GSA-4082B burns only at 4x

CD, DVD and (Ultra HD) Blu-ray Writers LG burner
#1

Hello, it’s been a while since I posted here, and more likely it’s been a while since I’ve had this problem, but I’ve been kind of busy. Anyways.

I got a GSA-4082B burner, which I like a lot. The burner is flashed (the one it’s got I’m unaware…can’t find the programs) because of the same problem (before I couldn’t even select 4x, now I can select 8x but a single sided dvd takes 15 mins/4x.

The media isn’t the problem. They are 8x, and 8x tested on another burners. So, the problem is the burner.

Any ideas?
Thanks

#2

I had the same problem with my 4082B at one time. What type of disks are you using?

My burner does not like generic media at all. A DVD that would work in my Plextor at 8x would not work in my LG 4082B (would only burn at 4x). I only use Maxell and Fuji disks now and they will burn at 8x without fail.

#3

Use DVDIdentifier to post the media code of the disks you have problems with.

#4

** INFO : Hex Dump Of ‘Media Code’-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding ‘Media Code’-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 0Eh - Pre-Recorded Information In Lead-In
0000 : 01 40 c1 fd 9e d8 52 00 02 85 0e 10 87 88 80 00 .@…R…
0010 : 03 53 4f 4e 59 30 38 00 04 44 31 00 00 00 00 00 .SONY08…D1…
0020 : 05 88 80 00 00 00 01 00 06 09 0c 12 a8 88 90 00 …
0030 : 07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 08 06 16 0a 0e 09 04 00 …
0040 : 09 98 06 0c 0b 70 88 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 10 00 …p…
0050 : 0b 08 16 18 97 88 75 00 0c b7 9b b8 83 00 30 00 …u…0.
0060 : 0d 0f ff d0 00 00 00 00 …

But it happens with some other discs as well (don’t have them right now, will try to get them).

Where can I get the firmware for this burner?

#5

Have a look at the names of sticky threads on top of the LG forum thread list.

#6

Ok thanks… any ideas about the media? Cuz it happens with every media I try, no matter if it’s a very good brand or not.

#7

Well what you’d know… Last time I updated my firmware, only A208 was available. Now, there’s A209 and after flashing it, I burned a dvd in 9mins :o

#8

Interesting. I checked the A208 media table and your Sony08D1 looked like being supported at 8x. Maybe it was locked somewhere.

#9

What you mean locked? I don’t know but maybe the firmware was messed up or something (incompatibility of A208 with my burner… not the model but MY burner, if you catch my flow).

#10

What OEM burner (manufacturer) do you have and which firmware was on it before you flashed with another one??

#11

What I ment with ‘locked’ is that media tables often indicate write speeds that the firmware of a specific drive type does not allow. This way manufactures can use the same media table on several drive types having the same hardware but offering different features.