el Filou
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Hello.
I am posting this issue in the DVD section but it is a general AnyDVD issue and doesn't apply to a particular kind of disc.
I am using a Plextor PX-B300SA in my HTPC, a combo HD DVD and BD reader. This drive is actually a rebadged LG GGC-H20L.
The problem is that the "Speed Control" option section doesn't work. I have it set to "Slow & quiet" but it doesn't change the drive speed.
I am using my HTPC to watch my DVDs and BDs directly, so it's quite annoying because it makes a lot of noise, especially with DVDs but it still can be heard with BD (my own old Audio CDs I ripped to my hard drive so it doesn't matter most of the times but in the rare case someone visits me and brings a CD it makes an awful lot of noise).
Previously I was using a 32-bit OS and I had found a workaround with Nero DriveSpeed, called from a batch file by AnyDVD each time I inserted a disc, but now I've upgraded to Win10 64-bit, the 2K-XP era 32-bit ASPI driver it used doesn't work anymore.
The only workaround I have found is to manually run Nero DiscSpeed (the full benchmark app), which is preconfigured to use the slowest speed possible, and start a predefined benchmark run, which sets the drive to the slowest speed, then cancel the benchmark and exit the application. This is already not very user friendly, but in addition I have to exit my media center app (MediaPortal) because it locks the drive after it recognizes a disc and so I can't run DiscSpeed while MP is running.
So it tried to find out what was the problem and created an AnyDVD logfile that you will find attached.
I used the first DVD I found in my collection but the disc doesn't matter.
I guess this is the issue:
39.45s: get_plextor_speed failed, sense 5:20:0
39.45s: get_plextor_speed failed!
39.45s: set streaming failed, sense 5:21:0
It seems AnyDVD uses Plextor-specific routines to read and set the drive speed. Is it possible that those don't work because the drive is internally an LG ?
I'm pretty sure Plextor just put their name everywhere in the firmware but the code is still LG's.
Edit: I've thought about flashing an LG firmware, but I've read on the Web that it can't be done and I don't wanna brick my drive.
My question is: could it be possible for AnyDVD to recognize this drive and use another routine to read and set the speed? Maybe the one used on an LG GGC-H20L?
Nero DiscSpeed has no problem setting the speed for CD, DVD, and BD, so I guess there is a way to make this work but I don't know how Nero does it.
I hope you can find an easy fix for this, it's not a blocking issue but it makes the disc viewing experience not very friendly.
Thank you again for your superb work with AnyDVD!
Best regards,
I am posting this issue in the DVD section but it is a general AnyDVD issue and doesn't apply to a particular kind of disc.
I am using a Plextor PX-B300SA in my HTPC, a combo HD DVD and BD reader. This drive is actually a rebadged LG GGC-H20L.
The problem is that the "Speed Control" option section doesn't work. I have it set to "Slow & quiet" but it doesn't change the drive speed.
I am using my HTPC to watch my DVDs and BDs directly, so it's quite annoying because it makes a lot of noise, especially with DVDs but it still can be heard with BD (my own old Audio CDs I ripped to my hard drive so it doesn't matter most of the times but in the rare case someone visits me and brings a CD it makes an awful lot of noise).
Previously I was using a 32-bit OS and I had found a workaround with Nero DriveSpeed, called from a batch file by AnyDVD each time I inserted a disc, but now I've upgraded to Win10 64-bit, the 2K-XP era 32-bit ASPI driver it used doesn't work anymore.
The only workaround I have found is to manually run Nero DiscSpeed (the full benchmark app), which is preconfigured to use the slowest speed possible, and start a predefined benchmark run, which sets the drive to the slowest speed, then cancel the benchmark and exit the application. This is already not very user friendly, but in addition I have to exit my media center app (MediaPortal) because it locks the drive after it recognizes a disc and so I can't run DiscSpeed while MP is running.
So it tried to find out what was the problem and created an AnyDVD logfile that you will find attached.
I used the first DVD I found in my collection but the disc doesn't matter.
I guess this is the issue:
39.45s: get_plextor_speed failed, sense 5:20:0
39.45s: get_plextor_speed failed!
39.45s: set streaming failed, sense 5:21:0
It seems AnyDVD uses Plextor-specific routines to read and set the drive speed. Is it possible that those don't work because the drive is internally an LG ?
I'm pretty sure Plextor just put their name everywhere in the firmware but the code is still LG's.
Edit: I've thought about flashing an LG firmware, but I've read on the Web that it can't be done and I don't wanna brick my drive.
My question is: could it be possible for AnyDVD to recognize this drive and use another routine to read and set the speed? Maybe the one used on an LG GGC-H20L?
Nero DiscSpeed has no problem setting the speed for CD, DVD, and BD, so I guess there is a way to make this work but I don't know how Nero does it.
I hope you can find an easy fix for this, it's not a blocking issue but it makes the disc viewing experience not very friendly.
Thank you again for your superb work with AnyDVD!
Best regards,