[X4U] Tiger DVD burning: LAME!

[Richard Gilmore]

Perhaps there's a problem with the burner? Is the machine still new/under
warranty? I use Toast and not the built in burn software. It has more
options and is more robust I find, but lots of other people I know use the
Apple supplied software without issue. If you have Toast try it. Also have
you tried going down from 4.11 GB to say 3.5 and see if that still produces
an error? Is it a DVD-R or +R I know it's supposed to burn both but I find
the -Rs are supported better. If none of that helps maybe you should look
into an exchange because generally they're pretty reliable.


On 17/1/06 9:31 PM, "netkat at comcast.net" <netkat at comcast.net> wrote:

> sorry if this seems uneven, but I'm just a hair
> cranky right now..
> 
> I have spent 8-1/2 hours to burn 4 data DVDs (2
> unique burns with 2 copies each) and I have had
> almost no end of stupid problems in the process.
> 
> Including:
> 
> having to reset open firmware, trash prefs, and
> perform multiple restarts to clear up what a
> dialog box claimed were "communication failures"
> with the DVD burner!
> 
> Not to mention that all of this malarkey is
> giving me about a 60% media failure rate.
> 
> OH! and you think I can just drag files into a
> folder and burn that? Heck no! that's WAY too
> obvious. I have to make disk images and burn THEM!
> 
> 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!
> 
> Pardon my grammar, but this don't speak too good
> about the "world's most advanced, most powerful
> operating system."
> 
> The concept is SO simple: take this stuff and
> burn it to that disk.
> 
> jeepers!
> 
> nk
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