"Write Error - Medium Error" Please help!

Jeed2316 · January 8, 2007

Hello All,

I have been having problems with my pioneer CD/DVD burner for quite some time now. I had been using Easy Media Creator 6 when I started encountering problems so I upgraded to the Easy Media Creator 9 suite in hopes it would help. At one time I could burn cds with no problem using ECM 6 and this drive. Also, I have no problems when burning a CD with windows media player but I keep getting error messages when using EMC 9. From this error message I am assuming that my burner is the problem but I am not sure how to fix the problem. I receive the following error messages when burning a CD. Since I have no idea what most of this error means I have included all of the errors in hopes someone can pinpoint my problem. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

Write Error - Medium Error

D: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 ("Write error - Medium error." [03/0C/00])

- Sense Key = 0x03

- ASC = 0x0C

- ASCQ = 0x00

- ULONG: Error Number = 130C000A

- STRING: Error String = Write Error - Medium Error

- STRING: Vendor = PIONEER

- STRING: Product Name = DVD-RW DVR-109

- STRING: Firmware Revision = 1.58

- STRING: Drive Letter = D

- ULONG: Index of the |Write device that reported the error. = 00000000

- DATA: Command History – [1st byte: n=cdblen][n bytes: cdb data][1 byte: n=cdblen][n bytes:cdb data]…. =ptr:0x057F6FB8, len:65536 [0A 2A 00 00 02 7A 83 00 00 1B 00 0A 2A 00 00 02 7A 68 00 00 1B 00 0A 2A 00 00 02 7A 4D 00 00 1B 00 0A 2A 00 00 02 7A 32 00 00 1

- ULONGARRAY: Command Error History 130C000A; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 000

- ULONGARRAY: Commands Execution Time History = 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 0000

- ULONGARRAY: Command Execution Start Time History = 000520ED; 000520DD; 000520CE; 000520CE; 000520BE; 000520AE; 0005209F; 0005208F; 0005208F; 0005208F; 00052080; 00052080; 00052070; 00052060; 00052051; 00052051; 00052051; 00052041; 00052031; 00052022

- DATA: Command Data History – [1st byte: n=datalen][n bytes:data][1byte: n=datalen][n bytes:data]….=ptr:0x057F6B8, len:65536 [80 64 01 1D 01 6C 01 FB 00 6A 01 C3 00 4A 01 74 00 17 01 21 00 E5 00 E5 FF B8 00 C3 FF 9C 00 A9 FF 8C 00 94 FF 6E 00 8C FF 45 00

- ULONG: Command Operation Code = 0000002A

- ULONG: Command Execution Time in MS = 00000000

- DATA: The data transferred during the command (may be incomplete) = ptr:0x057F6FB8, len:63504 [64 01 1D 01 6C 01 FB 00 6A 01 C3 00 4A 01 74 00 17 01 21 00 E5 00 E5 FF B8 00 C3 FF 9C 00 A9 FF 8C 00 94 FF 6E 00 8C FF 45 00 92 FF 23 97 FF FE FF 93 FF C8 FF 86

- DATA: The command descriptor block sent to the device = ptr:0x0467A830, len:10 [2A 00 00 02 7A 83 00 00 1B 00]

- DATA: Sense Data = ptr:0x057E4820, len:30 [71 00 03 00 35 59 56 0E 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF

- ULONG: Address in Block = 00027A83

- ULONG: Access Mode = 00000930

- ULONG: Data Mode = 0000000A

- ULONG: Position Index = 0000000A

D: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109(“Incompatible medium installed – Unit not ready.” [02/30/00])

- Sense Key = 0x02

- ASC = 0x30

- ASCQ = 0x00

- ULONG: Error Number 12300001

- STRING: Error String = Incompatible medium installed – Unit not ready

- STRING: Vendor Name = PIONEER

- STRING: Product Name = DVD-RW DVR-109

- STRING: Firmware Revision – 1.58

- STRING: Drive Letter = D

- ULONG: Index of the |Write drive that reported the error. = 00000000

- DATA: Command History – [1st byte: n=cdblen][n bytes:cdb data][1 byte: n=cdblen][nbytes:cdb data]…. = ptr:0x057F6FB8, len:65536 [0A 35 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 2A 00 00 02 7A 83 00 00 1B 00 0A 2A 00 00 02 7A 68 00 00 1B 00 0A 2A 00 00 02 7A 4D 00 00 1

- ULONGARRAY: Command Error History = 12300001; 130C000A; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 000

- ULONGARRAY: Command Execution Time History = 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 00000000; 0000

- ULONGARRAY: Command Execution Start Time History = 0005216A; 000520ED; 000520DD; 000520CE; 000520CE; 000520CE; 000520BE; 000520AE; 0005209F; 0005208F; 0005208F; 0005208F; 00052080; 00052080; 00052070; 00052060; 00052051; 00052051; 00052051; 00052041; 00052031

- DATA: Command Data History – [1st byte: n=datalen][n bytes:data][1 byte: n=datalen][n bytes:data]…. = ptr0x057F6FB8, len:65536 [00 80 64 01 1D 01 6C 01 FB 00 6A 01 C3 00 4A 01 74 00 17 01 21 00 E5 00 E5 FF B8 00 C3 FF 9C 00 A9 FF 8C 00 94 FF 6E 00 8C FF 45

- ULONG: Command Operation Code = 00000035

- ULONG: Command Execution Time in MS = 00000000

- DATA: The data transferred during the command (may be incomplete) = ptr:0x00000000, len:0 []

- DATA: The command descriptor block sent to the device = ptr:0x0467A830, len:10 [35 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ]

- DATA: Sense Data = ptr:0x057E4820, len: 30 [70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ]

grandpabruce · January 8, 2007

It looks like your burner is not recognizing that you have a DVD in it. Update the firmware, and see if that makes a difference.

If that doesn't fix it, Remove the Secondary Ide connection in Device Manager, and reboot. See if that cures the problem.

Jeed2316 · January 14, 2007

Thank you guys for the help so far!!

I have the most recent firmware, I have tried removing the Secondary IDE connection, and I still have the same problems. This would make me think my burner is starting to die on me but the burner is not more than a year and half old and under some circumstances I can burn a CD successfully. Like I mentioned before I can burn a CD using windows media player. When using EMC 9 I noticed that my CDs would fail around track 7 or 8 (depending on which files I tried to burn) so I burned a CD with only 5 tracks using Roxio EMC 9 and it worked successfully and plays fine.

Now I have no idea what the problem could be? Any ideas??

Roxio originally worked with this burner and then one day it just stopped. Is there a way to 'reset' my burner and any settings? Almost making my computer think it is a new burner.

Thanks guys!!

cdanteek · January 14, 2007

Now I have no idea what the problem could be? Any ideas??

Roxio originally worked with this burner and then one day it just stopped. Is there a way to 'reset' my burner and any settings? Almost making my computer think it is a new burner.

Jeed2316,

it is either software or hardware. If you can burn sometimes and WMP will burn a CD disk the software seems to be the problem. Are you using some DRM files?

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Jeed2316 · January 10, 2007

Thank you for your reply! Unfortunately I cannot find firmware that works and removing the Secondary Ide connection did not do anything new. I downloaded firmware for the pioneer DVR-109 and when I update the firmware I get the message "Available target is not found." Do I need a different firmware?

Since Pioneer's website does not support CD/DVD burners I am at a loss as to what I should do. Any other ideas?? Thank you!!

grandpabruce · January 10, 2007

Thank you for your reply! Unfortunately I cannot find firmware that works and removing the Secondary Ide connection did not do anything new. I downloaded firmware for the pioneer DVR-109 and when I update the firmware I get the message "Available target is not found." Do I need a different firmware?

Since Pioneer's website does not support CD/DVD burners I am at a loss as to what I should do. Any other ideas?? Thank you!!

Have you tried different brands/types of media? I got the DVD-111? for my son, back in May, and TDK's worked well with his, but it sounds like your burner is dying or dead.

The Pioneer site does have firmware, and if you downloaded the right file, it should work with your burner.

Jeed2316 · January 14, 2007

I'm sorry but what are DRM files??

ogdens · January 10, 2007

Thank you for your reply! Unfortunately I cannot find firmware that works and removing the Secondary Ide connection did not do anything new. I downloaded firmware for the pioneer DVR-109 and when I update the firmware I get the message "Available target is not found." Do I need a different firmware?

Since Pioneer's website does not support CD/DVD burners I am at a loss as to what I should do. Any other ideas?? Thank you!!

http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/content/suppor...t/software.html

sknis · January 14, 2007

I'm sorry but what are DRM files??

Digital Rights Management - protected file you bought (rented) from an on-line store.

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