[Cube] OT: How do you burn a CD-R?

[George Pepper]

Stupid question, I know, but I've never done it before.  I can't get the Superdrive to burn anything for some reason.  If I insert a blank disk, the computer asks what I want to launch.  Disk copy, right?  So, I get Disk Copy open and drag the folder I want into it like it tells me to.  After what seems like an inordinate amount of time, it comes back with what I'm guessing is a rendered disk image, and asks what format I want to save it in (It has "Compressed" as the default).  I change the default to "CD/DVD Master" since I don't want any compression, and nothing happens... for-EVER.  Then a warning comes up saying that the disk has no data that can be read.  Why?  It's just a garden variety Fujifilm CD-R.  Why won't it work?  To top it off, there is no .dmg file on the desktop (Which is where I want it).  Did it save the .dmg somewhere else, or did the whole operation just fail?  Frustrating.

While I'm in the mood for a rant, the way this SHOULD work is that a CD icon should appear on the desktop and you drag files into it, JUST LIKE A FLOPPY DRIVE!  Why does this have to have so many steps?  Very un-Apple-like.  Guess I'll go back to the Xserve/LaCie/Toast combo.  At least that actually works.

Pep