Can't mount home burned dvd-rw
At one point things were fine. I could mount my dvd-rw with .avi files on them. I had burned them myself and could watch them with Quicktime & flip4mac. Now the dvd's won't mount. The Mac says they are blank dvd's. What is up with that? I am trying this on the PowerBook G4.
David Pogue wrote about this, he's had trouble with DVDs being that age (4 years & under) not reading anymore! try a different computer - newer mac or PC, if one is available to you.
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/homemade-dvds-going-going-gone/
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Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-K05 superdrive can't erase or burn DVD-RW
I've noticed lots of users are having issues with their slot-loading superdrives and I'm wondering if anyone's issue matches this one:
I can successfully read and write: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-DL and can READ an already burned DVD-RW, but I can't erase a DVD-RW that's already burned nor can I burn a blank DVD-RW. Inserting a blank DVD-RW results in ejecting the disc after about 30 seconds, no error messages, just ejects.
I've tried Maxell DVD-RW and Memorex DVD-RW. Same results.
An already burned DVD-RW (from a different burner) mounts fine on the desktop, but when I try to erase using Toast 7, I get the following message:
The drive reported an error:
Sense Key = ILLEGAL REQUEST
Sense Code = 0x30, 0x05
CANNOT WRITE MEDIUM - INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT
It recognizes that it's a DVD-RW, but treats it as though it were a DVD-R.
Using Disk Utility to erase results in a more generic error message:
Optical Erase failed with the error:
Optical Erase Failed
I had an online chat with an Apple rep who had me reset the PRAM, no change. Then we tried from another account, no change. Their next recommendation was to re-install the OS using Archive and Install, which I have my doubts about doing. Failing that, they recommend bringing the iMac in to a service store to possibly replace the drive. But based on what I've been reading about all the different superdrive problems users are having, I'm reluctant to even do that for fear of having an even worse problem with a different drive crop up at some point.
Has anyone out there had this exact problem and found a solution yet?
Seems like a simple firmware update for the drive could fix everything but I'm unable to find one.
Here's the drive specs from the Apple System Profiler:
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K05:
Firmware Revision: Q523
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2000 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Nohi there--
instead of just resetting pram i would try booting to
open firmware holding apple-option-o-f and then type
in the following commands--
reset-nvram (hit return)
set-defaults (hit return)
reset-all (hit return)
the last command restarts the computer. see if that
works. if it doesn't then try resetting the smu.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301733
there is a remote possibility that this is software
related, but it almost never is, and these things
are much more likely to resolve your problem than
doing an archive and install, and they are much less
hassle free. let me know if that works. [ 8 ) ]
OK, I booted into open firmware and did all the resets. No improvement. In fact, now I can't even mount some DVD-Rs that I had successfully burned before and mounted before. The drive has always been a little touchy with some discs, especially DVDs, but now seems to be even more hit-and-miss. CD-R and CD-RW reliably mount but DVDs have me worried. It took a long time for my OS X install disc to mount and display the window.
I think it may be time to take it in to Apple and replace it. I may also consider purchasing a Firewire burner with a tray!
Just wondering also if PatchBurn would fix this by creating a new profile or if this truly is a hardware issue. http://www.patchburn.de/
Thanks for your help. -
I've been having trouble mounting the Solaris 10 10/08 Operating System SPARC DVD after installation so that I can add packages from the DVD. Rather than burn my own DVDs, I bought the media kit. Booting from that DVD in order to install Solaris 10 on this Sun Blade 150 workstation was successful, but it should now automatically mount when I insert it. This is using the internal DVD ROM drive that came with the workstation.
I can mount the other DVDs in the kit.
I can mount the problem DVD on Windows Vista, but that environment messes with the file names while creating a ZIP file so that by the time the package gets to the workstation where it's needed, it's useless.
Next, I bought an external DVD ROM drive and got the same results on my workstation.
I then moved the external DVD ROM drive to my Sun Fire V210 server and got the same results.
Finally, I asked the fine folks at Sun to send me a replacement DVD. They sent the whole kit. The results are exactly the same on the workstation with the internal DVD ROM drive. I can't mount the SPARC DVD, but I can mount the x86 DVD for example.
I previously attempted to burn the DVDs using the only drive I own that is supposed to have that capability, an internal drive on the Windows Vista PC. That failed.
This should work using the media kit that I bought. What's the solution?
Alan M. Feldstein
[Cosmic Horizon|http://www.alanfeldstein.com/]Sun-worshiper wrote:
Have you encountered the following bug:
[http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6712352]
(found on this thread: [http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5347812&tstart=0])
It is as jluband1 described in that thread, but only for the SPARC version of the Solaris 10 Update 6 DVD. The workaround communicated by maureen12345 is successful:
# svcadm disable -t volfs
# mount -F hsfs /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s0 /mnt
# ls -l /mnt
total 929
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 2048 Oct 27 14:21 boot
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 6557 Jul 31 2008 Copyright
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 257 Oct 27 13:57 installer
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 460262 Jul 31 2008 JDS-THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME
drwxr-xr-x 2 root bin 2048 Oct 27 14:20 License
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 2048 Oct 27 14:21 platform
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 2048 Oct 27 14:21 Solaris_10
# (I always search the forum before posting, but didn't originally find the thread you reference, perhaps because "DVD" didn't appear in the subject.) -
Can Mac OS X burn DVD's?
Michael,
Of course it can! What kind of DVDs are we discussing? We can burn data DVDs, readable by Macs and PCs, right in the Finder. When a blank disk is inserted, it shows up as such on the Desktop. Simply drag files to it, then open it and click the "Burn" button.
Video DVDs can also be burned. This is the job of iDVD. Video footage (which one edits in iMovie) must first be converted to MPEG-2 (the video DVD format), "multiplexed," and then it can be burned to the DVD as a single stream. Of course, iDVD also allows one to create all the necessary menus, complete with chapters, etc., that a good DVD requires.
Scott -
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This morning popped it in and it wont mount. This was a working DVD a couple months ago. It has no scratches or finger prints.
It will not mount on any macs.
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G5
imac and so on
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any thoughts or suggestions?Had the same trouble a few weeks ago. Try repairing Permissions on your System drive with Disk Utility and restarting. That solved the problem for me.
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Mothernature911 wrote:
...I downloaded them on my PC but cannot open them...
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I've put in a DVD movie and that plays fine.
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You asked -
Now, can you answer the post I submitted asking how to modify my titles?
See my answer in your topic here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2541928&tstart=0
(I posted this link for the benefit of other users who may be interested in your question).
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i was wondering if anyone knows how to get dvd's i burned on my dvd recorder on my ipod. i use videora, but it doesn't work for some reason.
Imagine that "Videora" not working. You and half the world. Never touched it. When I saw that it was "patched" together from other freeware programs (ffmpeg and AVISnyth) I knew it was doomed. Go here and get one that works by a company that knows what they are doing.
Diversifed Multimedia -
http://www.divmm.com/ -
Putting home burned dvd's on ipod
i have TiVo connected to my TV and i have a DVD burner, so I like to burn TV shows and sports. when i try to decrypt those dvd's it doesn't read. does anyone know of a free dcryper that works.
when i try to decrypt those dvd's it doesn't read. does anyone know of a free dcryper that works
They aren't encrypted.
You simply need something to RIP the DVD to your hard drive.
Have you tried using TiVoToGo? This allows you to connect your TiVo directly to your computer. No need to burn to DVD to get it on your computer.
http://www.tivo.com/4.9.19.asp -
Burned DVD-Rs and DVD-RW's won't mount
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 1.5 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM41.0055.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.1f5
Serial Number (system): W8619*U2P
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CB897C7A
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-846:
Firmware Revision: FB2U
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
OS X 10.6.6 Snow leopard.
Hi there, I have been experiencing this problem on and off with various media types (originally I had issues burning to any disc - cd or dvd- I upgraded to Snow leopard, and the problem was fixed).
Now i'm having issues READING home-burned DVD-R's, DVD-RW's ( I avoid using DVD+R's). Commercial dvd's load fine. I can burn to blank DVD fine. I have cleaned the internal DVD drive with a VCD cleaner, and tried resetting the SMC (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964).
I use an LG dvd recorder at home. The discs I use are SONY DVD-R and DVD-RW. These play without error on the LG dvd player.
However when I try to load the burned discs into the mac, the drive makes a whirring sound and spits out the discs within 10 secs. These are new discs with no scratches etc. I have tried setting the CD&DVD system prefs differently (opening the dvd in disk utility, finder etc) to no avail. I tried both finalizing the discs and un-finalizing them on the DVD player.
This is driving me nuts as I am a film student and need to access my burned dvds!
note: I recently had my computer serviced in the last 6months as the hard-drive failed (I live in Christchurch, NZ and the computer was damaged in the Sept 2010 quake). The comp was relatively undamaged in the more recent Feb 22nd 2011 quake, but because of the shaking, could there have been substantial damage to the internal disc drive in this case??
any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers
<Serial Number Edited by Host>• Avoid the top five disc-burning mistakes:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9005547/Avoidthe_top_five_disc_burningmistakes
Not sure what else may be the cause of the issue; but if there's
a chance of other hardware damage after an earthquake, it
may be wise to have someone check over the computer.
{I've asked this post be moved to the Intel-based iMac forum, yet the issue
is likely a generic one not limited to a build model vintage of computer. My
name's avatar is of the representative PowerPC iMac G4, of this forum area.}
For general disc burning, I use a small free-ware utility that makes it clear
what I may be getting; of course it makes quick work and the other methods
function correctly on my Macs... see http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ and use
it with the setting for it to make discs that will work in Mac + PC. Worth a look.
Good luck & happy computing! -
Can't burn DVD but image plays just fine in Apple DVD player
I can make a DVD and save it as an image, which DVD player will play flawlessly. I just can't burn it to a DVD. It fails continuously. Maybe it's my media? Can anyone recommend media known to work well in a MacBook Pro (last version)? Any other suggestions? thanks.
It is easy to burn from a disk image, and it is better because all the media needed is already within the disk image file. It doesn't have to search, locate and pull in the media for the burn. There are many places for errors to occur. If you have successfully created a disk image file, just burn from that.
Also, a disk image file is self-contained. You can safely delete both the original iDVD project and the original iMovie used to make it if you are finished editing them. Because the disk image file is small, you will save drive space. You can also burn a new DVD disk of that project any time in the future, without having to remember if you moved the original media, or renamed anything used in that project. Of course, you cannot edit a disk image, but you can't edit a burned DVD disk either.
Many users here report that DVD-R disks are better and play in more types of set-top players. Others think DVD+R disks work fine. I always use Verbatim DVD-R, burn at 4x or less, create a disk image file of all my iDVD projects and I have never had a burn issue. -
I have read the past threads, but I am still a little confused. I have a G5 with a pre installed Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-107D. The system profiler says:
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D:
Firmware Revision: A707
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2000 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: No
That said, after 2 years of successful burning, I now get an error message saying I do not have a superdrive and I can no longer do burn DVD's.
Any suggestions on what to do. Thank you in advance.check from another iApp such as iTunes & also from the Finder. If you cannot burn from any app, you quite possibly need a new drive.
Before going that route, however, I would try repairing permissions, try from another User account, & zap the PRAM to reset the hardware config. -
Hi,
I part-time video edit and my latest customer complained that the DVD I gave her couldn't be played in her DVD Player. I made the project using Final Cut Pro, exported it via Compressor and burned the .ac3 and .m2v in DVD Studio Pro.
I tried playing the burned DVD in a PC and found that I needed to download a codec in order to play the video. This is on an XP and goes the same on Vista. However, it plays fine in QT on a Mac.
I have 2 DVD players, the conventional one where it only plays DVDs and a newer one where it can read & play movies on thumbdrives/hard drives via USB too. On the newer one, the DVD plays just fine. However, on the older one, it doesn't. So I assume the customer's DVD player is similar to my older one which can't play my burned DVDs.
What is causing this problem and how do I solve it? My projects burned using Adobe Premiere Elements work fine. I'm using DVD-R printable.How did you burn the ac3 and m2v file in DVD SP? Did you create tracks? Did you create menus? If your disc will not play in a stand alone DVD player then you did not author it correctly. A PC would only download a codec if it's seeing the disc as something other than a properly authored video DVD.
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Can't mount anything after e2fsprogs update
I can't mount any cd/dvd, usb flash drive after e2fsprogs update. Here is what I get after inserting 8GB flash with ntfs and 512MB fat32 flash...
It shows up in nautilus as a device but i can't mount it at all, no errors are shown...
Sep 21 14:27:47 vostro kernel: [ 735.983176] usb 2-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
Sep 21 14:27:47 vostro kernel: [ 736.100935] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Sep 21 14:27:47 vostro kernel: [ 736.156481] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
Sep 21 14:27:47 vostro kernel: [ 736.157220] scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Sep 21 14:27:47 vostro kernel: [ 736.157402] usb-storage: device found at 3
Sep 21 14:27:47 vostro kernel: [ 736.157405] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
Sep 21 14:27:47 vostro kernel: [ 736.157428] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
Sep 21 14:27:47 vostro kernel: [ 736.157432] USB Mass Storage support registered.
Sep 21 14:27:52 vostro kernel: [ 741.158402] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Sep 21 14:27:52 vostro kernel: [ 741.158778] sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Sep 21 14:27:52 vostro kernel: [ 741.159467] usb-storage: device scan complete
Sep 21 14:27:52 vostro kernel: [ 741.167628] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 15695872 512-byte logical blocks: (8.03 GB/7.48 GiB)
Sep 21 14:27:52 vostro kernel: [ 741.168872] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Sep 21 14:27:52 vostro kernel: [ 741.168881] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
Sep 21 14:27:52 vostro kernel: [ 741.168886] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 21 14:27:52 vostro kernel: [ 741.171113] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 21 14:27:53 vostro kernel: [ 741.171123] sdb: sdb1
Sep 21 14:27:53 vostro kernel: [ 741.386723] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 21 14:27:53 vostro kernel: [ 741.386733] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
Sep 21 14:28:58 vostro kernel: [ 806.838311] NTFS driver 2.1.29 [Flags: R/W MODULE].
Sep 21 14:28:58 vostro kernel: [ 806.848322] NTFS-fs error (device sdb): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Primary boot sector is invalid.
Sep 21 14:28:58 vostro kernel: [ 806.848332] NTFS-fs error (device sdb): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Mount option errors=recover not used. Aborting without trying to recover.
Sep 21 14:28:58 vostro kernel: [ 806.848340] NTFS-fs error (device sdb): ntfs_fill_super(): Not an NTFS volume.
Sep 21 14:33:14 vostro kernel: [ 1062.798189] usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
Sep 21 14:33:14 vostro kernel: [ 1062.916091] usb 2-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Sep 21 14:33:14 vostro kernel: [ 1062.924511] scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Sep 21 14:33:14 vostro kernel: [ 1062.924766] usb-storage: device found at 4
Sep 21 14:33:14 vostro kernel: [ 1062.924772] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.925385] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.925753] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.928538] usb-storage: device scan complete
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.934135] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] 978688 512-byte logical blocks: (501 MB/477 MiB)
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.936023] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.936028] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.936030] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.938453] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.938457] sdc: sdc1
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.942248] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 21 14:33:19 vostro kernel: [ 1067.942264] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
Arch x86_64, Gnome
Linux vostro 2.6.31-DELL #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 10 09:39:12 CEST 2009 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5670 @ 1.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
Last edited by combuster (2009-09-21 12:36:37)Ok, it's not kernel either, I've upgraded gnome to 2.28 and now it reports "Can not mount LABEL, Not authorized"
at /etc/group
root::0:root
bin::1:root,bin,daemon
daemon::2:root,bin,daemon
sys::3:root,bin
adm::4:root,daemon
tty::5:
disk::6:root
lp::7:daemon,combuster
mem::8:
kmem::9:
wheel::10:root,combuster
ftp::11:
mail::12:
uucp::14:
log::19:root
locate::21:
smmsp::25:
http::33:
games::50:
network:x:90:
video:x:91:combuster
audio::92:combuster,mpd
optical::93:combuster,hal
floppy:x:94:hal
storage:x:95:combuster,hal
scanner:x:96:
power:x:98:combuster
nobody::99:
users::100:combuster
dbus:x:81:
combuster:x:1000:
policykit:x:102:
hal:x:82:combuster
avahi:x:84:
camera:x:97:
gdm:x:120:
mpd:x:45:
vboxusers:x:108:combuster
Last edited by combuster (2009-09-22 11:17:12)
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