View Full Version : ERROR CODE -36 trouble importing 001xw.mxf
I tried dropping my file into my external hadrive and i get this message. never has happend to me before. any ideas?
finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 0001xw.mxf could not be read or written error code - 36
davetronic
11-01-2006, 11:08 PM
I had this error too - and never could figure it out. I ended up losing 10 minutes worth of footage... if you figure this out I'd love to hear about it. Hope you fare better.
Q: How did you transfer your footage off the card/camera?
I use P2 GENIE and then create a folder onto the desktop. I then drag the folder onto my external hardrive. Unfortunately its when i get the error. I am tottally lost on this because it actually import some of the other cards with no problem.
But i am stressing. How can you trust anything you are shooting. Knowing it might turn out to be crap?
so what did you do. having never figured out this problem did you continue using the card. Or did it only happen once?
THoff
11-02-2006, 11:05 AM
-36 is an I/O error -- either the file is sitting on a bad sector, or something else is reporting an error when you try to copy the file. Did you completely uninstall your antivirus software?
no this is from a different computer. my g4 laptop. could P2 GENIE be the culprit?
THoff
11-02-2006, 12:38 PM
I don't think so. The file is sitting on your desktop, right?
Are you moving the file or copying it? If you are trying to move the file and another application still has a handle to the file open, then yes, you could get an error because you'd be trying to pull the rug out from under that application. Try restarting your computer to ensure that all handles are closed.
I was trying to copy the file from my desktop to my external hardrive. I decided to install FINAL CUT 5.04 into my laptop and then tried to import the p2 card. While i got the dreaded message UNABLE TO IMPORT P2 CARD CORRUPT blah blah (the same message that plagued me earlier in the week in my desktop computer) At least i know all i need to do is upgrade to 5.1 since that helped my previous problem. I saw the icons of the clips from the folder that i havent been able to copy. Some i am farely confident that the file in itself is fine.
What can possibly be the problem? Is there a problem in copying files from one unit to another?
I get the error message when i try to drag the folder onto the icon of my external hardrive.
davetronic
11-02-2006, 06:29 PM
The fact your problem sounds much like mine PIMP has me more concerned. Even though I've not experienced it since, the fact it has happened to someone else makes me think there's a bug/problem out there that needs attention.
The thread describing my issue is here:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=67640&highlight=corrupt
Exactly as my problem dave. Its an unusual problem since it just errors randomly. Some files work fine and then it decides to have problems with a certain one. It makes me leary of filming now since i dont even know what i am filming is going to be ok.
Here are my observations.
1) The cards seem to be fine
2)p2 genie is fine
3) Its something in either the laptop or the external hardrive.
So my question is since i cant drag it into a external hardrive. How will i be able to store this footage?
craigbowman
11-02-2006, 07:08 PM
Sometimes its as simple as read write permissions.
I am going to go purchase some recordable dvds. My idea is this to burn the files to dvd and then take them to my desktop and then see if i can drop them into the external hardrive from there.
Just to verify
Is my footage fine? Since the files in themselves seem to be alright.
well that didnt work, still same error message.
i am so frustrated.
davetronic
11-02-2006, 10:40 PM
yeah... i couldn't ever do anything with the file i had. couldn't copy it, couldn't open it, couldn't move it - nothing. in the end, i simply had to abandon it - which hurt.
i'd love a solution to this or an explanation if anybody gets to the bottom of it.
Did you ever take it to get serviced. Your laptop which seems to be the problem. And do you still film with this camera even though you fear the footage might be corrupted?
AbstracTheory
11-03-2006, 12:40 AM
try using disk utility to store your P2 files... your workflow seems flawed.. It's best to use disk utility to make a clone of the P2 card instead of dragging the files to a hard drive (files can become corrupted that way because they are FAT32 on the card, and NTFS on your mac desktop)... Put the p2 card into your laptop.. Then open disk utility.. Click on the Mashitsa P2 Card and then click new image... Make the settings to read only and make sure there is no compression... Then Click OK to make the disk image... Eject the P2 Card... Then Mount the disk image clone from whereever you saved it and try and ingest from there...
davetronic
11-03-2006, 12:56 AM
pimp - no re: the laptop service. i don't think that's an issue. and yes i still shoot regularly, for myself and clients, with the cam without issue. my error only happened once, but that's too many times in my book and if i can figure out how to avoid it happening again...
abstract - the short story on my workflow was p2 in, p2 genie copy (to local drive), then the error. i can get behind the workflow you mention if it's indeed bombproof, but there are a lot of folks on this forum who are using p2genie or simply making folders and copying card contents, which is the workflow that's always been recommended to me. are you saying that either of those procedures are flawed? would the FAT32 transfer you bring up the prime suspect for a corrupt file in this case? i only ask because it seems to be the status quo.
robot909
11-03-2006, 01:49 AM
Perhaps try another computer/laptop/
Also hookup the HVX directly through firewire, and see if you are able to retrieve the card contents.
When the card is in the HVX, are you able to access all your clips?
yes the clips play fine. nothing wrong with them
robot909
11-03-2006, 12:36 PM
Then I would make a back up of the clips onto a external firewire via the HVX (if the clips are important), then hookup the HVX through firewire and see if you can transfer the clips that way. It that is possible, then its the PCMCIA port that's faulty. Also check your P2 drivers are installed. If all else fails, reinstall the OS and wave the rubber chicken for good luck.
AbstracTheory
11-03-2006, 02:40 PM
I've never had a single problem with the workflow I use.. From my experience it seems to be the MOST RELIABLE workflow because it keeps the FAT32 format intact by cloning the card via making a disk image... I have no experience with P2 Genie or any P2 offloading software, simply because it's not necessary... I strongly rely on this workflow and FCP 5.1.2's improved P2 importing and have had much success in my experiences!
I took my laptop to get checked out. Only to find out that my hardrive is F@#$@#$
I am hoping that this is the reason for my problem. And not anything else. I can live with that, since its a simple fix of getting a new hardrive.
Do you guys think that is the reason for my dillema?
And i basically have to back up all my files. Will P2 GENIE be able to be backed up?
THoff
11-03-2006, 07:08 PM
I took my laptop to get checked out. Only to find out that my hardrive is F@#$@#$
Remember, that is what my original theory was, that the file was sitting on a bad sector on the drive.
I don't know why, but you seem to be a real shi* magnet -- you have your camera ripped off, buy a broadcast monitor without component inputs, and God knows what else. I hope things get better soon.
yep hasnt been a good year so far.
at least things cant get worse
knock on wood
try using disk utility to store your P2 files... your workflow seems flawed.. It's best to use disk utility to make a clone of the P2 card instead of dragging the files to a hard drive (files can become corrupted that way because they are FAT32 on the card, and NTFS on your mac desktop)... Put the p2 card into your laptop.. Then open disk utility.. Click on the Mashi*sa P2 Card and then click new image... Make the settings to read only and make sure there is no compression... Then Click OK to make the disk image... Eject the P2 Card... Then Mount the disk image clone from whereever you saved it and try and ingest from there...
Then if this is the proper way to do it. Then is P2 GENIE really needed?
I took my laptop to get checked out. Only to find out that my hardrive is F@#$@#$
I am hoping that this is the reason for my problem. And not anything else. I can live with that, since its a simple fix of getting a new hardrive.
Yes, this is the problem. A hard drive going bad can act up. When transfering data, or any other operation, temporary invisible files are written and erased constantly that are not the actual data being manipulated. If any of these temp files hit a bad sector, you're dead. New drive will fix that right up.
P2 Genie only works with P2 cards, it won't back up stuff already on a hard drive, and won't work (at least for me) with the FS-100.