CUERipper fails in a very weird way with LG GH24NSD1 about cuetools.net

[lkydev]

I just bought an ASUS DRW-24D5MT which is really just an LG GH24NSB0. It shows exactly the same symptom as the bug submitter's LG GH24NSD1.

I discovered a workaround. Unfortunately it requires modifying the source code and recompile. A sketchy procedure:

1. Set up a local CueTools.NET source according to the instructions in Readme.md.
2. Open the solution with Visual Studio 2017.
3. Locate the folder Ripper, find a project named CUETools.Ripper.SCSI, and a file named SCSIDrive.cs within.
4. Open the file and go to line 787 or so.
5. Change the line

Device.C2ErrorMode[] c2mode = { Device.C2ErrorMode.Mode294, Device.C2ErrorMode.Mode296, Device.C2ErrorMode.None };

to

Device.C2ErrorMode[] c2mode = { Device.C2ErrorMode.Mode296, Device.C2ErrorMode.Mode294, Device.C2ErrorMode.None };

[ In the original code, the C2 error mode '294' was tried first and succeeded, but it caused the symptom later on. By swapping, '296' was tried first and did not cause problem. I was able to complete ripping several discs. But frankly, I have no idea what 294 and 296 mean. ]

6. Recompile.

7. Copy the compiled binaries (exe's, dll's, etc) into a 'correct' directory structure. (Download CUETools_2.1.7.zip, unzip it. Try to recreate that directory layout with the compiled binaries).

8. Try running the modified CueRipper. You should no longer get the symptom.

[lkydev]

Here is a zip file containing the binaries.

1. Couldn't get the build process to
   build some plugins. They are missing in the archive.
2. CueRipper with flac output works.
3. Use at your own risk.

(Old link removed, new link available below)

[lkydev]

Rebuilt against commit 2bde923 with mods, in order to get more complete output:

1. My workaround.

2. Unwanted icon scaling removed in the CueRipper and CueTools interfaces.

   CUERipper -> frmCUERipper.cs -> statusStrip1 -> ImageScalingSize reset to default (16, 16).
   CUERipper -> frmCUERipper.cs -> statusStrip1 -> Size set to (664, 25).

   CUETools -> frmCUETools.cs -> statusStrip1 -> ImageScalingSize reset to default (16, 16).
   CUETools -> frmCUETools.cs -> statusStrip1 -> Size reset to default (684, 26).

   CUETools -> frmCUETools.cs -> toolStripMenu -> ImageScalingSize reset to default (16, 16).

3. CUETools.CTDB.EACPlugin targets .NET 4.7 (set via project property)

4. CUETools.Codecs.TTA targets .NET 4.7 (set via project property)

cuetools-2.1.7-workaround-v2.zip

[polyrainbow]

I can confirm this: I'm having the same issue with my LG GH24NSD1 (on Win 10), so it indeed seems related to the CD drive model.

[lkydev]

By the way I came across another DVD drive (PLDS DVDROM DA8DESH BL6M) on a Levono ThinkCentre PC. Using CueRipper with this drive gave similar symptom, except that the error message at the end was Exception: Error reading CD: hardware error: TIMEOUT ON LOGICAL UNIT. The workaround seemed to work.

[radorn]

Nice discovery, ky7749! So, the problem is related to C2 handling, it seems.
Could you share those binaries? I'm done ripping discs for a while, but I wouldn't mind having those handy just in case.

[radorn]

Ya! it verks!
Thank you so much!

[lkydev]

Off-topic remark: WMA encoding and decoding do not work; the constructor declarations of WMA encoder and decoder are wrong. CueTools uses Activator.CreateInstance() to create objects, which does not work.

Declaration: CUETools.Codecs.WMA -> AudioEncoder.cs and AudioDecoder.cs.
Instantation: CUETools.Processor -> AudioReadWrite.cs, line 31 and 69 [see Activator.CreateInstance() calls].

[radorn]

Who wants WMA anyway? :D

[c72578]

@ky7749 Thanks for investigating this issue and sharing all the details.
@radorn, @ky7749 Feel free to test a current build of CUETools with the affected drives LG GH24NSD1 or ASUS DRW-24D5MT, which can be downloaded here: #97

[c72578]

@ky7749 Could you please post a screenshot of CUERipper, which shows the details, how your ASUS DRW-24D5MT drive, including firmware version is detected?
Remark: There has been a different report for an ASUS DRW-24D5MT drive with firmware 2.00 : #107 (comment)