[Black Panther]

I think it was a software problem -- Nero ruined 3 disks, Imgburn got it right at once. Either a coincidence, or....

Anyway, previously I did have a burning problem. I think I still have it because I can burn using only 3rd party software, any empty cd's or dvd's weren't recognised - this happened only a week or so after I assembled rig in system specs and the only game I had installed was The Sims2...

I had gone through instructions to remove Starforce and Securom (some time later after I installed other games) from the registry but still I can only burn using 3rd party software.
Sometimes I really hate the fact that copyright protection makes legitimate users suffer...

 

[Mussels]

I think it was a software problem -- Nero ruined 3 disks, Imgburn got it right at once. Either a coincidence, or....

Anyway, previously I did have a burning problem. I think I still have it because I can burn using only 3rd party software, any empty cd's or dvd's weren't recognised - this happened only a week or so after I assembled rig in system specs and the only game I had installed was The Sims2...

I had gone through instructions to remove Starforce and Securom (some time later after I installed other games) from the registry but still I can only burn using 3rd party software.
Sometimes I really hate the fact that copyright protection makes legitimate users suffer...

alcohol 120% has an option to 'hide' CD-R disks from being recognised as such in order to get around games copy protection. Deamon tools may have an option like that too.

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Wow. I have never had a problem with Nero. Is it right up to date? Wierd. Oh well at least you got it working!

Good thing I read the whole thread before deciding to post. I was going to say that Nero is a bloated POS these days and that nobody should use it anymore.
Give Deepburner a try next time, there's a free version and it's never let me down.

 

[alexp999]

Good thing I read the whole thread before deciding to post. I was going to say that Nero is a bloated POS these days and that nobody should use it anymore.
Give Deepburner a try next time, there's a free version and it's never let me down.

I only run essentials. I agree the full version is a bloated POS!