Dvd rw help!!!!

[minimogul]

The problem: My Sony DRU-842a is not working it will not write the Ubuntu ISO I want to burn. My pc is a dell dimension 2350.(old as heck i know but it gets the job done)I have put in sony cd/dvds and memorex as well. I am getting frustrated. The drive is a 20x and I have seen it go to a speed of over 100x and I don't understand why. I am currently using win xp sp3 and its just brutal. Its not that fast and I want to go to ubuntu and save my self the hassle. The drive is set up to be the master drive.

imageburn log

I 20:39:47 ImgBurn Version 2.5.2.0 started!
I 20:39:47 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)
I 20:39:47 Total Physical Memory: 522,736 KB  -  Available: 182,864 KB
I 20:39:47 Initialising SPTI...
I 20:39:47 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 20:39:47 -> Drive 1 - Info: SONY DVD RW DRU-842A 1.60 (D:) (ATA)
I 20:39:47 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!
I 20:40:19 Operation Started!
I 20:40:19 Source File: E:\ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso
I 20:40:19 Source File Sectors: 354,896 (MODE1/2048)
I 20:40:19 Source File Size: 726,827,008 bytes
I 20:40:19 Source File Volume Identifier: Ubuntu 10.10 i38
I 20:40:19 Source File Application Identifier: GENISOIMAGE ISO 9660/HFS FILESYSTEM CREATOR (C) 1993 E.YOUNGDALE (C) 1997-2006 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING (C) 2006-2007 CDRKIT TEAM
I 20:40:19 Source File File System(s): ISO9660 (Bootable), Joliet
I 20:40:19 Destination Device: [1:0:0] SONY DVD RW DRU-842A 1.60 (D:) (ATA)
I 20:40:19 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m26s66f, CMC Magnetics Corp.) (Speeds: 8x, 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x)
I 20:40:19 Destination Media Sectors: 359,844
I 20:40:19 Write Mode: CD
I 20:40:19 Write Type: SAO
I 20:40:19 Write Speed: MAX
I 20:40:19 Lock Volume: Yes
I 20:40:19 Test Mode: No
I 20:40:19 OPC: No
I 20:40:19 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 20:40:19 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 8,467 KB/s (48x)
I 20:40:20 Filling Buffer... (20 MB)
I 20:40:21 Writing LeadIn...
I 20:40:38 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 354895)
I 20:40:38 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 354895)
W 20:40:44 Failed to Write Sectors 1920 - 1951 - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 20:40:44 Retrying (1 of 20)...
I 20:40:44 Writing Sectors...
I 20:41:33 Synchronising Cache...
I 20:41:34 Exporting Graph Data...
I 20:41:34 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\SONY_DVD_RW_DRU-842A_1.60_TUESDAY-NOVEMBER-16-2010_8-40_PM_97m26s66f_MAX.ibg
I 20:41:35 Export Successfully Completed!
I 20:41:35 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:01:15
I 20:41:35 Average Write Rate: 12,905 KB/s (86.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 21,410 KB/s (142.7x)
I 20:41:35 Cycling Tray before Verify...
I 20:41:35 Device Ready!
E 20:41:35 Verify Failed! - Reason: Layouts do not match.

[minimogul]

This is a log file from nero:

X01-2060-E61P-05UX-HEP8-9AU4-****-****

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 10.0.10.100
Internal Version: 10,0,10,100

Recorder:             <SONY DVD RW DRU-842A>    Version: 1.60 - HA 1 TA 0 - 10.0.10.100
 Adapter driver:      <IDE>                     HA 1
 Drive buffer  :      2048kB
 Bus Type      :      via Inquiry data
 Connected to MMC as unknown drive with class-nr : 1
 Drive is autodetected - recorder class: Std. MMC recorder
CD-ROM:               <SONY     DVD RW DRU-842A >Version: 1.60 - HA 1 TA 0 - 10.0.10.100
 Adapter driver:      <IDE>                     HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral       : WDC WD300BB-75DEA0               atapi Port 0 ID 0  DMA: On 
CdRomPeripheral      : SONY DVD RW DRU-842A             atapi Port 1 ID 0  DMA: On 

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
SONY DVD RW DRU-842A       D:   CdRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs: 
WriteBufferSize: 74448896 (0) Byte
BUFE           : 0
Physical memory     : 510MB (522736kB)
Free physical memory: 161MB (165620kB)
Memory in use       : 68 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0) 

17.11.2010
CD Image
12:35:20 PM	#1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 464
	LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL
	
12:35:21 PM	#2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3568
	Turn on Disc-At-Once, using CD-R/RW media
	
12:35:21 PM	#3 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 314
	[D: DVD RW DRU-842A ] Last possible write address on media:   359843
	Last address to be written:             354895
	
12:35:22 PM	#4 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 326
	[D: DVD RW DRU-842A ] Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)
	
12:35:22 PM	#5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2890
	Recorder: SONY DVD RW DRU-842A;
	   CDR code: 00 97 26 66; OSJ entry from: CMC Magnetics Corporation
	   ATIP Data:
	     Special    Info [hex] 1: D0 00 98, 2: 61 1A 42 (LI 97:26.66), 3: 4F 3B 47 (LO 79:59.71)
	     Additional Info [hex] 1: 00 00 80 (invalid), 2: 00 00 00 (invalid), 3: 00 00 00 (invalid)
	
12:35:22 PM	#6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 499
	[D: DVD RW DRU-842A ] >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
	=========================================
	
12:35:22 PM	#7 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 785
	Setup items (after recorder preparation)
	 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, Joliet)
	    2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
	    original disc pos #0 + 354896 (354896) = #354896/78:51.71
	    not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required
	    -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 354896 blocks [D: SONY DVD RW DRU-842A]
	--------------------------------------------------------------
	
12:35:22 PM	#8 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1001
	Prepare [D: SONY DVD RW DRU-842A] 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        307200     727134208, ISRC ""
	DAO layout:
	===========
	 ___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________
	     -150 |  lead-in |   0 |    0x41 |        0 |        0 | 0x00
	     -150 |        1 |   0 |    0x41 |        0 |        0 | 0x00
	        0 |        1 |   1 |    0x41 |   354896 |   354896 | 0x00
	   354896 | lead-out |   1 |    0x41 |        0 |        0 | 0x00
	MediaType: CD-R
	
12:35:22 PM	#9 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 251
	SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME
	
12:35:22 PM	#10 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4278
	Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-No (<64KB)
	
12:35:22 PM	#11 PHASE 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1827
	Caching of files started
	
12:35:22 PM	#12 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4400
	Cache writing successful.
	
12:35:22 PM	#13 PHASE 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1827
	Caching of files completed
	
12:35:22 PM	#14 PHASE 28 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1827
	Maximum transfer rate test started
	
12:35:22 PM	#15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2769
	Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0
	
12:35:22 PM	#16 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 273
	Pipe memory size 590400
	
12:36:10 PM	#17 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 244
	<D: SONY DVD RW DRU-842A> start writing Lead-Out at LBA 354896 (56A50h), length 0 blocks
	
12:36:10 PM	#18 PHASE 29 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1776
	Maximum transfer rate test completed: 100.3x (15,058 KB/s)
	
12:36:10 PM	#19 PHASE 32 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1827
	Simulation started at 8x (1,200 KB/s)
	
12:36:10 PM	#20 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2769
	Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0
	
12:36:10 PM	#21 Text 0 File MMC.cpp, Line 17645
	StartDAO : CD-Text - Off
	
12:36:10 PM	#22 Text 0 File MMC.cpp, Line 21660
	Set BUFE: Power-Burn -> OFF 
	
12:36:10 PM	#23 Text 0 File MMC.cpp, Line 17873
	CueData, Len=32
	41 00 00 14 00 00 00 00 
	41 01 00 10 00 00 00 00 
	41 01 01 10 00 00 02 00 
	41 aa 01 14 00 4e 35 47 
	
12:36:10 PM	#24 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 273
	Pipe memory size 74390400
	
12:36:26 PM	#25 SPTI -500 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 217
	CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x00) WinError(1117) NeroError(-500)
	CDB Data:   0x2A 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 20 00 00 00 
	Sense Key:  0x00 (KEY_NO_SENSE)
	Sense Code: 0x00
	Sense Qual: 0x00
	Sense Area: 0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 
	Buffer x065a0180: Len x10000
	0x58 18 CD 60 74 F5 05 90 54 05 51 4A 50 52 40 38 
	0x8B A4 A8 4C 06 7B 01 1C 31 F6 26 50 60 5D 00 28 
	0x23 88 2D CC 9C FC 52 26 EB 54 8D 93 94 54 6D 4D 
	
12:36:26 PM	#26 SPTI -1114 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 217
	CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1114)
	CDB Data:   0x2A 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 20 00 00 00 
	Sense Key:  0x06 (KEY_UNIT_ATTENTION)
	Sense Code: 0x29
	Sense Qual: 0x00
	Sense Area: 0x70 00 06 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 29 
	Buffer x053a3040: Len x10000
	0x58 18 CD 60 74 F5 05 90 54 05 51 4A 50 52 40 38 
	0x8B A4 A8 4C 06 7B 01 1C 31 F6 26 50 60 5D 00 28 
	0x23 88 2D CC 9C FC 52 26 EB 54 8D 93 94 54 6D 4D 
	
12:36:26 PM	#27 TRANSFER -20 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 1222
	Could not perform Write
	
12:36:26 PM	#28 CDR -1114 File Writer.cpp, Line 327
	Reset occurred
	D: SONY DVD RW DRU-842A
	
12:36:26 PM	#29 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 1460
	SetDriveCaps: Set LAST LBA of layer 1 to 0
	
12:36:26 PM	#30 PHASE 34 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1827
	Simulation failed at 8x (1,200 KB/s)
	
12:36:26 PM	#31 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 301
	SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME
	
12:36:26 PM	#32 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11916
	DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed
	
12:36:26 PM	#33 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 464
	UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL
	

Existing drivers:

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

[Shade01]

If your writer can burn other disks then I would suggest there is a problem with the ISO image. If you can not write other info to disk, replace the drive.

[caperjack]

i agree with shade01 ,

have you tried aa different burning program ,like imgburn .
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

[minimogul]

Yes it think it is the drive but unfortunately I never even got to use it :( and my warranty expired damn you Sony lmao... :(.

ps the first log was actually from image burn sucks it can't read the disk I was able to burn the iso using another computer and loads it and it might also be a problem with the iso file because i had issues even after i burned a new disk using my laptop. Thanks for your reply.