NEC3550A ? bitsetting revisit

[jlohojo7]

hey I have liggy and dees 1.Y6 firmware but everytime I afer I change it from DVD+R to DVD-ROM it says success then when I go back on imgburn after it has finished it says on the disc info BOOK TYPE DVD+R why is it not DVD-ROM this is bugging me to death !!!! thanks alot
regards jj

[Chewy]

I 19:00:12 ImgBurn Version 1.3.0.0 started!
I 19:00:12 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 19:00:12 Initialising SPTI...
I 19:00:12 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 19:00:12 Found 1 DVD±RW and 1 DVD±RW/RAM!
I 19:01:52 Operation Started!
I 19:01:52 Source File: D:\DEADWOOD.ISO
I 19:01:52 Source File Sectors: 2,253,081 (MODE1/2048)
I 19:01:52 Source File Size: 4,614,309,888 bytes
I 19:01:52 Source File Volume Identifier: DEADWOOD
I 19:01:52 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink
I 19:01:52 Source File UDF Revision: 1.02
I 19:01:52 Destination Device: [1:0:0] _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A 1.Y6 (F (ATA)
I 19:01:52 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x)
I 19:01:52 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104
I 19:01:52 Write Mode: DVD
I 19:01:52 Write Type: DAO
I 19:01:52 Write Speed: 8x
I 19:01:52 Link Size: Auto
I 19:01:52 Test Mode: No
I 19:01:52 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 19:01:52 Filling Buffer...
I 19:01:52 Writing LeadIn...
I 19:02:17 Writing Image...
I 19:11:13 Synchronising Cache...
I 19:11:14 Closing Track...
I 19:11:27 Finalising Disc...
I 19:11:41 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:09:48
I 19:11:41 Average Write Rate: 8,407 KB/s (6.1x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,680 KB/s (8.4x)

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00
Book Type: DVD-ROM

Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info
Basic Information
Disc type: : DVD+R
Book Type : DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: : CMC
MID : CMC MAG M01 (000)
Write speeds: : 4 X - 6 X - 8 X - 12 X - 16 X
Blank Capacity : n/a

post a log

[jlohojo7]

I 19:13:59 ImgBurn Version 1.3.0.0 started!
I 19:13:59 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 19:13:59 Initialising SPTI...
I 19:13:59 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 19:13:59 Found 1 CD-RW and 1 DVD±RW!
I 19:15:29 Operation Started!
I 19:15:29 Source File: D:\SYRIANA.ISO
I 19:15:29 Source File Sectors: 2,150,695 (MODE1/2048)
I 19:15:29 Source File Size: 4,404,623,360 bytes
I 19:15:29 Source File Volume Identifier: SYRIANA
I 19:15:29 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink
I 19:15:30 Source File UDF Revision: 1.02
I 19:15:30 Destination Device: [1:0:0] _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A 1.Y6 (F (ATA)
I 19:15:30 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: CMC MAG-E01-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x)
I 19:15:30 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104
I 19:15:30 Write Mode: DVD
I 19:15:30 Write Type: DAO
I 19:15:30 Write Speed: MAX
I 19:15:30 Link Size: Auto
I 19:15:30 Test Mode: No
I 19:15:30 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 19:15:30 Filling Buffer...
I 19:15:31 Writing LeadIn...
I 19:15:56 Writing Image...
I 19:21:43 Synchronising Cache...
I 19:21:44 Closing Track...
I 19:21:59 Finalising Disc...
I 19:22:16 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:06:45
I 19:22:16 Average Write Rate: 12,431 KB/s (9.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 17,302 KB/s (12.5x)


_NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A 1.Y6 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+R

Disc Information:
Status: Complete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Sectors: 2,150,704
Size: 4,404,641,792 bytes
Time: 477:58:04 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x

Physical Format Information (ADIP):
Disc ID: CMC MAG-E01-00
Book Type: DVD+R
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: CMC MAG-E01-00
Book Type: DVD-ROM
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm

[jlohojo7]

Wait a min is it recording it in DVD-ROM im confused now ive never seen that before?? Do I need to go in and change the book type everytime before the burn, also am i supposed to do this before i insert the disc ??
thanks for all the help again

[soup]

You insert the disc first & yes with dvd+r you have to do it each time. I would also read these: The Golden Rules Of Burning.

[Chewy]

soup, we are talking about nec drives here, not LG's

just verified, imgburn and nec remember setting after reboot

[soup]

My bad, sorry for the misleading info.

[Chewy]

hey,
I had to test myself as I thought it didn't remember either. The LG remembers till you reboot the computer.

[MikeyBK]

I just recieved my NEC 3550a and had been looking to flash it to the 1Y6 firmware so I could bitset and now I have some feedback on it.

Thanks guys!

[BR7]

I couldn't turn on dvd rom using Nero when I went to imgburn and turned it on I killed to birds with one stone my nero now burns +R as dvd rom.May sound stupid but I didn't know it could do that

[Chewy]

I couldn't turn on dvd rom using Nero

I do it all the time

in chose recorder under options for full rom

in express the option shows later in the process

[BR7]

Must of been a glitch with Nero I unistalled it and ran the cleaner and reinstalled it again now it works for me

[Chewy]

nero is famous for glitches, every now and then I either run it as a repair disk
or run clean tool and reinstall, it's bloatware but sometimes I need that bloat.

[locoeng]

When flashing the NEC drive with BinFlash you can permanantly set the booktype for DVD+R to DVD-ROM..correct chewy? This is what I've done and have never had to set the booktype with any of the programs that I use (imgburn, dvdd or Nero). Furthermore, I was under the assumption that Nero's default setting for DVD+R is to booktype to DVD-ROM...at least mine seems to always be set to booktype.

[Chewy]

Varies with versions of nero, earlier versions tried to bitsett dvd-r, later versions do bitsett by default, but that might depend upon firmware also.

bitsetting isn't all that it's cracked up to be, in some rarer cases a standalone will reject it. Overall I trust high quality dvd-r burns more.