Dvd drive issue

[THIERRY]

Hello Guys,

I have starting getting a "Illegal DIsc" message whenever I burn media onto a DVD using Nero.
I first thought it was the DVD brands causing this error but I went out buying other brands and the same error keeps crop up. I cleaned my dvd lens too withoout any success. The DVD drive is Samsung TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203P. I have pasted below the Nero log report, If you might have any idea. I started getting the feeling that the drive is going south but it can burn CD though.
Thanks a lot.

This is the LOG:

1K22-0027-1105-E985-50MK-5427-****

Windows Vista 6.0
IA32
WinAspi: -

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 8.3.2.1
Internal Version: 8, 3, 2, 1

Recorder: Version: SB01 - HA 1 TA 0 - 8.3.2.1
Adapter driver: HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default
CD-ROM: Version: SB01 - HA 1 TA 0 - 8.3.2.1
Adapter driver: HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : ST3500630AS iaStor Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203P iaStor Port 0 ID 1 DMA: Off
DiskPeripheral : SAMSUNG HD161HJ iaStor Port 0 ID 2 DMA: Off

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203P F: CdRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2047MB (2097151kB)
Free physical memory: 2047MB (2097151kB)
Memory in use : 37 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

18.9.2009
Burn DVD Image
09:37:40 #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL

09:37:40 #2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3568
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

09:37:41 #3 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 311
Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB)
Last address to be written: 2286767 (508:10.17, 4466MB)

09:37:41 #4 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 323
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

09:37:41 #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2932
Recorder: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203P, Media type: DVD-R
Disc Manufacturer ID:
Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193

09:37:41 #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 497
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

09:37:41 #7 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 754
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, ISO 9660)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 2286768 (2286768) = #2286768/508:10.18
not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2286768 blocks [F: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203P]
--------------------------------------------------------------

09:37:41 #8 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 956
Prepare [F: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203P] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4683300864, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 2286768 | 2286768 | 0x00
2286768 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00

09:37:41 #9 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 240
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

09:37:41 #10 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4359
Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-No, small files-No (<64KB)

09:37:41 #11 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Burn process started at 18x (24,930 KB/s)

09:37:41 #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2673
Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

09:37:41 #13 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3280
Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode

09:37:41 #14 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3434
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

09:37:41 #15 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 10164
---- Disc Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 2.0x (5), Extended Part Version: 2.1 (33)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Transfer Rate: (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
Outer Limit of Data Recordable Area: 0 h
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Revision number of maximum recording speed: 6.0
Revision number of minimum recording speed: -
Revision number table of recording speed: 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 - -
Class: 0, Extended part version: 33
Start PSN of the Extra Border Zone: 0 h
Start PSN of Physical format information blocks in Extra Border Zone: 0 h
Media Specific [16..783]:
00 60 00 10 20 30 40 50 - 00 00 00 21 00 00 00 00 .`...0@P...!....
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
1D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 - 02 84 0D 12 98 99 90 00 .@....R.........
03 43 4D 43 20 4D 41 00 - 04 47 2E 20 41 4D 33 00 .CMC.MA..G..AM3.
05 88 80 00 00 00 02 00 - 06 09 0D 14 98 88 90 00 ................
07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 - 08 07 17 0A 0E 09 04 00 ................
09 95 07 0D 0B 88 88 00 - 0A 80 00 00 00 00 10 00 ................
0B 06 17 15 B8 99 85 00 - 0C B8 9A 32 03 20 32 00 ...........2..2.
0D 00 00 D0 00 00 00 00 - 0E 09 1F 39 2F 25 1C 00 ...........9/%..
0F 50 19 29 19 89 B5 00 - 10 88 84 00 04 00 04 00 .P.)............
11 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 12 09 2B 37 2D 29 1B 00 ..........+7-)..
13 50 1D 2D 1F A6 B5 00 - 14 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 .P.-............
15 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 16 0B 45 3D 3B 1F 25 00 ..........E=;.%.
17 30 25 31 0D 8A B5 00 - 18 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 .0%1............
19 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 1A 0C 51 51 51 45 2D 00 ..........QQQE-.
1B 90 23 2D 19 79 B5 00 - 1C 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 ..#-.y..........
1D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

09:37:41 #16 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3572
Reserved Track size: 2286768 (22E4B0h, 4466MB) -> return code 0

09:37:41 #17 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 269
Pipe memory size 83836800

09:39:44 #18 SPTI -1046 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 196
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1046)
CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x02 (KEY_NOT_READY)
Sense Code: 0x30
Sense Qual: 0x05
Sense Area: 0x70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05
Buffer x0a400140: Len x10000
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

09:39:44 #19 CDR -1046 File Writer.cpp, Line 306
Illegal disc
F: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203P

09:39:47 #20 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3840
EndDAO: Last written address was 127 (7Fh)

09:39:47 #21 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Burn process failed at 18x (24,930 KB/s)

09:39:47 #22 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 287
SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME

09:39:52 #23 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11420
DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed

09:39:52 #24 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL


Existing drivers:

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

[glc]

3 things that can cause that (other than a failing drive):

1. It does not like the media.
2. You are trying to burn at too high a speed for the media.
3. You have corrupted or old firmware - try getting an update.

Something else - try smaller file sizes to be burned, you are very close to maxing it out. Try to keep it under 4300.

09:37:41 #3 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 311 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 2286767 (508:10.17, 4466MB)