Problems with LG GH22NP20

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Hi

I recently got the LG GH22NP20 and while trying to burn a iso file using imgburn the device fails to buffer. I'm using TDK DVD-R discs and the log i get from imgburn is:

I 15:12:58 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started!
I 15:12:58 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 15:12:58 Total Physical Memory: 1,571,628 KB - Available: 1,066,488 KB
I 15:12:58 Initialising SPTI...
I 15:12:58 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 15:12:58 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!
I 15:13:07 Operation Started!
I 15:13:07 Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\BONHAM\Desktop\Downloads\john\john.iso
I 15:13:07 Source File Sectors: 2,294,912 (MODE1/2048)
I 15:13:07 Source File Size: 4,699,979,776 bytes
I 15:13:07 Source File Volume Identifier: john
I 15:13:07 Source File File System(s): None
I 15:13:07 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20 1.02 (D (ATA)
I 15:13:07 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: CMC MAG. AM3) (Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x)
I 15:13:07 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888
I 15:13:07 Write Mode: DVD
I 15:13:07 Write Type: DAO
I 15:13:07 Write Speed: 8x
I 15:13:07 Link Size: Auto
I 15:13:07 Test Mode: No
I 15:13:07 OPC: No
I 15:13:07 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 15:13:08 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
I 15:13:12 Writing LeadIn...
W 15:13:42 Failed to Write Sectors 0 - 31 - Reason: Unknown (Write Error) (0x0C, 0x80)
W 15:13:42 Retrying (1 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (2 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (3 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (4 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (5 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (6 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (7 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (8 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (9 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (10 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (11 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (12 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (13 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (14 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (15 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (16 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (17 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (18 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (19 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 15:13:42 Retrying (20 of 20)...
W 15:13:42 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
E 15:14:37 Failed to Write Sectors 0 - 31 - Reason: Unknown (Write Error) (0x0C, 0x80)
E 15:14:37 Next Writable Address: 0
I 15:14:37 Synchronising Cache...
W 15:14:39 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions.
E 15:14:39 Failed to Write Image!
E 15:14:39 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:01:32
I 15:14:39 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A

Thanks for any help

Why was there no response to this post????

@chef

Try to be a little more polite.

@vroom,

is bumping threads allowed?

Hi,

I also have this useless drive updated with the latest firmware doesn't like writing to verbatim dvds and when i does write the qualitly score are awfull i knnow the discs are fine as i'v used the in my optiarc 5170a im using clone dvd this drive is truley garbage i tried a pioneer 215 but had to send back because i couldnt burn any dvds on xp can anyone suggest a good drive other than a pioneer lg or optiarc that works with sata and with xp service pack 3


Mark

here is a scan of some genuine plextor tygo3 dvd i burnt in my lg shocking results the verbatim mcc wont even burn now they fail everytime this drive is truley awful i burnt it with clone dvd at 12 speed

here a burn of some guine verbatim burnt at 12 speed in my lg and 1 in my nec optiarc at 12 speed also this proves that the verbatim discs i have must be ok and that the lg is rubbish burner

to prove my ty are genuine heres a scan when i burnt them at 12 speed in my optiarc 5170a

I threw out the LG burner and got an HP. Works great.

Chef -
I have read several of your other posts on this and other forums. You have a tendency to make people angry. Your comments are curt, sarcastic and arrogant.

Many people have complained that you are not helpful - "Thanks for nothing".

You think that every problem is solved by replacing the "crap" media, when people tell you it used to work but stopped working.

Perhaps it is time for you to retire.....

Bill

I think you are overreacting rather badly here! You are reading way too much into your scan results. Spikes aside, the total PIF results are comparable to your NEC, and the total PIE results for your LG drive are 3 times lower than those of the NEC! There's room for improvement in the writing strategies but your LG is far from being useless or garbage! Those spikes might actually not even exist ... if you scan the disc at a different speed on the same drive or if you scan it with a different drive you might get quite different results and no spikes at all. PIPO scanning is far from being an exact science, and some drives simply don't like so much some MIDs while liking others ... or do not like discs written by a particular drive while having no problem with discs written by other drives ... it could depend on media/drive combinations ... there could be a number of reasons for these spikes.

The important thing though is that they are isolated spikes not clustered together and that their overall contribution to the total PIF numbers is negligible. If you do a TRT scan you'll most likely find that the discs will give a nice and smooth reading curve without any slowdowns at the positions where the spikes are, indicating that they are not really a problem. Do you have any problem in playing those discs back on a standalone DVD player?

Looking only at the maximum values for the PIF/PIE or at the final quality score gives a very distorted view of the reality. If instead you look at the average values, the total numbers for PIF/PIE errors and at how the errors are distributed through the disc and the lack of clustering you suddenly see quite a different picture emerging ...

Just to make sure ... the latest firmware is v1.03 which came out about a week ago or so...

If you have a look in the Pioneer forum you'll see that Pioneer 215 is a very well regarded drive and it can certainly write DVD's very well. The fact that you could not write any DVD's at all in XP points in 99% cases to to a system issue which could be either software or hardware related depending on your system configuration and software installed. Maybe if you tell us a bit about your HW/SW configuration we can spot some possible culprits.

Again that sounds more like a potential system problem to me ... how exactly do they fail?

I've got one of these drives and although I haven't extensively tested it yet in terms of different MIDs, I find it to be quite a decent drive so far, especially for a fairly new drive. Most discs I wrote so far with it were Maxell branded genuine TY DVD+R's and with these discs I find the drive to be almost as good as my Pioneer 112L which is far more mature in terms of firmware revisions. PIE/PIF results are quite similar with my Pioneer burns but the jitter is a bit higher on the LG (the maximum is typically under 9.0 on the Pioneer). I've attached a typical example written at 12x ...

@mark

Those scans look very good, and as cvs said if you don't have any playback issues those discs should be fine.