Ok some clues.
—I was able to use IMgBurn successfully, in a sense, to create +r discs that would ONLY play in the computer, not on either Sony stand-alone. They are supposedly compatible with +rs and there has not been a problem in the past using them. On this burn and repeatedly I got an error message saying “close track” had failed but “retrying” supposedly finalized the disc.
–inserting a -r simply resulted in an error.
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Here is the log for the -r burn which failed completely:[/B]
I 07:28:12 ImgBurn Version 2.4.1.0 started!
I 07:28:12 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 07:28:12 Total Physical Memory: 3,143,064 KB - Available: 2,379,752 KB
I 07:28:12 Initialising SPTI…
I 07:28:12 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices…
I 07:28:12 Found 1 DVD-ROM/CD-RW and 1 DVD±RW/RAM!
I 07:31:33 Operation Started!
I 07:31:33 Building Image Tree…
I 07:31:42 Checking Directory Depth…
I 07:31:42 Calculating Totals…
I 07:31:42 Preparing Image…
I 07:31:42 Checking Path Length…
I 07:31:42 Contents: 10 Files, 2 Folders
I 07:31:42 Size: 4,228,741,120 bytes
I 07:31:42 Sectors: 2,064,815
I 07:31:42 Image Size: 4,229,365,760 bytes
I 07:31:42 Image Sectors: 2,065,120
I 07:31:52 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:18
I 07:31:52 Operation Started!
I 07:31:52 Source File: -==//[BUILD IMAGE]/==-
I 07:31:52 Source File Sectors: 2,065,120 (MODE1/2048)
I 07:31:52 Source File Size: 4,229,365,760 bytes
I 07:31:52 Source File Volume Identifier: gg
I 07:31:52 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.1.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!
I 07:31:52 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 07:31:52 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 07:31:52 Destination Device: [4:1:0] TSSTcorp DVD±RW TS-H653F D200 (F:) (SCSI)
I 07:31:52 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: TYG02) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x)
I 07:31:52 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496
I 07:31:52 Write Mode: DVD
I 07:31:52 Write Type: DAO
I 07:31:52 Write Speed: MAX
I 07:31:52 Link Size: Auto
I 07:31:52 Test Mode: No
I 07:31:52 OPC: No
I 07:31:52 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 07:31:52 Filling Buffer… (40 MB)
I 07:31:53 Writing LeadIn…
W 07:32:07 Failed to Write Sectors 320 - 351 - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (1 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (2 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (3 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (4 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (5 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (6 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (7 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (8 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (9 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (10 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (11 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (12 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (13 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (14 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (15 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (16 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (17 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (18 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (19 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:07 Retrying (20 of 20)…
W 07:32:07 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
E 07:32:31 Failed to Write Sectors 320 - 351 - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
I 07:32:31 Synchronising Cache…
W 07:32:31 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:31 Retrying (1 of 3)…
W 07:32:31 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:31 Retrying (2 of 3)…
W 07:32:31 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:31 Retrying (3 of 3)…
W 07:32:31 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
E 07:32:52 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
I 07:32:52 Synchronising Cache (Last Attempt!)…
E 07:32:52 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:32:57 User opted to skip the ‘Close Track/Session/Disc’ functions.
E 07:32:57 Failed to Write Image!
E 07:32:57 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:01:05
I 07:32:57 Average Write Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x)
I 07:33:08 Close Request Acknowledged
I 07:33:08 Closing Down…
I 07:33:08 Shutting down SPTI…
I 07:33:08 ImgBurn closed!
[B][I]Here is the log for the +r that burned but will not play in a stand alone player:
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I 07:37:28 ImgBurn Version 2.4.1.0 started!
I 07:37:28 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 07:37:28 Total Physical Memory: 3,143,064 KB - Available: 2,544,664 KB
I 07:37:29 Initialising SPTI…
I 07:37:29 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices…
I 07:37:31 Found 1 DVD-ROM/CD-RW and 1 DVD±RW/RAM!
I 07:37:58 Operation Started!
I 07:37:58 Building Image Tree…
I 07:38:00 Checking Directory Depth…
I 07:38:00 Calculating Totals…
I 07:38:00 Preparing Image…
I 07:38:00 Checking Path Length…
I 07:38:00 Contents: 10 Files, 2 Folders
I 07:38:01 Size: 4,228,741,120 bytes
I 07:38:01 Sectors: 2,064,815
I 07:38:01 Image Size: 4,229,365,760 bytes
I 07:38:01 Image Sectors: 2,065,120
I 07:38:03 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:04
I 07:38:03 Operation Started!
I 07:38:03 Source File: -==//[BUILD IMAGE]/==-
I 07:38:03 Source File Sectors: 2,065,120 (MODE1/2048)
I 07:38:03 Source File Size: 4,229,365,760 bytes
I 07:38:03 Source File Volume Identifier: gg
I 07:38:03 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.1.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!
I 07:38:03 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 07:38:03 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 07:38:03 Destination Device: [4:1:0] TSSTcorp DVD±RW TS-H653F D200 (F:) (SCSI)
I 07:38:03 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x)
I 07:38:03 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104
I 07:38:03 Write Mode: DVD
I 07:38:03 Write Type: DAO
I 07:38:03 Write Speed: MAX
I 07:38:03 Link Size: Auto
I 07:38:03 Test Mode: No
I 07:38:03 OPC: No
I 07:38:03 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 07:38:03 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM
I 07:38:21 Filling Buffer… (40 MB)
I 07:38:22 Writing LeadIn…
I 07:38:26 Writing Session 1 of 1… (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2065119)
I 07:38:26 Writing Track 1 of 1… (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2065119)
I 07:50:35 Synchronising Cache…
I 07:50:37 Closing Track…
W 07:50:37 Close Track Failed! - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:50:37 Retrying (1 of 3)…
W 07:50:37 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:50:37 Retrying (2 of 3)…
W 07:50:37 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:50:37 Retrying (3 of 3)…
W 07:50:37 Retry Failed - Reason: No Additional Sense Information
W 07:54:57 Retrying (4)…
I 07:54:58 Finalising Disc…
I 07:55:16 Exporting Graph Data…
I 07:55:16 Graph Data File: C\TSSTcorp_DVD±RW_TS-H653F_D200_TUESDAY-JULY-01-2008_7-38_AM_CMC_MAG-M01-00_MAX.ibg
I 07:55:16 Export Successfully Completed!
I 07:55:16 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:17:12