Finally got the LG GSA E60L (I think that's the number) and had no problems until today. Actualy burned the CMC media - DL+R with no problems. Had the disks, thought I might as well try them. Only today, DVDFab Platinum (newest version, not trial) won't move beyond 2.93% or so on the reading of disc, let alone get to the burning. I've tried closing, rebooting, Enabling/disabling Pathplayer - everything I've read about and cn think of, all to no avail. Burn log as follows (when worked when didn't). Note regardless of whether it worked or didn't, the Optiarc E drive is "selected" as the source drive even though it comes up in DVDFab as the F drive with the correct media started.
Worked:
5/21/2008 12:14:08 AM info ******************** Report session closed *********************
5/21/2008 12:04:55 AM info Finalization Time 00:03:35 - Total completion time 00:27:43
5/21/2008 12:04:55 AM info WRITE SUCCESS
5/21/2008 12:01:20 AM info Write finished in 00:24:08 - Finalization start here. Avg. burn rate 4.06
5/20/2008 11:37:51 PM info Lead-in burning time (mS) 0
5/20/2008 11:37:11 PM info Write started 3617424 sectors to write
5/20/2008 11:37:11 PM info Layer change set to LBA 1991712 (3.8 Gb.)
5/20/2008 11:37:11 PM info Writing speed requested x4.0, effective x4.0
5/20/2008 11:37:11 PM info layer break set by filesystem builder at 1991712
5/20/2008 11:37:11 PM info Available write speed: 4x
5/20/2008 11:37:11 PM info Media ID: RITEK-D01-01
5/20/2008 11:37:11 PM info Media type: Dual Layer DVD+R
5/20/2008 11:37:09 PM info Optimal Layer Break is in cell 26, around 01:10:52
5/20/2008 11:37:09 PM info Scanned files #29, folder #2 - total size 7407310962 b. (6.9 Gb.)
5/20/2008 11:37:09 PM info Inserted media type : DL DVD+R
5/20/2008 11:37:09 PM info Write started
5/20/2008 11:37:07 PM info New media inserted. Burning layer is ready to write
5/20/2008 11:37:05 PM info Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVDRAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R, DL DVD-R
5/20/2008 11:37:05 PM info New Drive selected : 0:0:0 - HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-E60L 1.00 F
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info Current Drive selected : 1:0:0 - Optiarc DVD RW AD-7530A EX32 E
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info Using Patin-Couffin driver Version 1.37, Internal revision 37 - Async. Access mode
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info User default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info System default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info DLL Version 2.1.7.338
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info DLL C:\Program Files\DVDFab 5\vso_hwe.dll
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info Version 5, 0, 2, 0
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info ExeName : "C:\Program Files\DVDFab 5\DVDFab.exe"
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
5/20/2008 10:57:29 PM info ******************** Report session started ********************
Didn't work - stalled at about 2.93% (reading/decoding):
5/22/2008 1:31:27 AM info ******************** Report session closed *********************
5/22/2008 12:45:15 AM info Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVDRAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R, DL DVD-R
5/22/2008 12:45:15 AM info New Drive selected : 0:0:0 - HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-E60L 1.00 F
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info Current Drive selected : 1:0:0 - Optiarc DVD RW AD-7530A EX32 E
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info Using Patin-Couffin driver Version 1.37, Internal revision 37 - Async. Access mode
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info User default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info System default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info DLL Version 2.1.7.338
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info DLL C:\Program Files\DVDFab 5\vso_hwe.dll
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info Version 5, 0, 2, 0
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info ExeName : "C:\Program Files\DVDFab 5\DVDFab.exe"
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
5/22/2008 12:35:11 AM info ******************** Report session started ********************
Personally, I can't see what's different except one read/burn was successful and one wasn't. Even the Optiarc drive was selected as "source" drive by DVDFab on the log though the media analyzed and selected was clearly selected as the F drive. Anyway, it stops at about 2.93% completion and I can no longer get beyond that no matter what I do. I mean, it literally hangs there for a really, really long time - hours even - and nothing happens. Eventually - maybe - it might come up with something to the effect with Retry/Abort/Ignore, etc. I've tried enabling/disabling PathPlayer, rebooting, etc., all to no effect. Completely stumped at this point as to why it read/copied it so well one day and the very next day with no changes of any kind whatsoever it doesn't work at all.
Oh, by the way this is a disc in the Sex and the City series. The first two worked smashingly and the third: nothing....sigh. Several other discs before this worked beautifully also.
One thought occured - could the disc be scratched somehow? Can't see anything, but could that be the issue? Any thoughts/ideas?
Thanks for any help,
Mamabird
--Windows XP Professional
--LG GSA E60L
--Type of media - LG above runs everything well (so far!) but not an issue at this point as it never even gets to blank media as regards this issue.
--Sony Optiarc AD7350 - drawer out, stilled installed as this is a laptop and it can't be removed.
--DVDFab Platinum 5.0.2.0