Pioneer DVR-115D / DVR-1910

Question by slytrans69, Tuesday 18th of November 2008 17:56

I was lurking at the Japanese site and I see that the firmware is up to 1.22 for the 115. Is the A15 firmware the same as my A15J? Currently the firmware I have is 1.18.

Question by roxydog, Friday 24th of October 2008 12:03

Hi Folk
I don't think this is a brand specific problem -but anyway,i'm using a Pioneer
DVR 115-D ATM. The new LiteOn does the same.

My computer is P4 3.2 running XP (SP3) -just recently upgraded the PS with 550W. Also got the 80 wire cable for the burner.

When i insert a blank DVD the drive will fire up,then reboot the computer.
Occasionally it won't and everything works fine -but 99% of the time it does reboot.

If i leave the disc in the drive as the computer is restarting,it will go on an endless loop of reboot before it gets to the main working screen.

I'm not sure what else to do.
I've disconnected the other burner.
It only happens with blank discs.

Sorry if i've put this in the wrong forum -any help appreciated.

Cheers
Dom

Answer by pfloyd1, Friday 24th of October 2008 21:20

What else do you have on the IDE cable? And what position are the jumpers in the back of the drive?

Answer by roxydog, Saturday 25th of October 2008 05:22

Hi pfloyd1,
I have the drive set as master and nothing else is on the cable.
Had also updated the driver as well.

Answer by bjkg, Saturday 25th of October 2008 15:19

@ roxydog

Suggest using a using a diagnostic software utility program similar to PassMark BurnIn Test (http://www.passmark.com/products/bit.htm) to rigorously and thoroughly test your entire computerâ€™s hardware components to determine what particular hardware component could be causing your problem. Otherwise you are going to have to use trial and error component substitution replacement of each suspect hardware component until you finally stumble upon which hardware component is causing your problem. This could be expensive and time consuming.

Out of curiosity what is the Name/Model of your newly installed Power Supply Unit? Perchance could your newly installed PSU be a suspect low buck â€˜China Madeâ€™ Power Supply Unit? These suspect low buck â€˜China Madeâ€™ Power Supply Unit have caused numerous â€˜weirdâ€™ computer problems. Most Computer Repair Shops have a Power Supply Tester. Suggest asking your local Computer Repair Shops to test your newly installed PSU to definitively rule out a defective Power Supply Unit.

Suggest reviewing the CD and DVD Burner Forum Read First posting titled â€œTroubleshooting: Drive messed up? Check your PSU quality first! Good/Bad PSU list...â€ (http://club.cdfreaks.com/f61/troubleshooting-drive-messed-up-check-your-psu-quality-first-good-bad-psu-list-142753)

Regards,
bjkg

Answer by _chef_, Saturday 25th of October 2008 23:45

How is the Liteon set up?

Answer by roxydog, Monday 27th of October 2008 13:03

Thanks for the informative post bjkg :-)
I'll run that hardware tester tomorrow nite -sounds like a good idea.

The PSU is a CoolerMaster -on the good list thankfully. It was a quick buy at a swapmeet. It' pretty noisy.
That is a great thread thanks - might get a quieter one.

I'd really like to buy a totally new computer to solve all my computing problems -just not possible at the moment :-(

Hi Chef
The Liteon isn't connected -when it was, it was set as primary by itself then secondary when i bought the Pioneer.Both would reboot the comp when blanks were inserted.
This was with the 40 cable -which i thought was the problem but replacing with the 80 cable made no diff.

I've had the problem for about 5 weeks -used various search terms -other people have had similar things happen but no solution that i've seen.

EDIT:
Well -i just ran the shareware bit from Passmark -no errors apart from 47 from the A drive -which i don't have connected.
Perhaps not having the A drive connected is the problem? Who uses A drives anymore?

Cheers
Dom

Answer by pfloyd1, Monday 27th of October 2008 23:52

What programs are you running that has to do with dvd's?

Answer by bjkg, Tuesday 28th of October 2008 00:32

@ roxydog,

There is a recent Forum posting in the CD and DVD Burners Forum by Forum Member WDDD (http://club.cdfreaks.com/f61/pc-restarts-when-only-blank-media-entered-into-drive-255133) in which the computer reboots when blank Media is inserted in the DVD Burner. During Forum Member WDDD rebooting the Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) screen is displayed and the BSOD screen Stop Code is provided. When the BSOD Stop Code is provided that BSOD Stop Code can be researched in Microsoft knowledge base which provides information why the BSOD screen is displayed and provides trouble shooting information.

Perchance when blank DVD Media is inserted in your Pioneer DVR-115D and your computer reboots is the BSOD screen displayed. If so provide the BSOD Stop Code.

Regards,
bjkg

Answer by roxydog, Tuesday 28th of October 2008 08:05

Hi bjkg
No BSOD - just straight power down and restart of the computer.
Have to get the disc out before it can restart properly.

Hi pfloyd1
I have :-
DVDShrink,DVDDcrypter,DVDFab,ImgBurn,
Usually only use DVDFab though as i just bought it recently and it works really well.

Cheers
Dom

Question by lois9599, Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 20:28

Hi, apologies but it seems that this question has been asked several times before, but I've always been told that it's bad manners to hijack someone else's thread with a problem without supplying some positive input.

Anyway, the background. I've been burning dvd's on a laptop (running with Vista) with an Optiarc DVD RW AD-7530A using TDK DVD+R media.
I use dvdSanta to create the data and then burn with videoDVDmaker, strange combo I know but it's worked like a charm for me.
I put the burnt DVD into my Phillips standalone player and hey presto, DVD works fine, every time.

I recently bought myself a Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-115D for my desktop, use the same combo and same media and for some reason they won't play on my dvd player. However, they do play on a pc based dvd player, which I find difficult to understand.

So, there you go, any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Chris

Answer by Dogg, Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 20:32

Are you using the exact same software (including version) of each software? Laptop and desktop both running same OS and version?

I suspect something is different besides just the burner. But it's possible, your new burner doesn't like your media. It could be as simple as updating the firmware of the burner or simply switching to a higher quality media. For best results use Verbatim or TY.

Answer by lois9599, Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 20:40

Hi, yep using the exact same versions 'cos I copied them from the laptop to the desktop. I forgot to mention, the dtop is running on XP Proff, I suppose that's the biggest difference.

I have already updated the firmware for the burner.

Do you think it would help if I used something like Nero?

Answer by Dogg, Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 20:46

Sounds like the discs aren't being burnt properly. And you shouldn't just copy apps from pc to pc. They should be properly installed. Most programs won't even function without being installed as they need to put files in various other locations besides the install directory and update the registry.

As for burning, Nero works fine, but it isn't free. A good free program would be ImgBurn.

But I would start by ensuring the software you are trying to use is supported by Vista and XP. And ensure it is properly installed.

Answer by lois9599, Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 20:49

Ok, wasn't aware of the copy limitations.

I'll download the ImgBurn as per your recommendation and try again.

Thanks very much for your help, I'll post back when I have some more info.

Thanks again

Chris.

Answer by lois9599, Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 21:52

Dogg

Thanks for your help.

It looks like the ImgBurn software worked, just burnt a DVD and it plays in the standalone's.

Seems that my lack of understanding with copying the other burning software caused the problem, lesson learnt!!

Much appreciated.
All the best

Chris.

Question by tom mcafee, Tuesday 7th of October 2008 18:45

I have only had this for about 3 months, and it suddenly would not recognize any kind of DVD, and occasionaly would be unable to eject without using the little release hole. Best Buy said could not check this out without bringing in the whole tower, which obviously is a pain . Any suggestions???

Answer by KTL, Tuesday 7th of October 2008 19:02

Couple of things you can try first:

1) Try a different 80-conductor IDE cable.
2) Go to Device Manager and delete the channel that the burner is on (be sure which one it is). Reboot and let the O/S rebuild the driver.
3) Try a different computer.

Answer by tom mcafee, Wednesday 8th of October 2008 12:56

Thanks for the advice. I'm dumb as a rock on this stuff, but my Son's
friend helps us out. I will hope this weekend he can work on this. Will
let you know. Thanks again.
Tom M

Question by tom mcafee, Wednesday 17th of September 2008 18:12

Question by Sarettina80, Monday 8th of September 2008 22:13

Ciao a tutti ragazzi,
vorrei rinnovare la mia "attrezzatura" di masterizzazione acquistando un nuovo pioneer.
Possiedo giÃ un 112D che mi ha dato tante soddisfazioni, con scansioni prive o quasi di errori.

Ho visto il modello 116D , cosa ne pensate?
Ho inoltre notato che ha un'interfaccia "PATA" , chi mi spiega cosa vuol dire?

E inoltre , mi dite qual'Ã¨ l'ultimo modello di masterizzatore interno pioneer?

Grazie a tutti per un'eventuale risposta. bowdown

Answer by geno888, Tuesday 9th of September 2008 19:40

Per quanto ne so il Pioneer 116 dovrebbe essere all'altezza dei precedenti modelli, quindi lo puoi prendere con sicurezza.

PATA e' la stessa cosa di IDE, cioe' l-interfaccia standard dei masterizzatori usata finora, prima che venisse introdotta la SATA Smilie

Answer by Sarettina80, Tuesday 9th of September 2008 21:04

Grazie 1000,
prezioso come sempre! Smilie

Question by dhartley59, Saturday 23rd of August 2008 12:08

Replaced internal DVD today as previous one stopped working. Have done this before and found it easy as. With the Pioneer DVR-115D today though, the computer recognises it on the device manager but says that windows cannot start the device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. I have tried everything I can think of (uninstalling and reinstalling, downloading a new driver - which says "available target is not found", paid for a driver scan and download program which was a waste of money and have run registry scans. Any other ideas or do I have to throw it away and buy another brand and try again.

Answer by Arachne, Saturday 23rd of August 2008 14:49

Welcome to the forum Smilie

Is there an error code number in Device Manager for the Pioneer?

Answer by _chef_, Sunday 24th of August 2008 22:23

You have downloaded a WRONG FIRMWARE.
First fix the recognition problems, buy an 80 wire ide cable and use it.

Question by burns flipper, Tuesday 12th of August 2008 11:48

I have a new DVR-115D on secondary master. I also have a DVR-112 which is secondary slave.

Sometimes when I put a blank DVD in the 115D, I get a BSOD of BAD_POOL_HEADER - not straightaway, but when WinXPsp3 has spun it up and tried to access it (autorun). It doesn't happen all the time. I put the 115D in 4 days ago and the problem started 1 day later, and is only when I put a blank dvd in. Any suggestions about what I can do to fix? Both drives have the latest firmware, are at the right position on the IDE cable and have the jumpers set correctly (115D set to master, 112 set to slave). Any help appreciated.

Answer by burns flipper, Tuesday 12th of August 2008 11:56

I've just noticed something marginally strange...

If the drives are empty, the 112 is listed in Explorer as DVD-RAM, whereas the 115D is DVD-RW.

If I look in Device Manager, the 115D is listed as 'PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D', whereas the 112 is listed just as 'CD-ROM Drive' - and if I look at the properties, the device id string has 'DVR-112 DVD-RW 1.24' in.

Answer by troy512, Tuesday 12th of August 2008 17:25

did you have two drives before? have you checked the connections? changed out cables? did you update drivers around the same time? are you using windows drivers? what happens if you disable auto-run? what program is your auto-run set to start up or is it set to do nothing?

do you know what upper and lower filters you have installed? you can check and remove upper filters with ImgBurn/ tools /filter drive load order.

Answer by _chef_, Wednesday 13th of August 2008 12:42

burns flipper said:
I've just noticed something marginally strange...

If the drives are empty, the 112 is listed in Explorer as DVD-RAM, whereas the 115D is DVD-RW.

If I look in Device Manager, the 115D is listed as 'PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D', whereas the 112 is listed just as 'CD-ROM Drive' - and if I look at the properties, the device id string has 'DVR-112 DVD-RW 1.24' in.

This is normal.
Depends on the drive capabilities and the last inserted mediatype!!

Answer by bjkg, Wednesday 13th of August 2008 14:00

@ burns flipper,

Each BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) event displays a Message. The usual parameters displayed for the BSOD are similar to ->

Number of Error (parameter, parameter, parameter, parameter) Name of Error.

All of the above display Message information is important in understanding and determining the cause of the BSOD.

Depending on the value "number of error" the parameters contain data pertaining to what went wrong and/or where it happened.

For analyst provide the entire complete untruncated BSOD Event Display Message.

Regards,
bjkg

Answer by burns flipper, Saturday 16th of August 2008 21:00

troy512 said:
did you have two drives before? have you checked the connections? changed out cables? did you update drivers around the same time? are you using windows drivers? what happens if you disable auto-run? what program is your auto-run set to start up or is it set to do nothing?

I had 2 drives but one was just a dvd reader. I moved the 112 from master to slave (and changed the jumper correctly to slave, and put it on the middle connector of the ide cable), and the cable is in fine. I can read and write successfully using both drives, even simultaneously. I'm just using Windows drivers, I wasn't aware I could get any Pioneer ones. Auto-run is just the default i.e. it displays the "What do you want to open with?" dialog box.

do you know what upper and lower filters you have installed? you can check and remove upper filters with ImgBurn/ tools /filter drive load order.

As follows, I haven't changed anything:
===============================================
Filter Driver Load Order - ImgBurn v2.4.2.0
===============================================

Upper Device Filter: redbook
Upper Class Filter: [None Found]
Device: CD/DVD-ROM Device
Lower Class Filter: PxHelp20
Lower Class Filter: AnyDVD
Lower Class Filter: ElbyDelay
Lower Device Filter: imapi

Filter Name: redbook
File Name: C:WINDOWSsystem32DRIVERSredbook.sys
File Version: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
File Description: Redbook Audio Filter Driver
Product Name: MicrosoftÂ® WindowsÂ® Operating System
Product Version: 5.1.2600.5512
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
Copyright: Â© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Filter Name: PxHelp20
File Name: C:WINDOWSSystem32DriversPxHelp20.sys
File Version: 3.00.43J [3.0.43.9]
File Description: Px Engine Device Driver for Windows 2000/XP
Product Name: PxHelp20
Product Version: [2.0.0.0]
Company Name: Sonic Solutions
Copyright: Copyright Â© Sonic Solutions

Filter Name: AnyDVD
File Name: C:WINDOWSSystem32DriversAnyDVD.sys
File Version: 5.9.6.1
File Description: AnyDVD Filter Driver
Product Name: AnyDVD
Product Version: 5.9.6.1
Company Name: SlySoft, Inc.
Copyright: Copyright 2002 - 2006 SlySoft, Inc.

Filter Name: ElbyDelay
File Name: C:WINDOWSSystem32DriversElbyDelay.sys
File Version: 5, 1, 0, 1 [5.1.0.1]
File Description: Elby Delay Lower Filter Driver
Product Name: CDRTools
Product Version: 5, 1, 0, 1 [5.1.0.1]
Company Name: Elaborate Bytes AG
Copyright: Copyright (C) 2003 - 2006 Elaborate Bytes AG

Filter Name: imapi
File Name: C:WINDOWSsystem32DRIVERSimapi.sys
File Version: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
File Description: IMAPI Kernel Driver
Product Name: MicrosoftÂ® WindowsÂ® Operating System
Product Version: 5.1.2600.5512
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
Copyright: Â© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Answer by _chef_, Monday 18th of August 2008 09:44

Follow "***HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!***" in my sig.

Answer by burns flipper, Monday 18th of August 2008 21:14

Hi _chef_ - I'd already read the article but hadn't got any of the errors named. From the list I've given, is there something specific I should be removing? I'm guessing the Px one since it's the one I don't recognise.

Answer by bjkg, Monday 18th of August 2008 21:44

@ burns flipper,

If you are still experiencing BSOD suggest noting posting #5 and provide the entire complete untruncated BSOD Event Display Message for analyst.

If you are not experiencing BSOD then what specific problem(s) are you experiencing that leads you to believe you have upper/lower filter problem?

Regards,
bjkg

Answer by _chef_, Friday 22nd of August 2008 10:24

It was just a guess.
Maybe disable AnyDVD and see what happens, also check the event viewer in windooze for issued entries.

Answer by RG, Friday 22nd of August 2008 21:00

Burns Flipper I had a very similar problem with my Plextor CD Writer. The problem turned out to be the Plextor CD writing software which came with the burner. The Plextor software installed some drivers which were incompatible with Windows XP. When I uninstalled the Plextor software the problem went away. It took me a long time to find the problem Smilie

So check if any of the DVD or CD burning software is incompatible with your system.

Question by missyrelm, Monday 11th of August 2008 07:32

Hi,

I have a Pioneer DVR-115D inside of a SYBA SD-U2PLA-525 External Enclosure, NEC Chipset, connected by USB.

It burns dual-layer back-ups for my Xbox 360 flawlessly. It seems to burn data cd's and data DVD's just fine.

But it won't burn PS2 back-ups, no matter what I do.

I found this out when my internal LG GSA-H22N burner that I was using on a different computer (that I no longer have) died on me. The problem showed up when I tried to burn PS2 back-ups using the DVR-115D on a different computer instead.

I know its not the media because I've always burned on the same media (TDK's with ID CMC MAG. AM3, and also TY's with Media ID : TYG02)

I don't think its the PS2 because it plays the exact same media that I wrote burned by the LG GSA-H22N just fine.

I've tried removing the driver and restarting, I've tried removing the Primary and secondary channels in the device manager then restarting.
(It's using the Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers)

I have Ultra DMA (mode 5, device 0, device 1 says "not applicable") enabled on the primary channel

and Ultra DMA (mode 2, both device 0 and 1) on the secondary channel.

I have a CD drive (GCE-8483B, by LG I think) and a DVD drive (JLMS DVD-RAm XJ-HD166), both of which came with the computer internally
There are also two "drives" that show up in the Device manager that do not exist, (HO6803L CIW834Z SCSI CD ROM, and DVD/CD ROM EU7595O CUN614T SCSI CD ROM), that I have ignored for ages as, I have never been able to remove them, and they have never caused any problems that I know of.

So for now, I have disabled both of the real drives, and the two "drives" that don't exist in the device manager, just in case they are conflicting with the Pioneer. But really the two "drives" that show up in the device manager have never caused any problems before.

I am not sure how to tell what channel they are on without taking the computer apart.

For some reason, the Pioneer shows up as the H: drive, no matter what I do. It also shows as DVD-RW.

I am using Firmware 1.18 for the Pioneer.

I have tried writing at 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x and 12x.

Nero Disc Speed will run the benchmark, disc Info, and ScanDisc, but when I try to run DiscQuality it says "Drive does not support this Function"

I am running Windows XP, Home Edition.

I have tried using both Nero and imgburn. Imgburn gives the error â€œunable to lock volume for exclusive accessâ€, except for once in a while it doesnâ€™t. I have used Process Manager to stop all processes with the handle â€œcdâ€, and checked for the handles â€œDVDâ€ and â€œH:â€. It still gives the error most of the time, but telling it to burn anyway has worked fine for my Dual-Layer Xbox 360 backups and also data CDâ€™s and DVDâ€™s.

It's just the PS2 back-ups that it won't burn right, I'm using the same media I've always used.

The PS2 still plays back-ups that I have made on the same media but with my internal LG GSA-H22N burner before it died so I don't see how it can be the PS2 or the media.

This has been driving me nuts, does anyone know whats wrong?

Answer by troy512, Monday 11th of August 2008 07:52

There are also two "drives" that show up in the Device manager that do not exist, (HO6803L CIW834Z SCSI CD ROM, and DVD/CD ROM EU7595O CUN614T SCSI CD ROM), that I have ignored for ages as, I have never been able to remove them, and they have never caused any problems that I know of.

probably virtual drives, what other apps do you have installed

Answer by missyrelm, Monday 11th of August 2008 08:21

I think they are virtual drives, I have UltraIso and Alcohol 120%

Answer by bjkg, Monday 11th of August 2008 16:38

@ missyrelm,

Suggest completely and thoroughly removing all Virtual drive software programs. After removing Virtual drive software programs use a Widows Registry cleaner software program to ensure complete removal of Virtual drive software programs.

When working with images suggest using your â€œThe Ultimate Image Burnerâ€ IMGBurn (http://www.imgburn.com) software program.

Suggest exclusively using your Taiyo Yuden TYG02 Media and avoid the use of known problematic CMC MAG AM3 Media.

Regards,
bjkg

Answer by missyrelm, Monday 11th of August 2008 23:14

Thanks for the help!
I will have to figure out all the applications that I have on that are causing virtual drives. There may be a lot, I have a lot of applications.

Is there any list of all applications that cause virtual drives? Or a way to find out what application is causing a virtual drive?

I will remove all burning programs but Imgburn, its pretty much the only burning application that I use nowadays anyway.

At any rate, I will start with the most common offenders, and work from there, then clean the registry. It may take me a few days.

The only program that creates virtual drives that it will sting to remove is UltraIso, its helped me out in some tough spots before, especially when rebuilding isos, but I'll get rid of whatever I have to to fix this problem.

Once all that is done I will report back.

Thanks again,

missyrelm

Question by GuilT1, Wednesday 6th of August 2008 03:49

My burner or imgburn stops at 51% everytime I burn a DL disc. First disc I tried was with Imgburn 3.2.0, stop at 51%, wouldn't even try to rewrite. Second disc I tried again, but this time I updated to 2.4, still same thing. Third disc, I tried again, but this time I crossflashed my Pioneer DVR-115D to DVR-115L using the DVR-A15J firmware, used MCSE and DVRFlash to flash it, eveything went as planned. I used the same configuration and media from the get go, everytime I bought a 360 game I would back it up. I just purchased Bioshock, ripped it with WXRipper, patched it with XDVDMulleter, and burn with Imgburn, This is the first game I have burned in about 3 months and now no configuration works? I use NeXXTech discs which have been very good til now, I backed up 8 games with not a single coaster. I'm going to try again with DVD Decyrpter as I uninstalled Imgburn out of frustration. The log said something about Power calibration area error, but wouldn't try again to write everything just slows til it stops and then nothing. Does Imgburn suck? Please help. Confused

Also, I would like to ask if it's normal when I put a blank DL disc in the drive and my drive changes from a DVD Drive (D Smilie

, to a CD Drive (D Smilie

?

Answer by ~Jethro~, Wednesday 6th of August 2008 03:58

Try using some verbatim DL's the power calibration error is because it can not write to the second layer, I use Imageburn + verbatim all the time, coaster count 1 in 50.

Answer by GuilT1, Wednesday 6th of August 2008 04:49

I tried it again with DVD Decrypter with no luck here's the log.

I 22:08:41 DVD Decrypter Version 3.5.4.0 started!
I 22:08:41 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 22:08:41 Initialising SPTI...
I 22:08:41 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 22:08:41 Found 1 DVD-RAM/Â±RW!
I 22:09:42 Operation Started!
I 22:09:42 Source File: C Big Grin

ocuments and SettingsRhondaDesktopBiosBioShock.iso
I 22:09:42 Source File Sectors: 3,697,696 (MODE1/2048)
I 22:09:42 Source File Size: 7,572,881,408 bytes
I 22:09:42 Source File Implementation Identifier: Sonic Scenarist 3.1
I 22:09:42 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115L 1.18 (D Smilie

(ATA)
I 22:09:43 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D01-67) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x)
I 22:09:43 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824
I 22:09:43 Write Mode: DVD
I 22:09:43 Write Type: SAO
I 22:09:43 Write Speed: 2.4x
I 22:09:43 Link Size: Auto
I 22:09:43 Test Mode: No
I 22:09:43 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 22:09:43 User Specified L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760
I 22:10:07 Filling Buffer...
I 22:10:09 Writing LeadIn...
I 22:10:10 Writing Image...
W 22:30:13 Failed to Write Sectors 1914528 - 1914559 - Power Calibration Area Error
W 22:30:13 Retrying (1 of 20)...

Question by huon6, Wednesday 16th of July 2008 12:23

Hope some kind soul out there can assist. I can burn images quite successfully using shrink followed by nero8 with any dvd having scanned disk, and will play okay through PC, however when i try on any home dvd the disk starts almost anywhere and there is no correct order of chapters. I read Mr belvedere's recommendations as well as Imkidd57 and finally Kerry56. I attempted to combine ripit4me with DVD decrypter or fab and shrink then rebuilder with disastrous results. Help!!!! Bob.http://club.cdfreaks.com/images/smilies/4/bowdown.gif
bowdown

Answer by Jedi Master Yoda, Wednesday 16th of July 2008 14:10

If it's playing ok on your pc it could be your player doesn't like the disc's your using. What dvd's are you using ??

Answer by huon6, Wednesday 16th of July 2008 15:04

I have been using lately some sony 16x dvd-r and have some verbatim dvd-r 16x not used as yet. before that i was using real el cheapos. it burns music cd's fine that play in order in my dvd player/recorders.

Answer by CDuncle, Wednesday 16th of July 2008 15:42

I agree with Jedi.
This problem was posted couple of times before and always ended up with disc and player compatibility.
Try to burn at 1/2 rated speed and see what happen.

Question by jcusimano2, Saturday 12th of July 2008 08:13

Can you guys help me here?? I did lots of searches and camo up without the answer to my question. Is the 115L buffalo?? like the 112L or do you just crossflash it to the A15 whatever and use the same firmware that you use on the (D) version? if not then where is updated buffalo 115L and is it SL bitsetting by default?? thanks guys

Joe

Answer by _chef_, Saturday 12th of July 2008 20:52

L is Buffalo.
Is there a 115L kernel available??

Answer by bjkg, Saturday 12th of July 2008 21:26

@ jcusimano2,

Suggest reviewing the Forum DVR-115L related threads ->

http://club.cdfreaks.com/f87/pioneer-dvr-115d-crossflashed-dvr-a15-j-dvr-115l-241260/

http://club.cdfreaks.com/f87/crossflash-dvr-115-dvr-a15j-dvr-115l-247436/

http://club.cdfreaks.com/f87/crossflash-dvr-115d-dvr-115-dvr-a15-246861/

I believe the first posting of the first above referenced posting answers your questions.

Regards,
bjkg

Answer by jcusimano2, Sunday 13th of July 2008 08:03

_chef_ said:
L is Buffalo.
Is there a 115L kernel available??

Yes it is the A15 but after flash is the 115(L)

http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43868

Answer by jcusimano2, Sunday 13th of July 2008 08:11

Thanks Bjkg
but when you say that you used mcse to patch the firmware with rpc-1 speed read & bitset so basically flashing to 115L is just for ram write & labelflash ?? so by default the (L) version doesn't autobitset +R SL media like the 112buffalo and you need mcse to enable bitset? or is the buffalo version of 115 same as 112 bitset +R SL media by default?

Thanks

joe

Answer by nemesis01, Monday 14th of July 2008 10:20

My 215D flashed to 215L enabled auto bitset to DVD-ROM afaik on DVD+R SL so I guess the 115L will do the same, only thing I had to do was patch the firmware with MCSE for the read speed patch.

Answer by jcusimano2, Monday 14th of July 2008 22:30

nemesis01 said:
My 215D flashed to 215L enabled auto bitset to DVD-ROM afaik on DVD+R SL so I guess the 115L will do the same, only thing I had to do was patch the firmware with MCSE for the read speed patch.

Cool thanks do you have a link to (L) firmware or after flashing do you just use the regular 1.xx stock firmware from pioneer

Answer by KTL, Tuesday 15th of July 2008 00:22

jcusimano2 said:
Cool thanks do you have a link to (L) firmware

Did you even bother to check the links that bjkg provided for you so you wouldn't ask this question?

Answer by jcusimano2, Tuesday 15th of July 2008 09:08

KTL said:
Did you even bother to check the links that bjkg provided for you so you wouldn't ask this question?

Yes I did and he said he used MCSE to patch read speed & bitset but I thought bitset was default on even SL also with buffalo so I was just trying to get clarification

Sorry I didnt realize which question you were talking about and yes I checked the kernel + firmware zip archive but still wasn't sure rather this was (Excluding the kernel file) stock pioneer firmware or buffalo.
yes it is 1.xx firmware but this concept is different than the 112 serise where you had to flash to 8.xx to get buffalo.
I thoroughly use the search function before I post just because I know that someone will jump all over me. but I think that if I can't get my question answered then it should be ok to ask the question without getting harped (Or however you spell it) on.

Answer by KTL, Tuesday 15th of July 2008 14:22

When you used TDB's files for the 112 series, the kernel and firmware were all included in one package, thus, the (*) next to the file meant that particular file needed to be flashed first to get to the Buffalo and subsequent firmwares.

With DVRFlash, once the kernel and firmware files are available, you don't need to do that anymore. Did you read up on DVRFlash?

Is it so difficult to run the firmware through MSCE and see if "enable bitsetting" box is ticked or not?

It's not like you are a new member, all these answers can be found if you just try it out.

Answer by bjkg, Tuesday 15th of July 2008 14:57

jcusimano2 said:
.....yes I checked the kernel + firmware zip archive but still wasn't sure rather this was (Excluding the kernel file) stock pioneer firmware or buffalo.....

@ jcusimano2

Evidently your idea and my idea of Clarity are quite different. Nowhere in the 3 Forum referenced postings I provided in posting #3 contains the word â€œBuffaloâ€. It is you who is injecting the world â€œBuffaloâ€ in the DVR-115D to DVR-A15J (DVR-115L) crossflashing discussion.

If you read posting #1 of the first referenced Form posting in posting #3 (for precise clarity -> http://club.cdfreaks.com/2019715-post1.html - â€œPioneer DVR-115D CrossFlashed to DVR-A15-J (DVR-115L)â€) you will see that in the very first sentence I clearly state that the DVR-A15J Firmware and Kernel File is used in the Pioneer DVR-115D CrossFlashed to DVR-A15-J (DVR-115L) procedure. Nowhere in the crossflashing procedure discussion is the word â€œBuffaloâ€ ever used, suggested, and/or mentioned.

Regards,
bjkg

Answer by jcusimano2, Saturday 16th of August 2008 14:22

I know this is old but yes I did inject buffalo into it I guess because I associate "L" with buffalo and I realize now that I shouldn't i guess.
I just really liked the 112 buffalo thing and would like to see it continue with newer pioneer drives

Answer by bjkg, Saturday 16th of August 2008 16:30

jcusimano2 said:
.....I just really liked the 112 buffalo thing and would like to see it continue with newer pioneer drives.....

@ jcusimano2,

What would be the â€œBuffalo Thingâ€ that that is lacking with the Pioneer DVR-A15-J?

Regards,
bjkg

Answer by jcusimano2, Sunday 17th of August 2008 03:22

Oh well i don't think anything is lacking just the fact that if I can avoid modding firmware I will at all cost and with buffalo 112 firmware you get + R SL bitsetting stock without modding with MCSE . and don't get me wrong I love the fact that ala donates his time to provide us with this great tool but I like to use stock firmware whenever possible especially with lite-on

Answer by jcusimano2, Sunday 17th of August 2008 03:23

@ bjkg
do you own a 116 yet?? if so is it burning well for you??

Answer by troy512, Sunday 17th of August 2008 05:31

jcusimano2 said:
...I like to use stock firmware whenever possible especially with lite-on

i like to have the Enhanced firmwares and Settings Utility to make me think i am controlling my burns. Stick Out Tongue

i feel lonely with my 115 even though i LOVE it. Smilie

some of my best burns with my lite-ons are with stock firmware, Reset HyperTuning, Reset Learned Media and all options off except SmartBurn. Doh

But this is for another forum SORRY. bowdown

Answer by jcusimano2, Monday 18th of August 2008 13:12

troy512 said:
i like to have the Enhanced firmwares and Settings Utility to make me think i am controlling my burns. i feel lonely with my 115 even though i LOVE it.

some of my best burns with my lite-ons are with stock firmware, Reset HyperTuning, Reset Learned Media and all options off except SmartBurn. But this is for another forum SORRY.

well I am not happy at all with my 116 i hope this changes it is in the closet now

Question by missyrelm, Sunday 29th of June 2008 08:03

Hi,

I am going to buy a Pioneer 115D, and am looking for the best enclosure for it.

I have looked through the enclosure thread and two of the three options that I am looking at have not been mentioned/compared here.

I intend to use USB and will be using it to burn dual layer a lot.

The three that I am looking at are:

1) The one enclosure that I have seen mentioned in the threads is the Plumax PM-525U2-PCS
http://www.dealsonic.com/usb20enfor52.html

2) Also at Dealsonic I have noticed the StorTecc PM-525U2-ECS
http://www.dealsonic.com/stpmsismbaus1.html

I'm drawn to this one by the specs, but have not seen it mentioned here at all.

3) I *think* the Pioneer DVR-X152 is an external version of the 115D, but I haven't been able to confirm this or to tell what type of enclosure is used.

Which seems best?

Answer by soulsurvivor, Sunday 29th of June 2008 08:31

Welcome to CDF.
I think the NEC chipset might serve you better.
See
http://www.dealsonic.com/synecchdesc5.html

Manufacturers site.
http://www.syba.com/Product/Info/Id/90

Answer by gabe01, Sunday 29th of June 2008 22:43

Hi All,
this is my first post and this way i like to say thanks for informations i got here.
Mainly read the posts, i have terrible english and gramar. Smilie

missyrelm,
i can confirm soulsurvivors post.
Two days ago obtained an enclosure like this plus a pioneer dvr-115d.
http://www.syba.com/Product/Info/Id/89
(in Europe frankly w/o any brand but nec chipset - it's like an aluminium brick)
chipset:
http://www.necel.com/usb/en/product/upd720133.html#block

The setup Works fine, burned and read several different type of media.
At the retail store, only the usb version was sold, but if You can, buy
the usb+firewire enclosure.
regards, gabe

Answer by soulsurvivor, Sunday 29th of June 2008 22:49

Welcome to CDF gabe01.
Thanks for the confirmation.
I don't think the NEC chipset based caddies are available other than just USB.
At least not seen any so far.

Answer by gabe01, Sunday 29th of June 2008 23:39

yes, no firewire.
Difference only the audio plug, led indicators,
and the design.

Answer by missyrelm, Monday 30th of June 2008 03:29

Thanks for the help!

My wife and I have been trying to decide between the Syba that soulsurvior linked to:

Syba NEC Chipset Deluxe Screwless 5.25 Inch USB 2.0 External Enclosure
http://www.dealsonic.com/synecchdesc5.html

and the one mentioned by gabe01

SYBA SD-U2PLA-525 Rugged aluminum 5.25" USB2.0 B External Enclosure, NEC Chipset
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817186102&Tpk=SYBA%2bSD-U2PLA-525

Not sure if it makes a difference, NewEgg ratings are almost the same.

Both use the NEC chipset

The only other drive that we were looking at was the
Mapower KC51U2 Aluminum 5.25" USB 2.0 External Enclosure

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145151

Simply because it has very high ratings on Newegg, but chipset isn't mentioned, but I'm pretty sure it's not NEC

We're leaning towards the aluminum Syba.

Answer by missyrelm, Monday 30th of June 2008 05:18

Got the aluminum Syba Smilie

Now we're just waiting for it in the mail Smilie

Answer by missyrelm, Friday 11th of July 2008 05:30

Sorry it took me a while to reply.

I *love* the SYBA SD-U2PLA-525 Rugged aluminum 5.25" USB2.0 B External Enclosure, NEC Chipset

It was screwless and a joy for a hardware scaredy-cat like me, the enclosure doesn't even come apart, you just slide the drive in pretty much.

All the burns I've made (admittedly not a lot yet) have been perfect!
I don't notice any noise either.

Thanks for the NEC chipset recommendation!

Answer by jcusimano2, Friday 11th of July 2008 07:40

missyrelm said:
Thanks for the help!

My wife and I have been trying to decide between the Syba that soulsurvior linked to:

Syba NEC Chipset Deluxe Screwless 5.25 Inch USB 2.0 External Enclosure
http://www.dealsonic.com/synecchdesc5.html

and the one mentioned by gabe01

SYBA SD-U2PLA-525 Rugged aluminum 5.25" USB2.0 B External Enclosure, NEC Chipset
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817186102&Tpk=SYBA%2bSD-U2PLA-525

Not sure if it makes a difference, NewEgg ratings are almost the same.

Both use the NEC chipset

The only other drive that we were looking at was the
Mapower KC51U2 Aluminum 5.25" USB 2.0 External Enclosure

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145151

Simply because it has very high ratings on Newegg, but chipset isn't mentioned, but I'm pretty sure it's not NEC

We're leaning towards the aluminum Syba.

I believe this enclosure has the oxford chipset and I personally don't recommend the oxford 911 chipset.
although a lot of people will disagree with me but the initio in my opinion is more compatible with a wide variety of hardware configurations & i also like the nec chipste but am not sure if it comes in 1394

Answer by acouette11, Tuesday 5th of August 2008 12:25

is the NEC the only chipset that will work? Or does it simply work the best? Sorry if it's a newbie question, I'm new to this whole thing...

Answer by jcusimano2, Wednesday 6th of August 2008 07:23

acouette11 said:
is the NEC the only chipset that will work? Or does it simply work the best? Sorry if it's a newbie question, I'm new to this whole thing...

I gotta tell you that I feeol like the fastest and most compatible 1394A external connection by far in my opinion is the Initio here are the enclosures that they are in

Hi Joe,

I know that AcomData and DuraMicro, Fantom Drives, SimpleTech all use our chipsets in their external cases. These are usually all at Frys and sometimes CompUSA.
The 1394 products are a couple of years old now, however it looks like the interest in 1394 is coming up again so you may see more of them in the stores.

Regards
Dan

this is from Initio tech support also confirming that the 4.73 firmware file that I have is the latest firmware for the Initio 1430L

joe

Answer by TM, Wednesday 6th of August 2008 08:23

As you can see in my signature my Pioneer 115D (that is now a 115L Big Grin

) is in an Mapowe/Fantec H51 enclosure with internal power supply. At the moment the burner is in an USB only enclosure with GLE811 USB chipset. I know this may not be the best one but I did not have any problems burning DVDs and the burn results were also with no complains.

If I have time I could try a few other bridge board types. I have for my H51 enclosures 3 different combo bridgeboard types:
- Prolific PL3507C USB/FW
- GL811-04 (USB) and OX911 (FW)
- GL811-04 (USB) and OX911Plus (FW)

In the past I perfered the Prolific but since I had a few compatibility issues / strange behaviour with Plextor drives I'm not sure to recommend this chipset anymore. I guess there is no "perfect" chipset. That is the main problem with external enclosures I guess.

Since I'm not a person using the fastest possible burns speed supported by the selected DVD burner I do not have a lot problems with my external devices. Most burns are done with 8x or 16x.

Answer by IndyNitro, Tuesday 30th of September 2008 20:39

Does anyone know any UK stores which sell an enclosure which would be good for the 115d? The only two i've found so far for a reasonable price are:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143273

and

http://svp.co.uk/product/sumvision_525_cd_dvd_hard_drive_enclosure_mte049#reviews

Would either of these be ok or does anyone have any other suggestions?

Answer by mjmagicjack, Saturday 25th of October 2008 01:37

missyrelm said:
Sorry it took me a while to reply.

I *love* the SYBA SD-U2PLA-525 Rugged aluminum 5.25" USB2.0 B External Enclosure, NEC Chipset

It was screwless and a joy for a hardware scaredy-cat like me, the enclosure doesn't even come apart, you just slide the drive in pretty much.

All the burns I've made (admittedly not a lot yet) have been perfect!
I don't notice any noise either.

Thanks for the NEC chipset recommendation!

I purchased the SYBA SD-U2PLA-525 Rugged aluminum 5.25" USB2.0 B External Enclosure, NEC Chipset and it works great with the 115D and it also works well with Plextor 716A and i have no problems at all. I can burn almost 8X on 2.4 MIS Verb DL media with the 115D but actually it's a external 115L after i crossed flashed it. It is as good as the Neo external enclosure or better that had a NEC chip set but you can't buy them anymore. The SYBA with the NEC works great with 716A

Answer by mjmagicjack, Saturday 25th of October 2008 01:45

missyrelm said:
Sorry it took me a while to reply.

I *love* the SYBA SD-U2PLA-525 Rugged aluminum 5.25" USB2.0 B External Enclosure, NEC Chipset

It was screwless and a joy for a hardware scaredy-cat like me, the enclosure doesn't even come apart, you just slide the drive in pretty much.

All the burns I've made (admittedly not a lot yet) have been perfect!
I don't notice any noise either.

Thanks for the NEC chipset recommendation!

I purchased the SYBA SD-U2PLA-525 Rugged aluminum 5.25" USB2.0 B External Enclosure, NEC Chipset and it works great with the 115D and it also works well with Plextor 716A and i have no problems at all. I can burn almost 8X on 2.4 MIS Verb DL media with the 115D but actually it's a external 115L after i crossed flashed it. It is as good as the Neo external enclosure or better that had a NEC chip set but you can't buy them anymore. The SYBA with the NEC works great with 716A and 760 Plextors also because i tried it in all modes. for 29.98 shipped from the egg its well worth it as i had 4 716A's hanging around and have 6 115L's in a duplicator and pulled one to try it in the enclosure and it worked fine. The Duplicator i have has a USB in it to use the #6 drive on the computer thru USB. After saying this when it comes to Pioneer the 112L still in my opinion kicks the 115 azz. The Plex 716A and 760 are just solid drives i keep because you will never see them again. There not the fastest but are good drives. The SYBA model above in my opinion is a great enclosure at 2 Amps.

Question by katedeegan, Thursday 26th of June 2008 08:21

i can burn cds but every time i try to burn movie files to dvd it tells me burn failed i use convertx never had problem with my old phillips make Frown

Answer by coolcolors, Thursday 26th of June 2008 15:26

katedeegan said:
i can burn cds but every time i try to burn movie files to dvd it tells me burn failed i use convertx never had problem with my old phillips make

What is the exact model you have? And what kinda of media are you using and what is the burn speed? Did you test to see if the files worked properly before burning? What format are the files in? What version of convertx are you using? You gave a general problem error but didn't include much in specifics to give much to go on. What is the firmware and age of your burner unit as well?

Answer by katedeegan, Thursday 26th of June 2008 16:03

pioneer 115d, yes the files burn on daugters computer she took them with her on flash card.tried tdk and phillips discs write speed 20 but tried on other speeds too as low as 2 to see if it worked still get burn failed. latest convertx files in avi

Answer by t0nee1, Thursday 26th of June 2008 16:15

So you have an avi file that CX2DVD won't convert and burn properly?
Lower the write speed to 6x-8x... 2X is too low IMO! ...And maybe better media might help..Are you getting an error?

Question by sborowko2, Tuesday 24th of June 2008 01:49

Hi all,

I am having difficulty getting my new DVR-115D to detect the presence of any kind of disk in the drive. When I insert a disk in the drive it seems to be trying to read the disk (judging from the sounds), but after a short time the drive goes silent and the disk title/directory does not show up in Windows.

Some pertinent info:

The DVR-115D is contained in an external Galaxy Metal Gear Box case with USB interface.

I am connecting the drive to a Toshiba Satellite laptop running Windows XP v 5.1, SP3 using a USB cable

The computer seems to see the drive itself with no problem. Under My Computer the drive shows up as DVD-RW Drive (F Smilie

. Under properties the drive is listed as Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-115D USB Device.

When I double click on F: under my computer I get a Windows message saying please insert a disk into drive F:, even if a disk is already in the drive

The firmware is up to date.

I opened the case to check to drive to case connections - they all appear to be fine.

The drive was manufactured in Jan 2008.

Any thoughts on what to try next? Thanks!

Answer by Llun, Tuesday 24th of June 2008 01:52

Hello.

I am not sure but the Pioneer firmware may not be prepared to work as external. I have a 111D converted to a 111L and it has internal and external firmwares... Flower

EDIT: The enclosure chipset may not be the correct one to work with the Pio...

Answer by Benhad,

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