[Ti] disk can't be burned ......

Kim Gammelgård kgani at mac.com
Wed Jun 11 14:44:59 PDT 2008


I have just had the same issue at a MUG-meeting yesterday on different  
computers. I would say that 10.5.3 is the culprit here.

Best,

Kim



Den 11/06/2008 kl. 23.25 skrev Dr. Trevor J. Hutley:

> I also tried Verbatim CD-R, but got the same result....		:-(
> I restarted the computer before each try.
>
> Completely puzzling.
>
> My Powerbook is 57 months old, and I have never seen this before  
> today.
>
> Trevor
>
>
> On 11 Jun 2008, at 20:38, Don wrote:
>
>> Ditto on my Intel iMac... I get the same message as stated by the  
>> original poster. I can burn CDs but not DVDs.
>>
>> Don
>>
>> Scott Brown wrote:
>>
>>> Ya, I have a 12 inch 1.5ghz Powerbook that does the same thing.    
>>> About, oh two weeks ago I think, someone stated that it was a  
>>> known  bug/problem.  I found a report on it on  apple.com (before  
>>> the last OS  update).  It seems as if it is low on the list of  
>>> things to fix.
>>>
>>> I can't burn CDs or DVDs, also DVD Player will crash the laptop,   
>>> forcing me to use VLC to watch movies.
>>>
>>> -Scott
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am trying to write a CD-R on my 2003 aluminium G4 Powerbook   
>>>> (UJ-816 DVD drive) and got this message:
>>>>
>>>>       the disk can't be burned, because the device failed to  
>>>> calibrate  the laser power level for this medium
>>>>
>>>> I tried 2 different "imation" CDs, same result.
>>>>
>>>> I have never seen this issue / message before.
>>>> has anyone else seen this ?
>>>>
>>>> Is it software, my drive or the CD?
>>>>
>>>> regards,  Trevor



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