xtopher Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 Mac G4 dual 1Gig with 1 gig of ram retrospect 5.0238 writing dvds to Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104 rev. A227 I wrote 13 DVDs successfully, but number 14 and 15 return -206 error (dirty heads, etc.) when the disk is getting close to full. Does 5.1 fix this problem? Are the data on those disks okay. How can I check if the data is okay? What's it going to take to fix this? The log says: Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble positioning: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble positioning: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble positioning: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble positioning: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4016), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Additional error information for device "Pioneer DVD/CD-RW" [0:1], Sense > (PIONEER |DVD-RW DVR-104 |A227) 7/23/2003 6:09:19 PM: 12 execution errors. Remaining: 4 files, 87 KB Completed: 0 files, zero KB, with 0% compression Performance: 0.1 MB/minute (0.3 copy, 0.0 compare) Duration: 00:00:59 (00:00:12 idle/loading/preparing) - 7/23/2003 6:09:19 PM: Copying graphics on Barry on OSX… 7/23/2003 6:09:19 PM: Connected to Barry on OSX Trouble writing: “15-110902” (4169201663), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Additional error information for device "Pioneer DVD/CD-RW" [0:1], Sense > (PIONEER |DVD-RW DVR-104 |A227) 7/23/2003 6:17:53 PM: Comparing graphics on Barry on OSX… Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4017), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble positioning: “15-110902” (4017), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Trouble reading: “15-110902” (4017), error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.). Additional error information for device "Pioneer DVD/CD-RW" [0:1], Sense > (PIONEER |DVD-RW DVR-104 |A227) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJ Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 Quote: I wrote 13 DVDs successfully, but number 14 and 15 return -206 error (dirty heads, etc.) when the disk is getting close to full. Does 5.1 fix this problem? Are the data on those disks okay. How can I check if the data is okay? What's it going to take to fix this? It sounds more like you may have had a few bad discs. Make sure you are using name brand media, such as TDK, Sony or Verbatim. You should mark the last two discs as missing through Configure > Backup Sets > Configure > Members and run the backup again to pickup the data that was on these discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtopher Posted July 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 AmyJ said: Quote: I wrote 13 DVDs successfully, but number 14 and 15 return -206 error (dirty heads, etc.) when the disk is getting close to full. Does 5.1 fix this problem? Are the data on those disks okay. How can I check if the data is okay? What's it going to take to fix this? It sounds more like you may have had a few bad discs. Make sure you are using name brand media, such as TDK, Sony or Verbatim. You should mark the last two discs as missing through Configure > Backup Sets > Configure > Members and run the backup again to pickup the data that was on these discs. I'm using Apple brand DVD-Rs. Are you saying that Retro would write to these disks for five or six sessions before deciding they were bad? Wouldn't a bad disk show itself on first attempt? I've noticed other posts about 206 errors when disks were full. Are all of those problems bad disks as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJ Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Retrospect does not perform any kind of surface check on the disc before writing. A bad spot on any disc could cause errors, and usually cannot be detected before the write process. You were able to successfully complete and fill 13 discs before seeing any errors. The first place to troubleshoot is with the discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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