User's Guide

Common errors / problems

Here you can find a description of the most commonly reported errors:

05 24 00 [Illegal request, Invalid field in CDB]

Context: When using a SAO writing mode, before the writing begins

Cause: The CD writer has rejected the CUE SHEET 

Solution: The SAO writing mode can't be used to write this CD

00 00 00 [No error reported by device]

Context: When using a DAO writing mode, before the writing begins

Cause: The CD writer has refused to switch to DAO mode for an unknown reason

Solution: Please report this kind of error, as it is often a problem that can be solved

03 0C 09 [Write error, loss of streaming]

Context: In any writing mode, it happens during the write operation

Cause: During the write process, the engine hasn't been able to maintain the data feed at a proper level. All the caches have been depleted, and the CD writer ran out of data to write before the end of CD.

Solution: Close any other application running in the background. Reduce the writing speed, use a BURN-PROOF(tm) writer.

05 21 00 [Illegal request, LBA out of range]

Context: On the very first writing operation, in DAO or SAO RAW RW writing mode

Cause: The CD writer doesn't support DAO or SAO RAW RW writing mode

Solution: Use another writing mode, or another CD writer.

A message box pops up telling that the exclusive access to the CD writer can't be obtained.

Context: When starting to write

Cause: Another application (might also be the OS) currently uses the CD unit, or the OS or ASPI version doesn't support the exclusive drive reservation.

Solution: This error is not really a problem. It is best to have the exclusive access to a drive for writing, so there is no chance other applications might disturb the writing, nevertheless, there is a reasonable chance the write properly even if the drive can't be reserved for exclusive access.

It is reported that the Power Calibration has failed.

Context: At writing completion

Cause: Some CD writers support power calibration, others don't.

Solution: None, this problem will not cause any failure on the CD.

After writing a CD in DAO or SAO RAW mode, the CD is written, but it is empty.

Context: Writing with an unknown / untested CD unit.

Cause: Improper support of DAO or SAO RAW by the CD unit

Solution: Use another writing mode, or a CD unit verified to be compatible with DAO or SAO RAW.

The CD copied can hardly be read. 

Context: - 

Cause: There are 3 possible causes (from the most probable to the less probable):

1 - Your CD writer is aging and/or the CD media isn't very good.  

2 - Often with DAO mode, it's harder for the CD unit to produce a CD with a good contrast, so copies with DAO mode are sometimes harder to read.

3 - The CD image contains wrong/erroneous/erased data

Solution: 

1 - Change media and/or CD unit.

2 - Use a recent DAO capable CD unit

3 - Re-dump the CD image with a better CD reader

The CD copy contains data, but isn't working (is not identified as an original)

Context: Copy of a copy-protected CD.

Cause: The 1:1 copy has failed for one or more of the following causes:

* Bad CD image extraction

* Subcodes haven't been extracted/written

* Improper choice of extraction/writing modes

* A smart copy protection scheme that is not supported by Blindwrite.

* The hardware is not compatible

* ...

Solution: Far outside the range of this document. Take a look at the link page to find useful information.