Problem with Lightscribe

[jw]

I have a new LG SATA GH22LS50 burner with which I wanted to experiment
to try Lightscribe to label disks. I ordered some Verbatim
Lightscribe DVD-R disks at the same time. I also bought a few HP
DVD+R Lightscribe disks, which I started using first.

All went well. I recorded one set of pictures, using NERO V7, flipped
the disk and wrote a label, using 'Lightscribe Simple Labeler', with
no problem.

Then I tried again, this time using a Verbatim disk instead. Amazingly
(to me), when I flipped and re-inserted the disk for labeling after
recording the same pictures the same way, Lightscribe Simple Labeler
would not accept the disk. In fact, the LG drive became locked, and I
could in no way open the LG tray. The only way I could unlock the
tray was to power down and re-boot. After that, I could not only
re-insert the disk, but Lightscribe Simple Labeler labeled the disk
fine.

I repeated the sequence, using another Verbatim disk, to see if the
problem might be unique to the particular disk, but the same thing
happened again.

Could this be because the HP disk was DVD+R and the Verbatim disk was
DVD-R? That is the only difference I can see.

Thanks

Duke

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Here's what (e-mail address removed) wrote on 9/11/09:

I have a new LG SATA GH22LS50 burner with which I wanted to experiment
to try Lightscribe to label disks. I ordered some Verbatim
Lightscribe DVD-R disks at the same time. I also bought a few HP
DVD+R Lightscribe disks, which I started using first.

All went well. I recorded one set of pictures, using NERO V7, flipped
the disk and wrote a label, using 'Lightscribe Simple Labeler', with
no problem.

Then I tried again, this time using a Verbatim disk instead. Amazingly
(to me), when I flipped and re-inserted the disk for labeling after
recording the same pictures the same way, Lightscribe Simple Labeler
would not accept the disk. In fact, the LG drive became locked, and I
could in no way open the LG tray. The only way I could unlock the
tray was to power down and re-boot. After that, I could not only
re-insert the disk, but Lightscribe Simple Labeler labeled the disk
fine.

I repeated the sequence, using another Verbatim disk, to see if the
problem might be unique to the particular disk, but the same thing
happened again.

Could this be because the HP disk was DVD+R and the Verbatim disk was
DVD-R? That is the only difference I can see.

Duke

There is one other difference that you didn't mention: Verbatim versus
HP.

In plain old recording to the signal side, many people have found that
disks from some manufacturers behave quite badly in their setups. The
problem is compounded by the fact that disks of certain brands can come
from different manufacturers, with no easy way to tell which when you
buy them.

Clearly, I am speculating - I have no idea if the same problem exists
with LightScribe.

You could also look on LG's site to see if they have new firmware for
your drive that might correct the problem.

 

[jw]

There is one other difference that you didn't mention: Verbatim versus
HP.

Yes, I left that possibility out.

In plain old recording to the signal side, many people have found that
disks from some manufacturers behave quite badly in their setups. The
problem is compounded by the fact that disks of certain brands can come
from different manufacturers, with no easy way to tell which when you
buy them.

Yes - I have run into that before.

Clearly, I am speculating - I have no idea if the same problem exists
with LightScribe.

You could also look on LG's site to see if they have new firmware for
your drive that might correct the problem.

They have one firmware upgrade which is stated to NOT be for OEM
drives of which, of course, mine is one. Oh well.......

Thanks

Duke

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Here's what (e-mail address removed) wrote on 9/11/09:

On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:02:22 -0700, Gene E. Bloch

Yes, I left that possibility out.

Yes - I have run into that before.

They have one firmware upgrade which is stated to NOT be for OEM
drives of which, of course, mine is one. Oh well.......

Duke

Bummer.

Is it possible that you could install it anyway?

I disclaim all validity and all warranties for my advice

In my original reply I was going to suggest that your Verbatim disks
were for the competing scheme, LabelFlash -- but two things stopped me:

1. I reread your post and recalled that you had successfully written to
the Verbatim label after some messing around, and

2. I never could find LabelFlash media in the local stores -- this is
one reason why I never bought a LabelFlash drive

(I assume that the disks & drives are not interchangeable)