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Old 03-09-12, 08:18 AM
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Our 9.1 DVD got broken. Fortunately, I had backed up the data on a USB stick but I can't make another DVD that the car will read. I tried UDF 2.01, 1.5, and 1.02, and a couple different labels (can't remember which was correct for 9.1). Any ideas on how to make a DVD that works correctly? This is on a 2006 LS430. The master disc worked just fine until it got broken. I duplicated the old 5.1 disc and the duplicate worked just fine but then that was duplicating, not just from a backup.
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Old 03-09-12, 08:45 AM
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Out of curiosity how did a polycarbonate DVD break while sitting in the Nav unit?
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1) The backup needs to be a perfect disc image, not a copy/paste from inside Windows. I recommend using Alcohol 52% Free Edition to make images.
2) Use a dual-layer DVD+R disc
3) Use a high-quality disc brand like Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim. Cheap blanks = poor laser reflectivity = poor reading by lasers not made to read burned discs.
4) You need to set the DVD Booktype to DVD-ROM. Use Alcohol 52% Free Edition if you need a free DVD burning program that supports this feature.
5) Burn using a Pioneer or Plextor burner. Some LG and NEC burners are known to burn backups that are unreadable by the Nav unit. If the disc doesn't work, try a different burner and/or brand of blanks.

Worst case, you'll need to acquire another backup..
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thinkin, the original dvd drive broke down (shock shock) and it required considerable force to extract the original dvd from the broken drive. That is probably what broke it. Aside: I am working on replacing the mechanical drive completely and just use an SD card or USB drive so it will be MUCH cheaper than buying from Lexus. I have a few electrical signals to finish working out and we're there -- no more dvd drives that continually break down in Lexus or Toyota vehicles that cost from $55 to $100 thousand dollars! Grrrrrr. Plus, maybe we can eventually get rid of that <censored> lawyer screen.

Stan, I did everything you suggested except used ImgBurn instead of "Alcohol." Don't know what brand burner is in the laptop I used so will try an external burner connected to a Linux box that has worked for everything else I have used it for. And why do you say the DVD image must be a copy and not a built-up image from the separate files? Do you think the software looks for a particular binary image in a particular disc sector?
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hello? anyone out there?
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