Burnt DVD in factory GPS - read issues

[hallett505]

Hi, A mate sent me a burn copy of the 2010 DVD for the GPS and it worked fine for about 4 months but just recently it decides to either lock up or state that it cannot read the disc, you then stop and turn the motor off and on again, it resets and all is OK again. Given how it fixes with a 'reboot' I wondered if anyone else has this problem with the factory DVD or if it is just due to the burnt copy?

[Steven]

Hi, A mate sent me a burn copy of the 2010 DVD for the GPS and it worked fine for about 4 months but just recently it decides to either lock up or state that it cannot read the disc, you then stop and turn the motor off and on again, it resets and all is OK again. Given how it fixes with a 'reboot' I wondered if anyone else has this problem with the factory DVD or if it is just due to the burnt copy?

By the sounds of it the burnt copy is slightly corrupted, and whenever it tries to read this corrupted portion of the data it locks up. Hence why it appear to be a random error.

With these dvds I would burn at the slowest speed and have it check the data afterwards. Even so there is still a chance of bad data being written but it's the risk you take by using that method to obtain maps.

[hallett505]

Hi, A mate sent me a burn copy of the 2010 DVD for the GPS and it worked fine for about 4 months but just recently it decides to either lock up or state that it cannot read the disc, you then stop and turn the motor off and on again, it resets and all is OK again. Given how it fixes with a 'reboot' I wondered if anyone else has this problem with the factory DVD or if it is just due to the burnt copy?

By the sounds of it the burnt copy is slightly corrupted, and whenever it tries to read this corrupted portion of the data it locks up. Hence why it appear to be a random error.

With these dvds I would burn at the slowest speed and have it check the data afterwards. Even so there is still a chance of bad data being written but it's the risk you take by using that method to obtain maps.

[hallett505]

Thanks, that makes sense as yesterday it worked all the way to Kadina and back from Adelaide but as soon as I enter address's near the Reynella area it always plays up so the data relating to that area must be corrupt. I stupidly threw out the old DVD so will now try looking around for one. If anyone reading this wants some $ for their old DVD after they upgrade I would be happy to discuss a price as I rarely seem to need to go to new areas so just need the thing to work reliably.

[wilbur94]

On this note how could you get the latest maps?. Would it be a torrent search? or would you need to have a original copy of the maps disk. Would you need to burn it with a special dvd burning program that can read the data files or would nero do the job?. cause it would be good if you can save 500$ on a map dvd and waste about 10 blank dvds every time it plays up just burn another. thanks

[Beep Beep]

A small but important point (I think) :-

If you're going to burn your own DVD backup of the original disc and use this backup in your GPS unit, you should burn the DVD using the slowest write speed and only use QUALITY blank discs. The cheap, bulk buy, 1000 per spindle packs are generally quite nasty and they degrade very very fast.

Spend a few bucks on one quality DVD disc, and you'll find that it will last for years. Dont' forget the disc that's going to be in your GPS unit is going to have to contend with baking heat and freezing cold at various times of the year. This kills the cheap discs, and in a worst case scenario, the disc layers separate and messes up the laser and your unit totally.

Cheers,

BB

[hallett505]

In 'The Castle' like moment, whilst looking for a screwdriver to fix a headrest on backward on my son's VT Commodore after reading about it on the just commodores forum I accidentally found my original map DVD! Went and popped it in, entered the offending address that didn't work with the burnt disc and it worked instantly, noticed the response was much quicker with the orig disc as well! Problem solved, thanks to everyone who made suggestions.