Help with burn problem! Followed the instructions in posts!!!

[kred]

Ok I am new to this but I have read the posts on how to back these games up and followed the directions exactly that big pappa posted. The files I am using are the correct ones(all there, right sizes) and have been burnt and played by the person I got them from. Here's the problem, Everytime I try to test burn with DJ2 I get this error

CDB:5b010200000000000000, Status:040002, Sense:052400
illegal field in command descriptor block

I am using a Sony CD-RW CRX140E and DJ2 says it supports it. I have tried the test burn at 8x,6x,4x,2x,1x

If anyone could give me some info on how to fix this problem or what I might be doing wrong it would be greatly appreciated. TIA!!!!!!

[DCGAMER]

What game are you trying to burn?

[kred]

I have tried to burn Sega Marine Fishing and Tokyo Extreme Race 2 and gotten this same message on both> Both games are self-booting.
Any ideas

[igottashit666]

see my post called

dj2.0 my settings for self booting dc games

i posted the settings that i used to help me bypass the illegal field

i only write, i turn off verify and test

[kred]

Ok thanks, I read that post before and will try that now, I am still curious though as to how it can write properly if it is getting errors. Just I'm not into making coaster's, I've never made a coaster before and I don't plan on starting now.

[SportRider]

I too have followed all BigPapa's posted instructions w/ DJ 2.X settings from igota.., all files downloaded (Silent Scope) correctly and un-RAR to .cdi, used generic DJ driver w/ HP 9150 on 74 min CD-RW and have burned the disk w/o any errors. But the dreamcast will not read it. I did not add any dummy files though...Any thoughts? Sorry to BigPapa and igotta.. if these ?'s seem moronic. But any help would be greatful.

[igottashit666]

i don't know why it works for me, but it does.
i think the errors are part of the self booting part of the disc, i am not sure.

sport rider try an 80 min cd, most of the self booters need to be on 80 min. cdr's.

[kred]

ok here's the deal, I believe the problem is my burner won't work for sectors under 302 and the games have them at 300. I believe this because I converted the DJ image to nero with cdi2nero and it can only see the audio tracks. So I want to try this prog called cdifix but it keeps saying it can't open the image. I go in thru dos to the progs directory and type cdifix E-TXR2 and it gives me that message as well as trying E-TRX2.cdi . Anyone who can tell me what I'm doing wrong please post.

[SportRider]

Well.. Dern.. Thx for the reply igotta... I am brand new to this. But wouldn't I get an error message that the cd that i was burning too was full or something. I will pick up some 80 min tonite though. Thanx again for your time to reply to this message.

[kred]

just thought I'd post the read me file for cdifix so you can take a look if you don't have it.Thanks for all the posts


CDIfix 0.2 (C) 2000 by DeXT

http://cdirip.freeyellow.com


** Warning! Please make a backup copy of your CDI image before using this! **

** This is beta software and can still have bugs!!


History:

0.2
- completely rewritten steal-logic routine
0.1 beta3
- internal release
0.1 beta2
- major bugfix (LBAs weren't changed)
0.1 beta
- didn't work properly (sorry)


This program is intended for people that has trouble when trying to record
certain CDI images with some recorders such as Mitsumi (and perhaps others)
and DiscJuggler keeps saying "Illegal field in command descriptor block"
error. Also, if your recorder is not supported by DiscJuggler but you still
can't write it correctly with CDIrip, I would recommend you to scan/fix it
with CDIfix then try to burn with CDIrip again.

Please be aware that this error can be due to old or incompatible ASPI drivers
so update them and try again before using this.

After some research I've found that some recorders can't write tracks with
less than 302 sectors, and there are some CD images that has 300-sectors sized
tracks. These burners won't be able to burn those images, althought their
recorders are supposed to be supported by DiscJuggler. Recorders affected
are: Mitsumi, Ricoh, Iomega, Waitec, some Philips and HP 7100/7200/8200/8250,
Sony CRX-120... etc.

This little utility does a very simple thing which will allow those recorders
to burn these images with no problems: it will enlarge those short tracks up
to 302 sectors by stealing sectors from a contiguous track. This way total
image size won't change.

Anyways, this is a very early version that has many limitations:

- Only 300-sectors sized tracks are supported now (all I've seen, though)

- 2 contiguous short-tracks are supported now (with limitations, read below)

- Only Audio tracks are supported

- Single audio track CDs are not supported (and probably won't) so only
images with two or more audio tracks can be fixed

And about this contiguous-tracks thing, you should be aware that in current
version sectors can be stolen from immediately contiguous tracks only. So
provided there are 4 audio tracks:

"4000, 300, 300, 4000" will work, but
"300, 300, 4000, 4000" or
"4000, 4000, 300, 300" won't

The usage is very simple, just write the name of the image to be tested and
fixed next to the program's name in the command line, just like CDIrip:

cdifix image.cdi

It will then start scanning image. If a short track is found, it will try to
fix it by changing its size and stealing sectors from a contiguous track.

Please be aware that this program will alter your CDI image! Please make a
backup copy for security reasons.

If any error is found the program will stop. If not, after examining all
tracks it will end with a "Image is now fixed!" message and hopefully now you
can burn your CDI image with no problems!

Hope you like it.

DeXT

[igottashit666]

also look for a program called trackmerge

[kred]

Well folks thanks for all the help but it looks like i'm screwed unless someone can tell me how to add 2 sectors to the 1st track without screwing it up. Seems the first track is 300 sectors(remember seeing something about that posted somewhere else,have to look) and that is the only audio track so I can't use trackmerge or cdifix. Seems my burner has prob's with that(as well as not overburning). People never buy a sony burner, they bite. Thanks again though everyone and happy burnin'

[igottashit666]

http://www.cdrom-guide.com/

try going to this link to see if you can find some info there, it is another forum.

if you get a new burner, get a plextor or yamaha.