ISO write failure

[bobrap]

Just started getting this error. Did a complete reinstall using CCE basic and that didn't help. Tried several different movies with the same result. Any thoughts on the cause of the error? Thanks

[setarip_old]

Hi!

1) What are the Titles and Region numbers of the specific problematic DVDs?

2) What software and procedure(s) did you use to decrypt them?

[bobrap]

Everything is region 1. Death proof and Evan Almighty using DVD platinum.

[setarip_old]

Neither should present ripping problems - "Deathproof" is a Weisntein Company release, while "Evan Almighty" is a Universal release.

You might want to try cleaning the discs, to make certain that DVD Platinum hasn't replaced unreadable sectors with blan or "dummy sectors", or worse, has just skipped over them.

As an experiment, you might want to try using RipIt4Me to re-rip the DVDs...

[bobrap]

What is confusing to me is the dvd files are written ok, it just won't create the iso:confused:

[jdobbs]

Look at path names, that's usually the problem. If the VOLUME LABEL has an illegal character in it (for a path) it can cause this (for example "<", ">", ":", "$", "\").

[DMF]

I've started getting this too on Tekkonkinkreet. I used DVDDecrypter to rip to an ISO (I wasn't thinking), then Isobuster to pull out the 'VIDEO_T' folder (no trailing S).

Something I've never seen before: in the Input Settings there were three 'Unreferenced' audio tracks and 27(!) 'Unreferenced' Subpictures, all of which I de-selected.

There was no error in the DVD-RB log until right at the end:

- Building ISO Image...
- There appears to have been an ISO write error.
- ISO Image WAS NOT successfully created.
- DVD Files WERE NOT removed.
[10:10:40] Phase III, REBUILD completed in 28 minutes.

It leaves a zero-length .ISO in the output folder.

I re-ran all three phases in case it was a transient error, then changed the output to a different drive and tried a third time. No change.

I tried burning the output _TS folders with Nero which tells me:

"Required file 'VTS_07_1.VOB' is not present."

VTS_07_0.BUP
VTS_07_0.IFO
VTS_07_0.VOB
do appear in the output, but VTS_07.. is nowhere mentioned in the Phase logs. Those three files were in the original Isobuster output, but no _1.VOB.

So it looks like there's a problem with the production of the original input.

Anyway, I removed the VTS_07 files from the output and was able to burn the rest. Probably missing an extra or two but no big deal.

I wonder if DVD-RB should be able to detect the problem earlier in the (in this case 6 hour) process?

[jdobbs]

When it isn't mentioned in the logs it means it is copied intact (because is is small). It actually is documented in the log with this line:

- Copying IFO, BUP, and unaltered files...

Do me a favor. Look at the original and see if there was a "_1" VOB for that file there. It could be just another structure protection mechanism if it is missing.

DVDDECRYPTER is outdated and cannot handle many of the new protection schemes. You need AnyDVD (my preference, but not free) or DVDFab Decrypter (free, but with occasional hiccups) in order to rip many recent releases.

The unreferenced audio and subpictures are not that unusual. The are some discs that have all 8 audio and 32 subtitle tracks showing "in use" with the majority of them being unreferenced.

[blutach]

And simply removing VTS_07 is not a good idea. The DVD is structurally incorrect. Ner0 should have complained and not let you burn it.

Regards

[jdobbs]

I assumed he meant he removed them from the source.

If you remove them from the source, and then rerun the REBUILD it should work correctly -- as long as VTS_07 isn't referenced in the IFO files.

[blutach]

I'm not so sure

Anyway, I removed the VTS_07 files from the output

Regards

[DMF]

Do me a favor. Look at the original and see if there was a "_1" VOB for that file there.

No, it wasn't in the original (Isobuster output; I've deleted the ISO). Apparently the VOB contained some of the 8 or so Previews.

If it's a DVD Decrypter problem it's only the second one I've seen (though I don't do HD). The other is that it sometimes loses its mind in Files mode and can't display the files to be output. If I recall correctly, it does output the files correctly even then.

[DMF]

I assumed he meant he removed them from the source.

If you remove them from the source, and then rerun the REBUILD it should work correctly -- as long as VTS_07 isn't referenced in the IFO files.

No, I removed them from the VIDEO_TS directory I fed to N3r0. It didn't complain, and a quick check of the burned disc was okay except for, as indicated above, some of the Previews. All menu levels seemed okay.

[blutach]

You got lucky then DMF. Ner0 shoud have moaned about something like DVD reallocation of files failed. For future reference, this is not good practice.

Regards

[Doliha]

After 3 new versions i continue to have this problem. The problem appears in V 1.26.6 and till now remains. I make several unistalls and installs of DVD-RB but with no luck. I try to stop my antivirus (till the problem appears is on without conflicts), no luck.
All these till yesterday. I make a test with my old pc with windows XP and everything goes very well.
I believe the problem is with windows vista and mkisofs.
My system is windows vista with service pack 1. The problem begins before update to service pack 1.
Any of you continue to have this problem? I want a solution because in batch (with "Output to ISO Image File" unchecked) the DVD-RB keeps only the last DVD Files of 2 or 3 projects.
Sorry for my bad English :)

[jdobbs]

@Doliha

If you have ImgBurn installed on your system try clicking on "ImgBurn Directly to Disc (No ISO)" under the MODE menu. That way it will skip any calls to MKISOFS and help isolate where the issue is.

Please let me know if it works.

[Doliha]

- Updated IFO: VTS_01_0.IFO
- Correcting VTS Sectors...
- Writing to Disc...
- The disc was successfully written.
[18:59:09] Phase III, REBUILD completed in 34 minutes.
Everything ok.
Any ideas for the problem jdobbs?

[jdobbs]

That just means that it was the MKISOFS step that failed. Try this:

1. Open up DOS window by clicking on "Run" and running "CMD"
2. Type "c:\program files\dvd-rb pro\apps\mkisofs.exe" -dvd-video -V TEST -o "c:\test.iso" "c:\path\to\DVDFILES"
3. Write down any errors you see on the screen.

Of course you'd have to replace the source path with that to your DVDFILES directory (in the output path).

Since we know the directory size is correct (it fit when you used the other method) -- there as to be something else causing the error.

My guess is that it had problems in the rip that is confusing MKISOFS.

[Doliha]

If i make it right here is the answer.
C:\Users\Admin>"c:\program files\dvd-rb pro\apps\mkisofs.exe" -dvd-video -V TEST
-o "c:\test.iso" "d:\DVD-RB OutPut Folder\to\DVDFILES"
11 [main] ? 5148 init_cheap: Couldn't reserve 3600084 bytes of space for cy
gwin's heap, Win32 error 487
c:\program files\dvd-rb pro\apps\mkisofs.exe (5148): *** AllocationBase 0x617500
00, BaseAddress 0x61790000, RegionSize 0x7000, State 0x1000
For my rips only use the "AnyDVD" .

[jdobbs]

Certainly looks like something (Vista?) doesn't like CYGWIN... but I haven't heard this from others Vista users. Is there anything unique in your system configuration? Have you given REBUILDER.EXE administrative privileges?

[Doliha]

Yes REBUILDER.EXE has Administrative privileges. Anything unique in my system, like what? Hard or software?

[jdobbs]

I just looked up the error and it seems to have happened in CYGWIN for multiple reasons. Have you installed any other software that includes CYGWIN recently? According to the posts I've seen you can't run multiple copies of CYGWIN. Also, it has been reported as being caused by certain ant-virus packages. In one post Vista's Microsoft Defender was the cause. The anti-virus path seems to be the most likely cause.

I'm going to modify DVD-RB's code so it will use ImgBurn (when it is installed) as the primary means to create the ISO and MKISOFS as an alternative.

[Doliha]

I make a search in my program files dir. for CYGWIN and the result is only one cygwin1.dll in DVD-RB folder. My windows defender it is not active. My system antivirus is symantec's endpoint protection.
Please ask me if you want to do something to help you solve the problem.

[jdobbs]

If you could, please disable your anti-virus software and see if it works. That'll at least clear up the cause.

[Doliha]

As i tell you in my first post, (post #15), the attempt to disable the antivirus (as i read in your previous posts)to solve the problem didn't came to result. The problem remained.
Today i tried to unistall the antivirus to see what will happen. The result is that the DVD-RB works perfectly and makes the ISO.
So the problem is the antivirus.
I'll be waiting for your solution with ImgBurn to make the ISO, in order to install the antivirus again.
Thanks for your efforts to solve the problem.;)