[X4U] Tiger DVD burning: LAME!

[Michael Winter]

On Jan 17, 2006, at 8:31 PM, netkat at comcast.net wrote:

> the Tiger/Mini duo can't figure out that 4.25GB
> of data really does fit onto a 4.74GB DVD. 4.11GB
> fit even more comfortably, but the Mac can't
> figure out that 4.74 is BIGGER than 4.11!

Where are you getting those sizes from? DVDs will hold between  
4.3-4.4 GB, not 4.74 GB. This sounds like the difference between the  
two definitions of kB/MB/GB where 1 kB is either 1000 bytes, or 1024  
bytes depending on who you ask. Marketers like to use the 1 kB = 1000  
bytes because it makes things sound bigger, but the computer adds  
file sizes up using 1 kB - 1024 bytes.

If that is the issue, its possible 4.25 GB may not fit depending on  
the format of the disk being burned and the number of files (some  
space is required for the disk "catalog").

For the rest of the stuff, there's definitely something strange going  
on. Do you have any peripherals other than the mouse, keyboard and  
monitor attached? Have you tried creating a new account and burning  
from there? Have you installed any 3rd party burning or disk utility  
software, or anything else unusual that may be interfering with  
communications to the drive?

Just trying to narrow down where the problem really is (hardware vs.  
software, user space vs. system-wide).

-Mike