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[rastiemon]

HI guys I am having some major issues with my ihas224.    I previously bought a 324b and set it up and it worked fine in a external enclosure.    With this 224 I havent had 1 good burn out of about 10.   I have tried with/without smartburn, hypertuning etc etc.  No luck.   Either fails burning or fails verification.   I even crossflashed to a 624.  

I am just looking for any suggestions here.   You think 03's would help?   I just don't get it every iso I burned before on the 324 worked and now nothing burns on this thing.   Any tests you guys can recommend?  If you need more information on my issue I'd be glad to share.

Thanks

[rastiemon]

Ok so it seems that the 03's are working better on this drive.  Also I seem to have much better luck burning on my old janky xp machine instead of my brand new pc.  Who knows.

[xs4all]

QUOTE(xs4all @ Nov 2 2011, 01:21 AM)

MediaCodeSpeedEdit did the trick for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

DVD Burner iHAS324-32B

RiTEK DVD+R DL 8X (RITEK-S04-066)

OPC off
other settings unchanged
Burn 2,4x ok
100% verified ok
Installed on xbox 360 hdd ok

Don't have access to Vertabim blanks at the moment, however I'v tried various combo settings to getting the burns to work on RiTEK's with no luck.

Used MediaCodeSpeedEdit to edit the firmware and reflashed my iHAS.

As suggested I changed the settings around for:

RICOHJPN - D00-001 -2.4x => Changed to RITEK - S04-066 - 8x, 6x, 4x
RITEK - S04-066 - 8x, 6x, 4x => Changed to RICOHJPN - D00-001 -2.4x

I was then able to burn at 2.4x with the RiTEK's and 100% verified ok.

So if you have a stock pile of the RiTEK's, why not give the above settings a try.

Just an update, bad news for me, not sure about others, but it's a hit a miss for me on the RiTEK's, it burns and verify 100% ok at 2.4x. However, to make sure the disc's burn ok, I normally do a HDD install of the game on the xbox, if it installs 100% then I'll know I have a 100% good copy.

After a few successful burns, my xbox would then start to say the disc is dirty at random %, always at the same %. Burn another copy, same thing, however this time it's at a different %.
However my first few burns was ok and installs on the HDD fine, but the rest, it's random.

So the RiTEK's are no good for me, so I suggest for others to try and install the game to HDD first to make sure it installs 100% because I assume the game might freeze or say disc is dirty during game play.

Got myself some Verbatim 8x MKM 003 discs today and did a 2.4x burn with default settings and also 4x burn with OPC on, burned and verified 100%, installed on HDD 100%, even on the game I had issues before.

So it looks like some settings/combo's may work for others, so I suggest find a disc and settings that suites you, this would also mean a lot of coasters in the trial and error period.

So Verbatim's 8x are the goodies for me.

My 2 cents.

[jamiehardman]

Can anyone help as to why my iHAS124B burner is getting stuck on "Writing Leadin" with imgburn and won't go any further?
If I try turning OPC on, it gives me an error "Optimum Calibration Failed".

My other settings are

Smartburn on/off (tried both)
Force Hyper Tuning: Enabled
Over Speed Writing: Disabled
Online Hyper Tuning: Enabled

Discs are Verbs

Ive got it in an external enclosure as well if that makes a difference. I have flashed with the correct burnermax firmware AL0S.

Thanks

[Mr.Gamer]

QUOTE(jamiehardman @ Nov 5 2011, 08:43 PM)

Can anyone help as to why my iHAS124B burner is getting stuck on "Writing Leadin" with imgburn and won't go any further?
If I try turning OPC on, it gives me an error "Optimum Calibration Failed".

My other settings are

Smartburn on/off (tried both)
Force Hyper Tuning: Enabled
Over Speed Writing: Disabled
Online Hyper Tuning: Enabled

Discs are Verbs

Ive got it in an external enclosure as well if that makes a difference. I have flashed with the correct burnermax firmware AL0S.

Thanks

Did you try to burn with OPC off (in my case this option doesn't really matter)?
Also try the default settings:

Force Hyper Tuning:  Disabled
Over Speed Writing:  Disabled
Online Hyper Tuning: Disabled

I had the same problem using different media (PLATINUM discs). The drive failed at performing OPC and gave ma an error ("Optimum Calibration Failed"). I set the drive back to the default settings and used VERBATIM MK-003 disc. Although the burn wasn't successful at all , it failed to verify at 50%, the drive performed the OPC no problem. This trail and error thing is killing me...

[Gazc0igne]

changing to 2.4x sorted the issue for me, verifies 100%, installs on xbox 100% and has good range on kprobe

riteks dont work AT ALL for me on 4X and have poor kprobe values, havent tried 2.4 yet

verbs seem to be the best from my short testing here. mk-003

This post has been edited by Gazc0igne: Nov 6 2011, 11:56 AM

[Retroplay]

I got a little heads-up for Daemon Tools users, if you keep having problems burning/verifying, I suggest you get rid of Daemon Tools and the SPTD.sys driver.

My cousin kept getting coasters on MKM003 Verbs (made in India) media at 2.4x with OPC off.

After I uninstalled SPTD.sys and Daemon Tools everything worked like a charm (iHAS124-19 B ).

This post has been edited by Retroplay: Nov 6 2011, 12:05 PM

[dougiegillam]

QUOTE(jamiehardman @ Nov 5 2011, 08:43 PM)

Can anyone help as to why my iHAS124B burner is getting stuck on "Writing Leadin" with imgburn and won't go any further?
If I try turning OPC on, it gives me an error "Optimum Calibration Failed".

My other settings are

Smartburn on/off (tried both)
Force Hyper Tuning: Enabled
Over Speed Writing: Disabled
Online Hyper Tuning: Enabled

Discs are Verbs

Ive got it in an external enclosure as well if that makes a difference. I have flashed with the correct burnermax firmware AL0S.

You say youre drive is mounted in an enclosure, is it a USB to sata or Esata to sata? This could be where the problem lies if its a USB to sata, i know some members are using X360USB sata bridge to connect there drives but it does get very hot and will lead to X360USB failure after time. Also have a look in your bottom right taskbar and disable any programs running that you dont need while burning. It just might be something there causing the problem, i know a program called AnyDVD can cause issues with burning software if enabled.

Thanks


This post has been edited by dougiegillam: Nov 6 2011, 01:21 PM

[ichigoxxx]

this firmware is made for verbs if u want good burns just use verbs

[dougiegillam]

QUOTE(ichigoxxx @ Nov 6 2011, 03:14 PM)

this firmware is made for verbs if u want good burns just use verbs

Read his first post you can clearly see he's using verbs.

[dmasjz45]

Can anyone confirm any USB to SATA converters working other than x360usb? Especially any $6.99 ones on ebay?

[Mr.Gamer]

QUOTE

changing to 2.4x sorted the issue for me, verifies 100%, installs on xbox 100% and has good range on kprobe

Can MK003 be burn with 2.4x speed? Or do I have to do a media code switch?

I'm asking because I'm away from home on a week, and I can't remember if the option was available on the Burner Max firmware.

This post has been edited by Mr.Gamer: Nov 6 2011, 09:59 PM

[steveo1978]

Yes it can be burned at that speed

[eugenile]

QUOTE(xs4all @ Nov 5 2011, 02:10 AM)

Just an update, bad news for me, not sure about others, but it's a hit a miss for me on the RiTEK's, it burns and verify 100% ok at 2.4x. However, to make sure the disc's burn ok, I normally do a HDD install of the game on the xbox, if it installs 100% then I'll know I have a 100% good copy.

After a few successful burns, my xbox would then start to say the disc is dirty at random %, always at the same %. Burn another copy, same thing, however this time it's at a different %.
However my first few burns was ok and installs on the HDD fine, but the rest, it's random.

So the RiTEK's are no good for me, so I suggest for others to try and install the game to HDD first to make sure it installs 100% because I assume the game might freeze or say disc is dirty during game play.

Got myself some Verbatim 8x MKM 003 discs today and did a 2.4x burn with default settings and also 4x burn with OPC on, burned and verified 100%, installed on HDD 100%, even on the game I had issues before.

So it looks like some settings/combo's may work for others, so I suggest find a disc and settings that suites you, this would also mean a lot of coasters in the trial and error period.

So Verbatim's 8x are the goodies for me.

My 2 cents.

QFT!

i was successful with the mediacodeswitch got my ritek media (tdk/memorex) burned at 2.4x. verified through imgburn

but MW3 kept hanging, i tried to install it to HDD, FAILEDDDDDD

so this is the ultimate test for me is to install it tohdd.

but boy is it time consuming. time is money.. I will pay EXTRA for verbatims so i can burn at 4x and not have to worry and think its a bad burn and always having to install to hdd.

[Mr.Gamer]

QUOTE

but boy is it time consuming. time is money.. I will pay EXTRA for verbatims so i can burn at 4x and not have to worry and think its a bad burn and always having to install to hdd.

Exactly! Till you get a successful burn you have to support the coaster industry a bit, and than by trail an error method you'll get a good burn. In my case, I burned MW3 using the old school truncate method (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) but at least it works and so on... but I had to clean the laser lens in my BENQ to install it on the HDD without any surprises on the way. Probably nothing new but installation on your console is the best verification, it seems.

This post has been edited by Mr.Gamer: Nov 8 2011, 12:13 AM