Hey

[jancz3rt]

Dvd Drive Or Media?

How could I test the ability of my DVD burner to read DVDs? I mean I have used DVDInfo for checking for CRC errors on a disk that reports errors. It's a backup of Unreal Tournament 2004. However, throughout the installation, I get errors that prevent me from fully installing the game. My question is....if the drive reports no CRC errors, then is the problem in the files themselves?

JAN

 

[Praetor]

1. Whats the firmware rev
2. Have you tried doing an image dump and/or copying the files etc
3. Try the disc on another computer
4. What errors do you get (normal CRC errors or something special)

 

[jancz3rt]

1. Whats the firmware rev - 1.04
2. Have you tried doing an image dump and/or copying the files etc - Not yet.
3. Try the disc on another computer - Wish I could
4. What errors do you get (normal CRC errors or something special) - As far as the errors are concerned, they have to do with the files being reportedly corrupt. Note that DVDInfo reported no CRC errors whatsoever.

THANX - JAN

 

[jancz3rt]

Oh well

I have tried dumping the image with Alcohol 120% abd the image came up with the same error concerning corrupt files (the same ones). So I guess the problem was with the media used. I used cheap DVD media (GIGAMASTER) and just by looking at it, I could see it's not good. I then checked on the net and the atip of the media and some people report a failure rate of up to 40%. I guess that's why.

JAN