I HAVE ENJOYED BURNING USING RIPIT4ME/VTS/DVD DECRYPTER. ALWAYS WORKED GREAT UNTIL I TRIED TO BURN "OPEN SEASON." SINCE THAN NOTHING WORKS! I HAVE DOWNLOADED ANY DVD, CLONE DVD, IMAGE BURN, DVD FAB, AND NOTHING WILL SUFFICE! I AM COMPLETELY LOST. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME INSTRUCTIONS (IN "DUMMIES TERMS") IN WHAT I SHOULD DO NEXT. I HAVE ALSO TRIED BURNING AT A SLOWER SPEED WITH NO RESULTS. I AM USING A DELL COMPUTER THAT'S ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS OLD AND MY BURNER IS A PHILLIPS DVD + - RW DVD 8801. THIS IS THE LOG I HAVE FROM THE LAST BURN FAILURE USING IMAGE BURN:
W 23:59:10 Failed to Write Sectors 0 - 31 - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 23:59:10 Retrying (1 of 20)...
W 23:59:24 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 23:59:24 Retrying (2 of 20)...
W 23:59:39 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 23:59:39 Retrying (3 of 20)...
W 23:59:54 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 23:59:54 Retrying (4 of 20)...
W 00:00:08 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:00:08 Retrying (5 of 20)...
W 00:00:23 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:00:23 Retrying (6 of 20)...
W 00:00:38 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:00:38 Retrying (7 of 20)...
W 00:00:53 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:00:53 Retrying (8 of 20)...
W 00:01:08 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:01:08 Retrying (9 of 20)...
W 00:01:23 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:01:23 Retrying (10 of 20)...
W 00:01:39 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:01:39 Retrying (11 of 20)...
W 00:01:54 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:01:54 Retrying (12 of 20)...
W 00:02:09 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:02:09 Retrying (13 of 20)...
W 00:02:24 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:02:24 Retrying (14 of 20)...
W 00:02:40 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:02:40 Retrying (15 of 20)...
W 00:02:55 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:02:55 Retrying (16 of 20)...
W 00:03:11 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:03:11 Retrying (17 of 20)...
W 00:03:27 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:03:27 Retrying (18 of 20)...
W 00:03:44 Retry Failed - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
W 00:03:44 Retrying (19 of 20)...
W 00:03:44 Retry Failed - Power Calibration Area Is Full
W 00:03:44 Retrying (20 of 20)...
W 00:03:44 Retry Failed - Power Calibration Area Is Full
E 00:03:54 Failed to Write Sectors 0 - 31 - Session Fixation Error Writing Lead In
I 00:03:54 Synchronising Cache...
I 00:03:55 Closing Track...
I 00:03:56 Finalising Disc...
E 00:03:57 Failed to Write Image!
E 00:03:57 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:05:43
I 00:03:57 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A
I JUST CANT UNDERSTAND WHY SOMETHING THAT WORKED SO GREAT, JUST STOPPED WORKING! THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WITH I COPY DVD'S AND DVD 4.3! I AM SO DISGUSTED!!!!!!!! HELP, I NEED TO GET THIS WORKING! THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY ADVICE (REMEMBER TALK IN VERY BASIC LANGUAGE, HALF OF WHAT I READ HERE, I HAVE TROUBLE INTERPETING!)
It's not "very simple." The drive in question cannot recognize the discs being used, so it cannot apply the correct write strategy. The drive has attempted to adjust its power levels 20 times until the PCA was filled--and still no acceptable signal. It could be "crappy discs," and anyone is free to stick in any brand he or she is biased against under that category; but it is more likely to be limited firmware support for the discs. A drive that is 2.5 years old is ancient these days when new M-codes and new speeds have been introduced.
There are several other manufacturers of decent DL media besides Verbatim, but they are supported very poorly. Verbatim is the best supported DL manufacturer since they invented the medium. Taiyo Yuden is not even attempting to introduce their DL until they have gotten drive support because they risk the same attacks leveled against the non-Verbatim brands when their DL media fail to work.
