Nero hangs on 'checking disc' for dvd-r not dvd+r

[gus_mouse]

I have an AMD XP2200+ chip on a Gigabyte 7VAXP board with a Pioneer DVD-R 106/A06 drive. The operating system is XP Pro and I think it is SP1 since I do most all windows updates. I am running Nero 6.0.0.0 and it hangs on the burn process. It says it caches the files then hangs when it says 'checking discs' and then it won't respond to shut down Nero. The computer still does other stuff so it's not the whole system hanging.

I have updated the firmware, uninstalled and reinstalled both Nero 5.5 and Nero 6.0 but nothing has helped.

I was able to burn DVD-R disc's but cannot now. The media I have and still use is Verbatim so it's 1x-2x speed. The +r media I use is also verbatim.

I have burnt about 45 -r discs already so I have been able to do it but cannot now. I checked and microsoft windows auto update is on so It might have been that but I don't know what one to remove from the install programs if that is it. I did run regcleaner between the uninstall and reinstall's so it was all gone so I don't think it was a nero update that did it.

I did run ASPI again and then aspichk and found it installed and is applied now fine. After reinstall it wasn't.

Thanks in advance for any help on getting me back burning. It's a pretty expensive paperweight for me right now since my tv dvd player won't play +r but will play -r disc's.

Gus

[sfheath]

I'd imagine since you've done a regclean you might not be able to do a plain manilla XP 'roll back'.
Are you saying aspichk says ok now? Try ForceASPI?
You reinstalled Nero 6.0.0.0? That need upgrading as it's notoriously buggy.

[gus_mouse]

I did the forceASPI and then a defrag on the drives I have. It now gives me a 'burn failed at 1x' or a 'burn failed at 2x' (it is 2x media - dvdrw disc) and the prompt window says SCSI/IDE failure. This is the first portion of the Nero log file... Thanks for any insight - at least it is doing something now!

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=4.60 (1021), size=45056 bytes, created 9/10/1999 12:06:00 PM
Nero version: 6.0.0.0
Recorder: <PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D>Version: 1.07 - HA 3 TA 0 - 6.0.0.0
Adapter driver: <ULTRA> HA 3
Drive buffer : 2000kB
Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ?
CD-ROM: <E-IDE CD-ROM 50X >Version: 33 - HA 1 TA 1 - 6.0.0.0
Adapter driver: <ATAPI> HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD2000JB-00EVA0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : PHILIPS PCRW804 atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : E-IDE CD-ROM 50X atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: Off
CdRomPeripheral : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D1.07 ultra Port 3 ID 0 DMA: ?
CdRomPeripheral : HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-7000 016J ultra Port 3 ID 2 DMA: ?
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
CmdQueuing : 1
CmdNotification: 2
WriteBufferSize: 74448896 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
EraseSpeed : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 511MB (523760kB)
Free physical memory: 360MB (369544kB)
Memory in use : 29 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Static Write Speed Table: 0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

20.5.2004
UDF/ISO compilation
8:04:07 AM #1 Phase 112 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1818
DVD-Video files reallocation started

8:04:07 AM #2 Phase 114 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1818
DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified)

8:04:07 AM #3 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 5451
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : TRUE
Multisession : FALSE
Burning mode : DAO
Mode : 1
ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char)
Character set : ISO 9660
Joliet : TRUE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

8:04:07 AM #4 Phase 111 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1818
DVD-Video files sorted

8:04:08 AM #5 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 118
Reader running

8:04:08 AM #6 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3814
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

8:04:08 AM #7 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3814
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

8:04:08 AM #8 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3081
Turn on Disc-at-once, using DVD media

8:04:08 AM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 224
Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45)
Last address to be written: 2286143 (508:01.68)

8:04:08 AM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 229
Write in overburning mode: FALSE

8:04:48 AM #11 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 1688
Recorder: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D, Media type: DVD-RW

8:04:49 AM #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 757
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (CTransferItem)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original CD pos #0 + 2286144 (2286144) = #2286144/508:1.69
relocatable, CD pos for caching/writing not required/required, no patch infos
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2286144 blocks [PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D]
--------------------------------------------------------------

8:05:49 AM #13 Text 0 File Scsicmd.cpp, Line 1580
SCSI timeout (2), 30000ms, CDB Data[hex]: AD 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 04 00 00

[sfheath]

I'd really upgrade that 6.0.0.0.
I've not heard if two Neros can coexist.
Your extract doesn't include the media id - have you thought to try a -RW?
Your Pioneer and Hitachi are SCSI or USB2? I see they are ID0 and ID2. Is there something else on ID1? I'm wary of the DMA having '?' - I've seen that before.
I think we need the rest of that report.

[cynthia]

Install Nero aspi.

[gus_mouse]

fixed!

I did a few things and it's fixed...

I unistalled and reinstalled Nero 6.0
I reinstalled Nero ASPI (same as before)
I switched the Drive from slot 2 to slot 1 on the motherboard
I installed a new cable on the drive (the old one looked fine though)

It seems to burn dvd-r and dvd+r from 1x to 4x with no problems!

I did all the above without trying to burn another disc (I was trying with dvd-rw so it wasn't like I was making a ton of coasters all this time - just 2) again, but one or all of the 4 worked it out...

Thanks for everyone's advice...

Gus

[sfheath]

Glad you've found success