[X4U] Tiger DVD burning: LAME!

[netkat at comcast.net]

Hi, Linda;

My free disk space was and is around 60 GB 
(that's GIGA); I was trying to burn data 
totalling 4.25GB or less. I have found that 
4.25GB is a reliable upper limit.

I'm using a Mac Mini with apple-installed RAM and 
SuperDrive, TDK media (DVD-R).

nk








On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:02:37 -0600, Linda wrote:
> To burn a DVD (or a CD for that matter), you have to have free space on your
> disk equal or greater than the total MB (or GB) that you're burning. Any
> chance you're running up against a hard disk free space issue?
> 
> Sorry to hear about all your problems. I've burned literally dozens of DVDs
> from the finder of both Tiger (rev A 17" PowerBook) and Panther (dual 2GHz
> G5), and I've never burned a coaster yet. I've never made a disk image first
> -- just drag files and folders to the CD's/DVD's icon on my desktop. It
> doesn't help you, but at least the problem isn't inherent in every
> installation. Are there any things about yours that might be unique enough
> to cause issues? Are you burning to an internal burner? The original burner
> or a third-party? If you create a new user, do you still have the same
> burning problems?
> 
> peace,
> Linda