HELP PLEASE.....burner will not read dvd disc

[NightTran]

why dvd43 when so many good program outthere

[fhacket]

Any Ideas on this problem anyone?

I have been using Memorex discs for over a year and always had good luck with them. I opened a new pack the other day and tried to back up the movie RV. Everything went fine dvdd said "operation completed successfully" and as soon as I clicked "ok" an error message came up saying "could not retrieve TOC. I tried again with the same results. I tried another movie with the same results..So I figure I have a bad batch of dvds. I return them, and get another pack (of memorex) and this is like a month later. I try again with the same results..Thinking it might be my burner, I used my sons computer and when dvdd opens to burn, I get an error code saying it cant read the disc key..It wont even let me burn it on my sons computer. And I bring it to my computer and dvdd reads the disc and is ready to burn, but I know the end result will be "failure to retrieve TOC" again.. Any Ideas?
Thanks in advance
Fred

[Chewy]

when you open dvdd, it tells you what burner and firmware you are using,
that's the information we need to help you, without it we can't even guess
put a blank in the burner

go to mode, iso/write, the top right screen will have this information

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

Disc Information:
Status: Empty
Erasable: No
Free Sectors: 2,295,104
Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes
Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x

Physical Format Information (ADIP):
Disc ID: RICOHJPN-R01-02
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

[fhacket]

Here is the info from dvdd with a blank in it from my burner, the one that tells me "cannot retrieve TOC" after the burn.. I will try to get the info my sons burner gives in another message.

Memorex DVD+/-RW Dual-X1 1.07 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+R

Disc Information:
Status: Empty
Erasable: No
Free Sectors: 2,295,104
Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes
Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: RICOHJPN-R03-04
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

[Chewy]

Doesn't look good, the firmware is almost 2 years old and the media is 16x.

if some slower disks don't work maybe the burner is dying

[fhacket]

I just updated my firmware a few months ago when I could only get 16x discs. and I went through a pack of 50 of them and they worked fine.

[Chewy]

stick one of those in and find out who made them

[fhacket]

I put one in and I dont know if it is because it has been written to, but I cant get any info on the disc no matter what mode I put dvdd in. They are the same brand (memorex) but I know that doesnt necessarily mean they were made by the same people..

[Chewy]

I stuck one of my crappiest burns in and got this

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

Disc Information:
Status: Complete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Sectors: 2,206,752
Size: 4,519,428,096 bytes
Time: 490:25:27 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x

Pre-recorded Information:
Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AF1

Recording Management Area Information:
PIONEER BKDL030114WL DVD-RW DVR-105

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Book Type: DVD-R
Part Version: 5

this disk will not read on the computer all the way thru

your disk is either worse or your drive is dying

[NightTran]

crack in it it will not read

[fhacket]

I cant figure it out..dvdd will read the unburned disc and give me the info, but it wont read the burned one. And it was a good burn. Why do I always get problems that dont make any sense? lol Thanks for reading this and lending your expertise chewy...

[Chewy]

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=65716

this is another tool to play with

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=64974

[the_hustler11]

DVDRW IDE H16X B02T (ATAPI)
Current Profile: DVD+R

Disc Information:
Status: Empty
Erasable: No
Free Sectors: 2,295,104
Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes
Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 8x

Physical Format Information (ADIP):
Disc ID: AML-002-00
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: AML-002-00
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


I originally started this post and this is put it looks like using a Playo blank.

[Chewy]

hustler,
welcome back, your thread got hijacked alright
looks like a blank, does it play in a dvd player?

[the_hustler11]

Well i've been ripping quite a few dvds and the 2 weeks ago, i experienced a dvd that my computer would not read AT ALL. I heard the buzzing and then it stopped, i opened my computer and dvdd and nothing was there. Then i just burned it on my cousins comp. Then i get 3 more dvds this week that it wouldn't read. V for Vendetta,Butterfly Effect Directors Cut and a few wrestling dvds wouldn't be read.