Re: missing time w/ correctly set read offset

Turns out it was an issue with the firmware.  I visited the site 
linked here to get the version that worked for me.  Thanks Vlado for 
the link.

--- In eac-F5Bj5G+ccuY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, vlado <vlado@xxxx> wrote:
>  Well, I think you've answered at least one of your own
>  questions here ;-)
> 
>  If the burner does it correctly, you can rule out the
>  operating system. As much as I hate XP, I doubt it has
>  anything to do with the problem. I have one little
>  suggestion that may or may not work: the SD-616T is a
>  Samsung made for Compaq - it is very possible that Compaq
>  installed some really obnoxious firmware in it. I'd flash
>  real Samsung firmware in, and see what happens. An excellent
>  place for firmware info is http://www.firmware.fr.st/
> 
>  If that does not do it, the drive may have a physical limitation
>  (for example: cannot overread into the lead-out) and the best
>  thing would be to replace it. DVD drives are dirt cheap these
>  days (if you insist on a DVD unit), but if you are serious about
>  extraction, as you mentioned trading, you'd be best off buying a
>  dedicated CDROM drive for that rather than a DVD.
> 
>  Good luck.
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > --- Rex Hunter <amonkus-F5Bj5G+ccuY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hello.  I am having a problem with missing time after
> > > audio extraction.  I have set the offset according to
> > > the tests I have run and whenever I test a newly
> > > burned disc against the original .wav files the
> > > original is :00.013 longer than the copy.  Whenever I
> > > use the burner to extract the files, which caches
> > > audio data and only goes about half as fast as my
> > > cdrom, I get perfect results.  The rom I am having
> > > problems with is a Compaq DVD-ROM SD-616T and I am
> > > running Win XP Home.  The offset is set correctly b/c
> > > it doesn't show any missing samples, it just shows
> > > :00.013 seconds of missing on every single extraction
> > > I make with it.
> > > I remember reading something about a compatibility
> > > issue with Win XP and can't remember what it was and
> > > don't know if this will make any difference for the
> > > problem I'm having.
> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is
> > > keeping me from being able to offer trades for some of
> > > the audio media I have.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rex
> > >