Complete failure with ASUS BW-12D1S-U
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:45 am
Hi,
I just unpacked and tried out my new external ASUS Blu-Ray writer. It has a USB 3.0 port which is supposed to be backward compatible to 2.0. I have tried on both a MAC Pro w/s and a MBP laptop. On a machine without the Daspi v1.3 extension a blu-ray rip works but runs very slow. With the Daspi v1.3 extension, I get the following messages when doing a blu ray backup:
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Loaded 3 SVQ file(s)
Processing BD+ code, please be patient - this may take up to few minutes
Processing BD+ code using generic SVQ from builtin/00003.svq
BD+ code processed, got 1 FUT(s) for 1 clip(s)
Error 'Scsi error - HARDWARE ERROR:LOGICAL UNIT COMMUNICATION TIME-OUT' occurred while reading '/AACS/ContentHash000.tbl' at offset '0'
Failed to load content hash table, unable to verify integrity of M2TS files.
Error 'Scsi error - HARDWARE ERROR:LOGICAL UNIT COMMUNICATION TIME-OUT' occurred while reading '/BDMV/index.bdmv' at offset '0'
Backup failed
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In the info screen, the Drive is recognized with the following
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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-12D1S-U
Revision: E102
Serial number: ********* (deleted by me)
Firmware details: intf=SAT gen=1030 krnl=ID71 main=ID71 ver=0002
Firmware date: 2011-05-06
Bus encryption flags: 13
Disc Information
Data capacity: 30.87 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)
Bus encryption flags: 80
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I called ASUS tech support and spoke to someone who did not inspire confidence. Regardless, she claimed that their blu-ray players have no firmware that required upgrades. The website seems to allow you to pursue a firmware update download but I can't get past the "select OS" screen which is required to get an update, it just shows up as an empty pull down list.
As a reference point, using vmware running Windows7 running Anydvd, the backup works but runs fairly slow (averages about 8.5MB/s, about 2x). The drive is supposed to have up to 12x write and 8x read capability. Moving the Blu-Ray disc to the internal LG blu-ray writer, makemkv backup runs great and reads at up to 3.6x as usual, averaging about 3x on the big file.
I was hoping to improve on my apparently fast, reliable internal LG blu-ray writer but it looks like a bit of a downgrade.
Anyone with a shared experience? Any advise on what to do next, short of sending the ASUS back?
I just unpacked and tried out my new external ASUS Blu-Ray writer. It has a USB 3.0 port which is supposed to be backward compatible to 2.0. I have tried on both a MAC Pro w/s and a MBP laptop. On a machine without the Daspi v1.3 extension a blu-ray rip works but runs very slow. With the Daspi v1.3 extension, I get the following messages when doing a blu ray backup:
------------------------------------
Loaded 3 SVQ file(s)
Processing BD+ code, please be patient - this may take up to few minutes
Processing BD+ code using generic SVQ from builtin/00003.svq
BD+ code processed, got 1 FUT(s) for 1 clip(s)
Error 'Scsi error - HARDWARE ERROR:LOGICAL UNIT COMMUNICATION TIME-OUT' occurred while reading '/AACS/ContentHash000.tbl' at offset '0'
Failed to load content hash table, unable to verify integrity of M2TS files.
Error 'Scsi error - HARDWARE ERROR:LOGICAL UNIT COMMUNICATION TIME-OUT' occurred while reading '/BDMV/index.bdmv' at offset '0'
Backup failed
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In the info screen, the Drive is recognized with the following
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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-12D1S-U
Revision: E102
Serial number: ********* (deleted by me)
Firmware details: intf=SAT gen=1030 krnl=ID71 main=ID71 ver=0002
Firmware date: 2011-05-06
Bus encryption flags: 13
Disc Information
Data capacity: 30.87 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)
Bus encryption flags: 80
------------------------------------
I called ASUS tech support and spoke to someone who did not inspire confidence. Regardless, she claimed that their blu-ray players have no firmware that required upgrades. The website seems to allow you to pursue a firmware update download but I can't get past the "select OS" screen which is required to get an update, it just shows up as an empty pull down list.
As a reference point, using vmware running Windows7 running Anydvd, the backup works but runs fairly slow (averages about 8.5MB/s, about 2x). The drive is supposed to have up to 12x write and 8x read capability. Moving the Blu-Ray disc to the internal LG blu-ray writer, makemkv backup runs great and reads at up to 3.6x as usual, averaging about 3x on the big file.
I was hoping to improve on my apparently fast, reliable internal LG blu-ray writer but it looks like a bit of a downgrade.
Anyone with a shared experience? Any advise on what to do next, short of sending the ASUS back?