Yamakawa DVR-Y08 (Flashed to Pioneer DVR-107D) can't burn DVD+R

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#1

Hi, I bought the Yamakawa DVR-Y08 about a year ago, and have had no problem burning DVD-R whatsoever. Now I run out of my DVD-R, so I buy some more DVDs, DVD+R. For some reason, my DVR-Y08 cannot burn DVD+R even though http://www.yamakawa.de/produkte/dvr-r07.htm (and other websites and also Nero Info Tool) says so.

Following my friend’s instruction on using DVRFlash, I flashed my Yamakawa DVR-Y08. Now it becomes Pioneer DVR-107D as you can see in an attachment below. Another pic is Nero Info Tool.

[In addition, I tried to burn a 200MB media into DVD+R with 8X, it worked! Just when I tried to burn the whole DVD+R, it did burn, but my pc doesn’t recognize the DVD. Basically, the full-burned DVD+R couldn’t be opened. That’s strange.]

Anyone have had similar problem or know what’s going on? Any help would be really appreciated.

#2

The problem is not with the drive but either the media used or the softwares/drivers on your computer messing up.

#3

Well, what do you mean by the media used is a problem? I don’t quite understand that part. Can you explain a bit more?

And what if the softwares/drivers on my computer messing up, how do I fix that?

Thanks

#4

You know have a full DVR-107 which can burn -R and +R.

#5

I checked this recently and the Pioneer firmware doesn’t support any current 16X media. See also in this thread. Here’s the supported media list (there’s a newer firmware 1.22out, but it still doesn’t seem to support any 16X discs).

DVR-A07 MediaSupportList_121.xls (80 KB)

#6

My DVD+R is HP brand. Is it not HQ? Anyway, my HP DVD+R is only 8X … the same with my drive, so I can’t write it any faster than 8X.

Well, I will try both ways you two suggested. Will let you know.

#7

If the media and its MID were introduced into the market later than the last firmware release then the drive cannot know this media…

Another thing:
Could you please try to overburn DVD-R media with your 107, just a few mb?!?
Even 4498 mb should do. I once did this with some -R but both my DVR-107 went dead so I cannot reproduce this.

#8

what would doing an overburn do for him? why are you trying to get him to reproduce something that fried your burner?!

#9

Why do you imply something that isnt true?
My burners didnt get damaged by trying to overburn DVDs!!!

#10

when you said your drive “went dead” I thought it died from trying to overburn, sorry. Why did it die then and why weren’t you able to reproduce the problem you had before it did?

#11

1 went dead after trying out beta nx4all firmware with overspeeding DVD±RW media, the 2nd one due to its age…