Unable to Burn DVDs Readable By TV Set-Top Player

[Hamish]

Having been a lurker, the time has come to introduce myself and seek help with a problem concerning my Pioneer DVR-A07D.

My partner and I create educational DVDs. Output is seriously small (one or two discs a month) but we have been problem-free in the burning department since Day 1 three years ago (then a Pioneer DVR-A03) on a Dell Dimension 8100 Pentium 1.8GHz.

Recently we upgraded to an ASUS Pentium 3.0GHz with a Pioneer DVR-107D. Everything works great with one big exception. DVDs burned on the new system play back just fine on computers but aren't recognized by dedicated DVD players. This is a major league problem that has hit our cash flow very hard.

The blank DVDs are the same batch that worked just fine with the previous system. Swapping the old A03 for the A07 gives the very same result. The firmware is the most recent (1.16). The drive is properly set as the master drive on a dedicated cable connected to the motherboard's secondary ATAPI port.

The NeroHistory.log file for the most recent session follows. All suggestions for a fix will be gratefully received. Thanks for reading.


Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=4.60 (1021), size=45056 bytes, created 6/20/2003 12:21:20 PM
ahead WinASPI: File 'D:\Applications\NERO 6\nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.59, size=160016 bytes, created 11/11/2003 2:49:52 PM
Nero version: 6.3.0.0
Recorder: <PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D>Version: 1.16 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.3.0.0
Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2000kB
Bus Type : via Inquiry data (1) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI
Connected to MMC as unknown drive with class-nr : 1
Drive is autodetected - recorder class: Std. MMC recorder
CD-ROM: <PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D>Version: 1.16 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.3.0.0
Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : IBM-DTLA-307075 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6Y200P0 atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: Off
CdRomPeripheral : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD1200BB-22CAA0 16.0 ultra Port 2 ID 0 DMA: Off
DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 5T060H6 TAH7 ultra Port 2 ID 1 DMA: Off
DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6Y250P0 YAR4 ultra Port 2 ID 2 DMA: Off
DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 6Y250P0 YAR4 ultra Port 2 ID 3 DMA: Off

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D I: CDRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
CmdQueuing : 1
CmdNotification: 2
WriteBufferSize: 74448896 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
EraseSpeed : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 511MB (523736kB)
Free physical memory: 116MB (119568kB)
Memory in use : 77 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Static Write Speed Table: 0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

19.6.2004
ISO compilation
11:44:57 PM #1 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6029
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : FALSE
Multisession : TRUE
Multisession type: : Start multisession
Burning mode : DAO
Mode : 1
ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char)
Character set : ISO 9660
Joliet : TRUE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

 

[woody]

Welcome to the forum!A couple of problems...You need to have DMA enabled for your Hard drives.You need to finalize your discs.You are leaving them open.Disable multisession>Enable finalize.

 

[Duracell]

Joliet : TRUE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

for standalone compliant DVDs this should look like:
Joliet: False
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : False
Allow more than 255 characters in path : False
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions: False

and burn it as DVD-ROM (UDF/ISO) and not only as DVD-ROM (ISO)


Greetings from
Duracell

 

[PC-GUY]

Also have you tried a program called burnatonce? I find this program burns dvds that are more compatible with stand alones. Just look for the old one cause there isn't a time in life to wait for the free serial for the new one to dvd burn. I'm still waiting form mine and it must be months. If you do a search of the forum I've given a link in the past. Let us know how you make out.

 

[Hamish]

Success and Thanks!

Hello again and special thanks to Woody, Duracell and PC-Guy who went to so much trouble on my behalf.

I implemented all the changes you fellows picked up on. Burned a test disc and still no joy.

Final success came by using the Video DVD burning option of Nero 6. Instead of copying the Video_ts folder from my hard disc to DVD via Nero Make Data Disc, I used Nero to set up the Audio_ts and Video_ts folders then copied my files into the Nero Video_ts folder.

Now I can get back to business and try earning a living.

Couldn't have done it without your help. Thanks again.

Jim Smith

 

[Duracell]

thanks for providing your feedback;