Can't format CD-R [DLA]

I've searched through the forum, but haven't found a thread that was
similar to my situation, so hopefully someone here can help me.

I've been trying to burn some data onto a CD-R, but for some reason,
it won't let me. When I insert the disc (which my driver recognizes),
I right click on the drive and select "Format" (underneath, the "Use
with DLA" option is selected. When I try to uncheck it, it won't let
me). I then get a message telling me that "Write-once media (such as
CD-R, DVD-R) is not supported by this version of DLA." The burning
fails when I try to use Nero, and failed as well when I dragged and
dropped the files in the drive.

I currently have a Toshiba Satellite laptop (M35X-S149), and I have
Nero installed as well. This means I probably'll have to uninstall
Nero, right? But why is it that I'm able to burn audio CDs, and VCDs,
but can't burn data?

I'd be happy to provide additional information, if needed. I just need
to get all this data off my computer!

doorlight wrote:

I've searched through the forum, but haven't found a thread that was
similar to my situation, so hopefully someone here can help me.

I've been trying to burn some data onto a CD-R, but for some reason,
it won't let me. When I insert the disc (which my driver recognizes),
I right click on the drive and select "Format" (underneath, the "Use
with DLA" option is selected. When I try to uncheck it, it won't let
me). I then get a message telling me that "Write-once media (such as
CD-R, DVD-R) is not supported by this version of DLA." The burning
fails when I try to use Nero, and failed as well when I dragged and
dropped the files in the drive.

I currently have a Toshiba Satellite laptop (M35X-S149), and I have
Nero installed as well. This means I probably'll have to uninstall
Nero, right? But why is it that I'm able to burn audio CDs, and VCDs,
but can't burn data?

I'd be happy to provide additional information, if needed. I just need
to get all this data off my computer!

I may be wrong here but I don't think you have to format once only
media. The whole idea being, I suppose, if you formatted it you would
be kind of writing to it. The format option would be for rewritable
media.

so, ignore 'format' and just drag and drop data to your blank disk
(assuming you have winxp?), or burn a data cd with nero or whatever
and see how it goes.


--
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-------------------------------------------------------
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Paul Heslop wrote:

actually I may have kind of been talking out of my butt, I see with a
bit of google that this DLA thing is a proprietary prog... hmmm, have
a look here

http://statlab.stat.yale.edu/help/doco/cdr/DLA1.jsp

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-------------------------------------------------------
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Paul Heslopwrote:

so, ignore 'format' and just drag and drop data to your blank disk
(assuming you have winxp?), or burn a data cd with nero or whatever
and see how it goes.

Hi Paul, thanks for your help, but I have tried dragging and dropping
the data to my blank disk, and it will go through the process, but at
the end, tells me that something went wrong during the burning. It's
puzzling, especially since it used to work for me before! I haven't
installed anything that might've interfered with it, I don't think.

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doorlight wrote:

I've searched through the forum, but haven't found a thread that was
similar to my situation, so hopefully someone here can help me.

I've been trying to burn some data onto a CD-R, but for some reason,
it won't let me. When I insert the disc (which my driver recognizes),
I right click on the drive and select "Format" (underneath, the "Use
with DLA" option is selected. When I try to uncheck it, it won't let
me). I then get a message telling me that "Write-once media (such as
CD-R, DVD-R) is not supported by this version of DLA."

What's the version of your DLA?

DLA 4.60 Help:
This version of DLA does not support the use of write-once media (CD-R,
DVD-R, DVD+R).

DLA 4.60 readme:

12. Conflict with Nero software
-------------------------------------------------------------
If Nero disc mastering software is installed on your computer, DLA will
not recognize blank discs. The work-around for this conflict is to
temporarily uninstall Nero's software. Nero products do not affect DLA's
ability to read discs containing data.

The burning
fails when I try to use Nero, and failed as well when I dragged and
dropped the files in the drive.

Do you drag&drop after opening Nero?

I currently have a Toshiba Satellite laptop (M35X-S149), and I have
Nero installed as well. This means I probably'll have to uninstall
Nero, right? But why is it that I'm able to burn audio CDs, and VCDs,
but can't burn data?

What's your Nero version? Are you using Nero Express? Can you go thru
the steps you took to burn audio CD?

smh, I actually uninstalled DLA, and now
I can drag & drop, then burn the files. However, it doesn't seem
to like my TDK CD-Rs very much. It keeps telling me that there's an
error, but when I use another no-name brand, it burns fine. Any ideas
why?

.. --------------------------------------
Mike Richter, were you born with
"Scam Artist" emblazoned on your face?
--------------------------------------

doorlight wrote:

smh, I actually uninstalled DLA, and now
I can drag & drop, then burn the files. However, it doesn't seem
to like my TDK CD-Rs very much. It keeps telling me that there's an
error, but when I use another no-name brand, it burns fine. Any ideas
why?

That's not that altogether unusual. It seems some burners are
particular in media "taste". The usual (lame) remedy given is to
upgrade the firmware.

What burn software are you using now to do the drag&drop? Are you on
winxp and using the winxp built-in burn function to do the drag&drop?

If Nero is still installed, burn with Nero and when you get the error,
post the error log.
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doorlight wrote:

smh, I actually uninstalled DLA, and now
I can drag & drop, then burn the files. However, it doesn't seem
to like my TDK CD-Rs very much. It keeps telling me that there's an
error, but when I use another no-name brand, it burns fine. Any ideas
why?

some burners just take a like-dislike to whatever they fancy. My sony
just ignores some but it's not as bad as the burner which came in my
machine. That one just did what it felt like when it felt like.

I use the windows drag and drop for cd data as it is so easy. No
messing, just drag, drop and burn.
--
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-------------------------------------------------------
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doorlight wrote:

I've searched through the forum, but haven't found a thread that was
similar to my situation, so hopefully someone here can help me.

I've been trying to burn some data onto a CD-R, but for some reason,
it won't let me. When I insert the disc (which my driver recognizes),
I right click on the drive and select "Format" (underneath, the "Use
with DLA" option is selected. When I try to uncheck it, it won't let
me). I then get a message telling me that "Write-once media (such as
CD-R, DVD-R) is not supported by this version of DLA." The burning
fails when I try to use Nero, and failed as well when I dragged and
dropped the files in the drive.

I currently have a Toshiba Satellite laptop (M35X-S149), and I have
Nero installed as well. This means I probably'll have to uninstall
Nero, right? But why is it that I'm able to burn audio CDs, and VCDs,
but can't burn data?

I'd be happy to provide additional information, if needed. I just need
to get all this data off my computer!

Simple enough.

If you're using Nero, you presumably have InCD installed. That will
format erasable discs, but not write-once (CD-R). Formatting is used for
packet writing, which is what you appear to want to be able to do.

So you have at least the following options:
1. Use an erasable (CD-RW) - not recommended for reliability
2. Use a different packet program - one supporting variable-length
3. Don't use packets; master your data

Mike
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smh, I uninstalled DLA, and reinstalled
Nero. I tried burning a data disc tonight, and it didn't work (no
surprise there). Here's the log:



Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=?.?.?.?, size=30208 bytes, created
6/11/1997 7:01:02 PM
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\Wnaspi32.dll':
Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 10/26/2004 6:35:34 PM
Nero Version: 6.6.0.13
Internal Version: 6, 6, 0, 13c

Recorder: MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRWVersion: 1.50
- HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.13
Adapter driver: atapi HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default (0) - ATAPI, detected: ATAPI
CD-ROM: MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRWVersion: 1.50
- HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.0.13
Adapter driver: atapi HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : TOSHIBA MK6025GAS atapi Port 0
ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRW atapi Port 1
ID 0 DMA: Off

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRW D: CDRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 36700160 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 222MB (227760kB)
Free physical memory: 45MB (46108kB)
Memory in use : 79 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

29.5.2005
CD-ROM (ISO)
8:27:01 PM #1 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6194
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : FALSE
Multisession : FALSE
Burning mode : TAO
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

8:27:01 PM #2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 2882
MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRW
Buffer underrun protection activated

8:27:01 PM #3 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 127
Reader running

8:27:01 PM #4 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 122
Writer MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRW running

8:27:01 PM #5 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3293
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

8:27:01 PM #6 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3167
Turn on Track-At-Once, using CD-R/RW media

8:27:01 PM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 260
Last possible write address on media: 359848 ( 79:59.73)
Last address to be written: 358344 ( 79:39.69)

8:27:01 PM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 272
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

8:27:01 PM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2339
Recorder: MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRW;
CDR code: 00 97 17 06; OSJ entry from: Moser Baer India Limited
ATIP Data:
Special Info [hex] 1: D0 00 A0, 2: 61 11 06 (LI 97:17.06),
3: 4F 3B 4A (LO 79:59.74)
Additional Info [hex] 1: 00 00 80 (invalid), 2: 00 00 00
(invalid), 3: 00 00 00 (invalid)

8:27:01 PM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 438
Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities:
=========================================

8:27:01 PM #11 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 830
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 ()
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 358345 (358345) = #358345/79:37.70
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/
required, no patch infos
- TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks,
length 358343 blocks [MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRW]
--------------------------------------------------------------

8:27:01 PM #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1043
Prepare recorder [MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRW] for write in TAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc not fixated
Tracks 1 to 1:
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0
307200 734197760, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep_______ ___
-150 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
-150 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00
358345 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00

8:27:01 PM #13 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1111
Removed 2 run-out blocks from end of track 1. Length: 358345 -
358343.

8:27:02 PM #14 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832
Caching of files started

8:27:02 PM #15 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4051
Cache writing successful.

8:27:02 PM #16 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832
Caching of files completed

8:27:02 PM #17 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832
Burn process started at 24x (3,600 KB/s)

8:27:02 PM #18 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2609
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch
infos, orig at #0): write at #0

8:27:02 PM #19 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 21469
Set BUFE: Buffer underrun protection - ON

8:27:27 PM #20 SCSI -1119 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1436
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x04070000
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x04 (KEY_HARDWARE_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x09
Sense Qual: 0x00
CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x02 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00
0x00
Sense Data: 0xF1 0x00 0x04 0xFF 0xFF 0xFF 0x8B 0x0A
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x09 0x00

8:27:27 PM #21 CDR -1119 File Writer.cpp, Line 311
Track following error

8:27:28 PM #22 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228
all writers idle, stopping conversion

8:27:28 PM #23 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222
conversion idle, stopping reader

8:27:30 PM #24 CDR -201 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 200
Invalid write state
MAT****A UJDA760 DVD/CDRW\H1 T0

8:27:30 PM #25 TRANSFER -18 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 200
Could not perform EndTrack

8:27:30 PM #26 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 16119
MAT****AUJDA760 DVD/CDRW start Close Session

8:27:30 PM #27 SCSI -1176 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1182
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x72
Sense Qual: 0x03
CDB Data: 0x5B 0x01 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
0x00
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0A
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x72 0x03

8:27:30 PM #28 CDR -1176 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 249
Session fixation error

8:27:30 PM #29 TRANSFER -19 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 249
Could not perform Fixation

8:27:30 PM #30 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 258
falling back to disc fixation

8:27:30 PM #31 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1832
Burn process failed at 24x (3,600 KB/s)


Existing drivers:
File 'Drivers\CDRALW2K.SYS': Ver=6.2.0.132 , size=24698 bytes,
created 10/22/2003 8:15:02 PM
File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.03.28a, size=20640 bytes, created
3/11/2005 3:28:13 PM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K)
File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180
(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), size=95360 bytes, created 8/3/2004
10:59:44 PM (Adapter driver for rec)

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

Thank you very, very much for your help!