CD32 compatible CD-R's ?

[Gavilan]

Well i can tell you my personal opinion.
I have exactly the same CD32 machine that you have
First thing that comes to my mind is...bad laser calibration?

Anyway, i have tested so far the CD32 with Imation, Verbatim, Sony, TDK, Mitsui, Ridata and a couple of brands i dont remember at this moment

Always AVOID those "bulk" CD´s with no brand...buy something a little more expensive (just a few cents) and you will notice reliability

Can give you an opinion about Philips CD´s since i have never used them on my CD32.

The most i use are Verbatim and Imation. All are very very good.
Maybe 1 out of 50 wont be read by the CD32...so thats a good average..i guess
Also, in this days, is quite difficult to find a burning software that allows you to burn at 1x or 2x. So, i choose to stay sticked with Nero version 6 and/or old versions of CloneCD or any other program which allows me to burn at 4x or 2x

CloneCd is also very good for burning other kind of software. You dont really need to have latest version installed.

Regards
Sebastian

[Gavilan]

Gavilan: OK, if it's bad laser calibration, I assume I'd have to adjust the CD32 using Ian Stedman's guide on Aminet? Could you give me any advice about this? I have only 1 CD32, I really don't want to risk messing it up just because it won't read CD-R's....

Well, Ian Stedman is, for many users here and on other sites, some kind of "God" in everything Amiga-related.
He seems to know pretty much about all the stuff, so i should check his advices first

After that, try another brand if you can get (Memorex, Imation, Verbatim).
 I have never ever tried to burn at 2x or 1x with CloneCD, DiscJuggler and Nero or Alcohol 120%, which are the programs i use to burn Sega CD, Dreamcast, Xbox or even Playstation 2.

On the CD32 issue, i have tried at least 6/7 different brands. I found thas some took maaaany minutes to load (i could even hear the laser moving making lot of noise).
So, i took it to a friend, also Amiga mad, who used to be a Commodore engineer here. He "calibrated" the lens using osciloscopes (and also, calibrated my DVD player), all in exchange of a pair of 3.1 roms... :roflmao:

So, as i suggested previously, calm dawn, take a deep breath, try to burn different brands and use another burning program

Then post here the conclusions. We might be able to give you more advices on the subject, or you could end up "fixing" the problem

Sebastian