BleepingComputer.com: My DL Dvd burner won't burn DL Dvd's

I have a Lite-On DL DVD burner that won't burn dl disc's no matter what program i try and use nero, alcohol 120%, or dvd decrypter i get an error message telling me that it's an illegal disc and the burn process has failed. I have the latest firmware for the burner as far as i can tell and i'm using Ritek Ridata 8X DVD+R DL discs. I would appreciate any help in trying to get this problem solved
Thanks,
detsaw2

What is the exact error message...and at what point does it appear?

What model Lite-On burner do you have? Never mind, I see it in the heading.

Louis

This post has been edited by hamluis: 10 November 2008 - 06:08 PM

Her is the error message i keep getting from nero burning rom.
detsaw2





Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 9.0.9.100
Internal Version: 9, 0, 9, 100

Recorder: <LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S>Version: HS0E - HA 1 TA 1 - 9.0.9.100
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default
CD-ROM: <SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616E >Version: F502 - HA 1 TA 0 - 9.0.9.100
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD800BB-22JHA0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD1600JD-75HBB0 atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616E atapi Port 2 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S atapi Port 2 ID 1 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : MH7301T FVT802H 2.0B a9m9mwi6 Port 3 ID 0 DMA: Off

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616E E: CdRom0
LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S F: CdRom1
MH7301T FVT802H H: CdRom2
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2046MB (2096124kB)
Free physical memory: 1390MB (1423864kB)
Memory in use : 32 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

10.11.2008
Burn DVD Image
4:28:51 PM #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL

4:28:51 PM #2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3563
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

4:28:52 PM #3 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 312
Last possible write address on media: 4173823 (927:30.73, 8151MB)
Last address to be written: 3756095 (834:41.20, 7336MB)

4:28:52 PM #4 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 324
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD DVD)

4:28:52 PM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2951
Recorder: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S, Media type: DVD+R DL
Disc Manufacturer ID: <RITEK>, Media Type ID: <S04>, Product revision number: 66
Disc Application Code: 0, Extended Information Indicators: 3

4:28:52 PM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 499
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

4:28:52 PM #7 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 756
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, ISO 9660)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 3756096 (3756096) = #3756096/834:41.21
not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 3756096 blocks [F: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S]
--------------------------------------------------------------

4:28:52 PM #8 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 958
Prepare [F: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S] 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 7692484608, 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 | 3756096 | 3756096 | 0x00
3756096 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00

4:28:57 PM #9 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 240
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

4:28:57 PM #10 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4362
Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-No (<64KB)

4:28:57 PM #11 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Caching of files started

4:28:57 PM #12 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4484
Cache writing successful.

4:28:57 PM #13 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Caching of files completed

4:28:57 PM #14 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Burn process started at 2.4x (3,324 KB/s)

4:28:57 PM #15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2675
Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

4:28:57 PM #16 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 1856
GetDriveCaps: LAST LBA of layer 1 is 0

4:28:57 PM #17 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 605
L0 Data Zone Capacity already set to 2086912 (1FD800h, 4076MB), requested last LBA L0 0 (0h, 0MB) ignored

4:28:57 PM #18 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 768
L0 Data Zone Capacity not set.
Max LBA L0 2086911 (1FD7FFh, 4075MB), next writable address 0 (0h, 0MB)

4:28:57 PM #19 CDR -1205 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 784
Burning Layer 1

4:28:57 PM #20 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 794
Start writing layer 1 at address 0 (0h)
Recording mode: unknown Recording Mode

4:28:57 PM #21 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 10187
---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD+R DL (14), Part Version: 1.0x (1)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Transfer Rate: <not specified> (F h)
Number of Layers: 2, Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,293 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 Physical Sector Number of Data Area: FCFFFF h
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Disc Application Code: 0 / 0 h
Extended Information indicators: 3 h
Disc Manufacturer ID: RITEK...
Media type ID: S04
Product revision number: 66
Number of Physical format information bytes in use in ADIP up to byte 63: 64
Media Specific [16..783]:
00 00 03 52 49 54 45 4B - 00 00 00 53 30 34 42 40 ...RITEK...S04B@
25 25 37 10 00 2C 6C 00 - 2C 6C 20 1F 0C 0C 14 14 %%7..,l.,l......
02 01 01 20 00 20 1F 0C - 0C 14 14 02 01 01 20 00 ................
04 00 33 7B 5C 00 25 69 - 3A 26 1C 0A 0B 20 02 01 ..3{\.%i:&......
01 00 00 58 62 42 26 1C - 0A 0B 20 02 01 01 00 5F ...XbB&........_
84 00 00 43 66 3E 26 1C - 0A 0B 20 02 01 01 00 00 ...Cf>&.........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
E1 0F 32 10 00 03 00 00 - 00 FC FF FF 00 22 D7 FF ..2.........."..
00 00 03 52 49 54 45 4B - 00 00 00 53 30 34 42 40 ...RITEK...S04B@
25 25 37 15 00 34 6E 00 - 34 6E 1A 1A 0C 0C 0E 0E %%7..4n.4n......
00 00 00 10 00 1A 1A 0C - 0C 0E 0E 00 00 00 10 00 ................
04 00 33 7B 5C 00 33 66 - 40 19 10 05 04 10 00 00 ..3{\.3f@.......
00 00 00 55 6A 32 24 16 - 09 08 20 00 00 00 00 05 ...Uj2$.........
84 00 00 48 6E 28 24 16 - 09 08 20 00 00 00 00 00 ...Hn($.........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

4:28:57 PM #22 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 7150
Drive: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S
Book Type request [LO], rev 3: DVD-ROM
Changing the Book Type was finished successfully, return code 0

4:28:57 PM #23 CDR -1207 File DVDR.cpp, Line 6559
Book Type automatically set to: DVD-ROM

4:28:57 PM #24 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 675
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

4:28:57 PM #25 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 273
Pipe memory size 83836800

4:28:58 PM #26 SPTI -1046 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 215
CdRom1: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1046)
CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x30
Sense Qual: 0x06
Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 06
Buffer x09d10040: Len x10000
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

4:28:58 PM #27 CDR -1046 File Writer.cpp, Line 306
Illegal disc
F: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S

4:28:58 PM #28 Phase 127 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Generating DVD high compatibility borders

4:28:59 PM #29 Text 0 File DVDPlusRW.cpp, Line 943
EndDAO: Last written address 0

4:28:59 PM #30 Phase 129 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Generating DVD borders completed successfully

4:28:59 PM #31 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 7150
Drive: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S
Book Type request [LO], rev 3: DVD+R DL
Changing the Book Type was finished successfully, return code 0

4:28:59 PM #32 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 1424
SetDriveCaps: Set LAST LBA of layer 1 to 0

4:28:59 PM #33 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Burn process failed at 2.4x (3,324 KB/s)

4:28:59 PM #34 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 287
SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME

4:29:02 PM #35 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11444
DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed

4:29:02 PM #36 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL


Existing drivers:

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

Try some Verbatim dual layer disks (avoid "Made in India"). The Ritek and CMC dual layer disks are pretty much garbage. Learned my lesson the hard way trusting data to those two brands, but I got suckered by really low prices.

You might also try burning at a slower speed.

Louis

Burning at a slower speed is the first thing i tried and that didn't work but as far as the discs themselves you may have something, the Ritek are made in Taiwan. If anyone has anything else it is all apreciated.


detsaw2

LITE-ON SHM-165H6S - Writing to a dual layer DVD. Addresses the ILLEGAL DISC / ILLEGAL DISK error situation in Nero StartSmart. The message from Record Now is "Please insert a blank or rewritable disc into the LITE-ON DVDRW (D:) drive".

The following assumes you know some basic things about Windows XP. Creating a Restore Point. Editing the registry. If you have a different OS, this may be helpful in guiding you towards making similar changes in your OS. Please be sure to readeverything below before actually doing anything. You need to understand what all the steps are before plowing forward!


Here we go:
Create a Restore Point.

RUN regedit.

Export the registry as a backup precaution.

Navigate to this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}. Be sure you are working in CurrentControlSet, as there are other similarly named folders.

In the RIGHT pane, RENAME the entries for UpperFilters and LowerFilters. There may be only one of these. If so, rename it. Use your initials as a prefix, followed by an underscore character. Something like JDC_LowerFilters works just fine. DO NOT delete this value, because you will need to go back into the registry later and rename this entry back to it's original name (removing the JDC_ part).

Exit the registry editor.

Reboot/Restart.

For me, at this point, RecordNow no longer recognizes the drive. Sonic MYDVD does not recognize the drive. Arcsoft Showbiz does not recognize the drive. Reinstalling it may fix (I'll be tryng this later). Nero StartSmart does work, and will write to SONY dual layer DVDs. Not recommended are Memorex, Maxell, and any generic brands or store named brands e.g. Officemax or Staples at 16x1-16x. I've heard rumors that Imation, Verbatim, Ridata, Ritek, Sony, and Philips may all work. I tried TDK, and it did NOT work.

Also, whatever software you may be using to edit video and create DVDs may not recognize the drive at this point. So the recommendation is...

1. Perform the above steps to rename the registry key.

2. Reboot/Restart.

3. Using Nero, write the video files to the Sony DVD+R DL disk in your drive. On my computer, this took about 50 minutes to write 7.8 GB.

4. After creating all your Sony DVD+R DL DVDs, shut down Nero.

5. Edit the same registry key, renaming UpperFilters and LowrFilters to their original names (removing your initials and the underscore character).

6. Exit the registry editor.

7. Reboot/Restart.

... and now you should be back to where you were before you started, with everything being functional - except possibly for writing to dual layer DVDs again! After re-editing the registry key entry to the original name, Nero StartSmart continued to write to SONY DL DVDs successfully. I was surprised about this, but not upset! :-)

You can of course try different software to write the data to the Sony DL DVDs. If you find something that works, PLEASE post it here so we can all benefit from your experiences. Same with alternative DVD DL media.

Thanks! And good luck to you...

Since my last post here, I have learned:

In addition to the SONY DVD+R DL discs, Verbatim DVD+R DL discs also work just fine. The Verbatim are easier to find, and are generally cheaper than the Sonys. Found what seems like a good deal here, but feel free to look around: http://www.supermediastore.com/verbatim-96...r-dl-media.html

Also, there's a big difference in time spent writing a disc using 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, or higher.

My WinXP machine was using PIO. Following hints I'd read, I opened the Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers and clicked once on Secondary IDE Channel. Then right-clicked Secondary IDE Channel, then navigated to Properties/Advanced Settings. If one of the 2 Devices listed is set to PIO mode, do this:

Click Cancel.
Right-click Secondary IDE Channel.
Click Uninstall
Click OK.

Now shutdown/restart the computer. It should automatically find the "New Hardware" and set the IO mode to the highest available.

Check to see if things have changed. Navigate to Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers and click once on Secondary IDE Channel. Then right-click Secondary IDE Channel, then navigate to Properties/Advanced Settings. If the Device listed is now set to Ultra DMA Mode 4, you've just reduced your DVD DL write time from 50+ minutes to somewhere between 14-16 minutes. Depends on how much data you're writing to that Dual Layer DVD, of course.