Can't burn DVDs

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  1. Posts : 5,048
    Windows 10/11 Pro x64, Various Linux Builds, Networking, Storage, Cybersecurity Specialty.
       #61

    Random guy said:
    It's weird since it can still read disks...
    Is there an updated driver for the drive from Toshiba?

    If no, now is the time to consider an alternative USB storage method.

    I tried!
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  2. Posts : 5,048
    Windows 10/11 Pro x64, Various Linux Builds, Networking, Storage, Cybersecurity Specialty.
       #62

    Random guy said:
    It's weird since it can still read disks...
    Writing is a whole different process.

    Maybe others will chime in with alternate ideas...

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  3. Posts : 214
    Windows 10 x64
    Thread Starter
       #63

    Compumind said:
    Is there an updated driver for the drive from Toshiba?

    If no, now is the time to consider an alternative USB storage method.

    I tried!
    I don't think so but thank you for trying to help me.

    Well, maybe I'll have to buy an external drive.

    Compumind said:
    Writing is a whole different process.

    Maybe others will chime in with alternate ideas...

    Could you lend me a help regarding this post's last question?
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  4. Posts : 31,480
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #64

    Random guy said:
    It was working before with Verbatim DVD-Rs and on local stores it's rare to find other brands (Sony DVD-Rs are getting increasingly rare and I only see Philips DVD-Rs some times besides Verbatim ones) and I currently only have Verbatim DVD-Rs.
    .... and even so some of the burned DVDs aren't read (at least Verbatim DVD-Rs ones) and they usually stop (for a second or so) some times when watching a movie ...
    I have in the past found that DVD-R can be a problem with some DVD players, while exactly the same ISO burned to a DVD+R is playable on anything. Try to get some DVD+R disks.


    Lifewire | What's the Difference Between DVD+R and DVD-R?
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  5. Posts : 5,048
    Windows 10/11 Pro x64, Various Linux Builds, Networking, Storage, Cybersecurity Specialty.
       #65

    Bree said:
    I have in the past found that DVD-R can be a problem with some DVD players, while exactly the same ISO burned to a DVD+R is playable on anything. Try to get some DVD+R disks.
    Or DVD +/- RW.

    Here's the specs on the drive. You don't want to burn endless coasters:

    TSSTcorp SU-208FB CD DVD+/-RW Drive Burner - SATA

    The DVD-R should work, unless it's cheap media. Burn at a slow speed.

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  6. Posts : 214
    Windows 10 x64
    Thread Starter
       #66

    Bree said:
    I have in the past found that DVD-R can be a problem with some DVD players, while exactly the same ISO burned to a DVD+R is playable on anything. Try to get some DVD+R disks.


    Lifewire | What's the Difference Between DVD+R and DVD-R?
    Already tried but it didn't work.

    Compumind said:
    Or DVD +/- RW.

    Here's the specs on the drive. You don't want to burn endless coasters:

    TSSTcorp SU-208FB CD DVD+/-RW Drive Burner - SATA

    The DVD-R should work, unless it's cheap media. Burn at a slow speed.

    Didn't work too.
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  7. Posts : 191
    Windows XP, 10; Knoppix [Debian] linux
       #67

    New suggestions that I don't see here.

    Take Windows out of the picture.

    Download an ISO of a live Linux system (Knoppix is comprehensive and friendly to newbies) which has a built-in burning program like Brasero, and under Windows use Rufus, etc to create a booting USB flash drive from it. Have your BIOS boot the Linux system and try writing data to a blank DVD under that arrangement. If it fails, the hardware is likely suspect.

    Reading and burning require the laser pickup to emit different power levels. If burning (which requires more output power) is failing while reading is OK, it suggests the laser is starting to fail.

    The inability to update the PMA at the end of a burn suggests to me that the burning software thinks the burning process is doing OK, but gets a rude awakening when it comes time to finalize the disc and realizes that stuff which should be there ... isn't.

    If burning succeeds under Linux, then you have excluded hardware, drive firmware, and media compatability/quality issues and can return to looking at drivers, conflicting programs, and Windows settings.
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  8. Posts : 5,048
    Windows 10/11 Pro x64, Various Linux Builds, Networking, Storage, Cybersecurity Specialty.
       #68

    @mike s -

    Good idea!

    I would use Linux Mint instead but Knoppix is just fine.

    Distro - x64, Cinnamon Desktop:

    Download - Linux Mint
    Documentation - Linux Mint

    Worth a shot. Let's see if the OP will approve. It's non destructive.

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  9. Posts : 214
    Windows 10 x64
    Thread Starter
       #69

    mike s said:
    New suggestions that I don't see here.

    Take Windows out of the picture.

    Download an ISO of a live Linux system (Knoppix is comprehensive and friendly to newbies) which has a built-in burning program like Brasero, and under Windows use Rufus, etc to create a booting USB flash drive from it. Have your BIOS boot the Linux system and try writing data to a blank DVD under that arrangement. If it fails, the hardware is likely suspect.

    Reading and burning require the laser pickup to emit different power levels. If burning (which requires more output power) is failing while reading is OK, it suggests the laser is starting to fail.

    The inability to update the PMA at the end of a burn suggests to me that the burning software thinks the burning process is doing OK, but gets a rude awakening when it comes time to finalize the disc and realizes that stuff which should be there ... isn't.

    If burning succeeds under Linux, then you have excluded hardware, drive firmware, and media compatability/quality issues and can return to looking at drivers, conflicting programs, and Windows settings.
    It didn't work.

    So, I guess I should ask for help to fix my drive or buy an external one.
    Last edited by Random guy; 21 Dec 2019 at 21:28.
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  10. Posts : 31,480
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #70

    Random guy said:
    So, I guess I should ask for help to fix my drive or buy an external one.
    External usb DVD drives are cheap enough and readily available. But if this is for your Toshiba Satellite L50-B then a replacement internal drive is also a possibility.

    Official Toshiba/Dynabook video 'Toshiba Satellite L50-B ODD Replacement': YouTube

    Apparently you don't have an Amazon in Portugal...

    Most people living in Portugal shop at Amazon.es (Amazon Spain), and this is normally the best option for people living in Portugal.
    How to Shop at Amazon from Portugal (Updated 2019) – Portugalist

    ...here is one on Amazon.es

    Toshiba Satellite L50 B 1nm DVD RW CD ULTRA FINO 9.5MM DISCO escritor su-208 du-8a6sh GUC0N GUD0N gudon gucon UJ8A2 UJ8B2: Amazon.es: Electronica
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