Lack of experience

[Galin-Kinlin]

I'm trying to burn an AVI video to a 4.3 gb DVD+R using DVD Flick. On the finalization step, it opened up ImgBurn, and left me on the "Write" step. I have no idea what burner I have, nor my drive type. (Which doesn't really matter, right?) Well, at any rate, on the bottom of the screen I have the message "Device not ready (Medium not present)" How exactly do I fix this?

Also, if this was answered in the sticky, I'm terribly sorry, but I didn't see it.



EDIT: Problem fixed. Can't burn a DVD+R with a drive that is CD-RW, at least that's what I was told in a different support forum. Thanks.

[Chewy]

Which doesn't really matter, right?

yes it does matter, locate the imgburn.exe in the dvd flick program folder and under help see if it created a log? open imgburn, set it for write mode and see if it sees your blanks

we at least need your burner id and firmware

[Galin-Kinlin]

I 05:23:01 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started!
I 05:23:01 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 05:23:01 Total Physical Memory: 522,316 KB - Available: 213,916 KB
I 05:23:01 Initialising SPTI...
I 05:23:01 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 05:23:01 Found 1 CD-RW and 1 DVD-ROM!
I 08:23:08 Operation Started!
I 08:23:08 Building Image Tree...
I 08:23:08 Checking Directory Depth...
I 08:23:08 Calculating Totals...
I 08:23:08 Preparing Image...
I 08:23:08 Checking Path Length...
I 08:23:08 Image Size: 4,396,253,184 bytes
I 08:23:08 Image Sectors: 2,146,608
I 08:23:08 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00
I 08:25:40 Operation Started!
I 08:25:40 Building Image Tree...
I 08:25:40 Checking Directory Depth...
I 08:25:40 Calculating Totals...
I 08:25:40 Preparing Image...
I 08:25:41 Checking Path Length...
I 08:25:41 Image Size: 4,396,253,184 bytes
I 08:25:41 Image Sectors: 2,146,608
I 08:25:41 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00
I 08:25:43 Operation Started!
I 08:25:43 Building Image Tree...
I 08:25:43 Checking Directory Depth...
I 08:25:43 Calculating Totals...
I 08:25:43 Preparing Image...
I 08:25:43 Checking Path Length...
I 08:25:43 Image Size: 4,396,253,184 bytes
I 08:25:43 Image Sectors: 2,146,608
I 08:25:43 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00
I 08:37:47 Operation Started!
I 08:37:47 Device: [0:1:0] SONY CD-RW CRX217E 1DS2 (E (ATA)
I 08:37:47 Media Type: DVD+RW
I 08:37:47 Quick Erase: No
I 08:37:47 Erasing Disc...
E 08:37:47 Failed to Erase Disc - Medium Not Present
E 08:37:47 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:00



Is this the log you're talking about?

[Chewy]

Found 1 CD-RW and 1 DVD-ROM!

a dvd burner will show up as

Found 1 DVD±RW and 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

[Galin-Kinlin]

And that means I can't burn it? Or what?

[Chewy]

you have a cd only burner, not a dvd burner

I guess you also have a dvd-rom but that can be a game image mounted?