What does HRESULT 0x80AA0903 (E_IMAPI_ERASE_MODE_PAGE_2A_TOO_SMALL) mean?

 
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E_IMAPI_ERASE_MODE_PAGE_2A_TOO_SMALL

E_IMAPI_ERASE_MODE_PAGE_2A_TOO_SMALL is tied to the optical device mode-page path. IMAPI expected enough data from a MODE SENSE request for page 0x2A, but the device response was too short to describe the required capabilities.

Inspect supported mode pages and the exact recorder revision

  • Use recorder capability diagnostics to enumerate supported MMC mode pages.
  • Record vendor, product ID, product revision, and media type; do not collapse multiple drives under one drive letter.
  • Compare with E_IMAPI_RECORDER_NO_SUCH_MODE_PAGE: missing page and truncated page data are different device responses.

IDiscRecorder2Ex exposes supported mode-page enumeration and page retrieval. That makes recorder capability logging the useful next step. A filesystem rebuild or application retry with identical hardware state does not change a malformed MODE SENSE payload. If another supported recorder handles the same erasable medium, the evidence strongly shifts toward the original drive or its firmware.

Supported mode pages · Checking drive support · IMAPI return values


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