We hope you never see one, but if you do it's nice to know what they mean. Here is the DVDFab error codes list, updated through October 1, 2009. Some annotations and Blu-ray codes have been added. Codes may appear in the task progress box, popup windows or log files. If you get an error code or have questions, please post in the appropriate forum.
100 DVD_Error_OpenFile
101 DVD_Error_CreateFile,
102 DVD_Error_ReadFile,
103 DVD_Error_WriteFile,
104 DVD_Error_FileScambled,
105 DVD_Error_UnexpectedPacket,
200 DVD_Error_IFOFileType
201 DVD_Error_CopyIFOFile,
202 DVD_Error_WriteIFOFile,
203 DVD_Error_NoValidIFOFileFound,
204 DVD_Error_IFOFileMissing,
205 DVD_Error_NoLayerBreakFound,
206 DVD_Error_VOBFileDoesntMatchSectorSize,
207 DVD_Error_VOBFileMissing,
300 DVD_Error_OpenCGPFile
301 DVD_Error_WriteCGPFile,
302 DVD_Error_InvalidCGPFile,
303 DVD_Error_OldCGPFile,
400 DVD_Error_TrancoderError
401 DVD_Error_QualityUnreachable,
402 DVD_Error_CloneError,
500 DVD_Error_CreateISO
600 DVD_Error_VerifyContent
601 DVD_Error_VerifyLayerBreak,
1000 DVD_Error_BD_MainMovie_Common
1001 DVD_Error_BD_MainMovie_NoPlayList
1002 DVD_Error_BD_MainMovie_NoPlayItem
1003 DVD_Error_BD_MainMovie_NoClipInfo
The codes below are generated by the VSO burning engine.
100 HWS_INITOK 0 // Write init ok - write process has started
101 HWS_NOFILES 1 // Passed folder contained no files
102 HWS_MISSINGIFOORBUP 2 // IFO / BUP are missing
103 HWS_BADIFO 3 // IFO contains invalid data. Will not work on some dvd players
104 HWS_CANTCHECKIFO 4 // Access to files can't be gained
105 HWS_TOOBIG 5 // Files are too big to fit on a DVD+/-R(W)
106 HWS_BADMEDIASTATUS 6 // Media is not ready to be written (see above)
107 HWS_BLANKMEDIAFAILED 7 // Erasing a RW media has failed
108 HWS_NOMORESPACEFORTEMPFILE 8 // There is not enough space in temp folder to setup the temp file
109 HWS_CANTBUILDIMAGE 9 // Image can''t be built - lot of cause, including impossibility to create a temp file. in temp folder
110 HWS_FORMATFAILED 10 // Formatting media has failed
111 HWS_DEVICEBUSY 11 // Device is busy
112 HWS_DEVICEINITFAILED 12 // initialization of the writing device has failed
113 HWS_STARTBUFFERFAILED 13 // Failed to start the data buffering. Probably a windows out of memory
114 HWS_BADMEDIA 14 // Media is bad
115 HWS_FINALIZATIONFAILED 15 // Finalization process has failed
116 HWS_WRITINGFAILED 16 // Writing failed (write error or process aborted)
117 HWS_WRITINGCOMPLETE 17 // Write is complete
118 HWS_KEYCHECK 18 // Unlock key check has failed (passed unlock key is invalid or disactivated)
119 HWS_FORMATCOMPLETE 19 // Format media is complete
120 HWS_UNSUPPORTED 20 // Unsupported write method (denotes a media that cannot be written by the drive)
121 HWS_INVALIDISOPATH 21 // Invalid path for ISO creation
// Extended write failure
121 HWS_USER_ABORT 21 // User has requested to stop the write sequence
122 HWS_FAILED_CALIBRATING 22 // Write failed at the beginning of the media (often a media that is poorly supported by the drive)
123 HWS_FAILED_FINISHING 23 // Write failed at the end of the media (finalisation is not complete)
124 HWS_WRITING 24 // Currently Writing now