CD Burn Failure - Tiger

Recently installed Tiger, then iMac wouldn't recognize blank CD.
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This fix worked;
Open hard drive/open users/dblclk on "house"/library/preferences
Drag the following files to the trash and empty:
com.apple.finder.plists
com.apple.cdhub.plists
com.apple.digihub.plists
com.apple.sidebarlists.plists
Log off then log back in as same user.
This worked for me, thankfully!
Best of luck...

I have saved your fix in Word. Thank you very much.
Before I proceed, I would like to verify I am having the same problem you are having.
I put the CD or DVD in and it writes...initializes...then, before the burn it spits the media out. Here are the messages that pop up:
Burning a DVD from Finder using the drag and drop:
Communication to disk failed error code 0x80020022
Burning a DVD from iTunes:
Device failed.
Burning a CD in iTunes:
Device failed to calibrate the laser power for this media
I think I may have the wrong DVD speed for my superdrive (8x). The CD-RW i was using is 4x-12x.
The CD burner had recorded 2 CDs and quit burning so I re did my entire system...wiped the whole system clean and started over (with Tiger 10.4.2). I did this because I was told that I had a software problem. Now I am beginning to think the Apple Person I waited an hour and a half to see was wrong. I think my problem may need some hardware replacements.
Oh...I can watch movies but occasionally I get a slight glitch...just a hesitation every now and then...and only once or twice during a movie.
Should I try your fix?

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I'm getting a very high rate of burn failures with iDVD. When I create a DVD the program rattles thru its various tasks but when it comes to 'burning' the drive keeps revving up but fails to 'get going' - after about half a dozen attempts the disc ejects and the comment is that 'errors were found...' (or words to that effect).
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Idvd burn failure error

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I too have had "burn failures". I discovered that if I make a disc image of the project and then burn it using disc utility there is no problem.
To do this:
1) while in iDVD go to "file" and select save as a disc image. This will take as long as your original burn, but when done you will have a .img file on your desktop.
2) open your hard drive and select utilities. In utilities select disc utility, open this. You should see your .img file show up. If not, close utility, click in the .img file on the desktop and reopen the disc utility.
3) select the .img file in disc utility and choose "burn" icon. It may be helpful to burn it at a slower speed. I only burn at 4x now and there are no problems. When you choose burn, it will give you the option to select the burn speed.
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Local net ssh failure Tiger (PHP MYSQL Apache Dreamweaver)

I can't be sure, but I think this problem started with the latest security update. I'm 80% done with my first web application using PHP and Mysql in dreamweaver when I began getting an unknown error from dreamweaver when attempting to connect to my DB on my testing server. After 2 days of debugging and re-installing apps I finally wiped the testing server (G4 400 Cube memory topped out 120GB HD, down to the metal) reinstalled Tiger, fully patched, edited the httpd.conf file to enable php 4.4.1. Installed Mysql 4.1 (which was the last general distribution with a packaged install) and the server works fine, so I created myself as a user in mysql @localhost & @localmachinename to replicate root user. Navicat was up and running in no time, so I re-populated my server from my backup. Then I jumped over to my design workstation (G5 2Ghz Dual, 2GB Ram, 250GB HD) only to find navicat can't login to the mysql server because ssh wont connect to the G4. After much testing I discovered ALL of my macs will attach only to external addresses. My linux box, external linux boxes, even windows boxes emulating ssh will attach internally or extenally, the macs won't talk to anything in the local network 10.0.x What the ****! My project is now past due and I'm stuck because I can no longer ssh from any macs to internal machines mac or otherwise. PLEASE HELP!!! is there an SSH pakage so I can re-install? I couldn't find a mac ssh package on apple or ssh.org, Will that even make a difference? Can I uninstall the security update? Can anyone suggest a workaround?
My network
*10.0.1.2 Ganymede (Mandrivia 10 server and Gateway)
*10.0.1.6 Artemis (G5 10.4.7) Web/Video
*10.0.1.10 Miletus (G4 10.4.7) Web Testing
*10.0.1.5 Venus (G4 10.4.7) Photo editing
*10.0.1.4 Hero (G3 ibook 10.4.7) office work
*10.0.1.7 Hermes (iMac 10.4.7) iLife
*10.0.1.3 Apollo (Wintendo XP) Web Testing/The Sims
Here are several ssh logs.
mac to mac (FAIL)
Artemis:~ phil$ ssh -vv 10.0.1.10
OpenSSH_4.2p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7i 14 Oct 2005
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 10.0.1.10 [10.0.1.10] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/phil/.ssh/identity type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/phil/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/phil/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version OpenSSH_4.2
debug1: match: OpenSSH_4.2 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.2
debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
Cannot determine realm for numeric host address
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
A parameter was malformed
Validation error
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
Cannot determine realm for numeric host address
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
A parameter was malformed
Validation error
debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT received
debug2: kexparsekexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-g roup1-sha1
debug2: kexparsekexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected],zlib
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected],zlib
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit: firstkexfollows 0
debug2: kexparsekexinit: reserved 0
debug2: kexparsekexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-g roup1-sha1
debug2: kexparsekexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected]
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected]
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit: firstkexfollows 0
debug2: kexparsekexinit: reserved 0
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXREQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXGROUP
Write failed: Broken pipe
Artemis:~ phil$
Mac to linux internal (FAIL)
Artemis:~ phil$ ssh -vv 10.0.1.2
OpenSSH_4.2p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7i 14 Oct 2005
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 10.0.1.2 [10.0.1.2] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/phil/.ssh/identity type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/phil/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/phil/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_4.3
debug1: match: OpenSSH_4.3 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.2
debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
Cannot determine realm for numeric host address
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
A parameter was malformed
Validation error
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
Cannot determine realm for numeric host address
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
A parameter was malformed
Validation error
debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT received
debug2: kexparsekexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-g roup1-sha1
debug2: kexparsekexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected],zlib
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected],zlib
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit: firstkexfollows 0
debug2: kexparsekexinit: reserved 0
debug2: kexparsekexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-g roup1-sha1
debug2: kexparsekexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected]
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected]
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit: firstkexfollows 0
debug2: kexparsekexinit: reserved 0
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXREQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXGROUP
Write failed: Broken pipe
mac to linux external (Success)
Artemis:~ phil$ ssh -vv 69.253.x.x
OpenSSH_4.2p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7i 14 Oct 2005
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 69.253.x.x [69.253.x.x] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/phil/.ssh/identity type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/phil/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/phil/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_4.3
debug1: match: OpenSSH_4.3 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.2
debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: Miscellaneous failure
No credentials cache found
debug1: Miscellaneous failure
No credentials cache found
debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT received
debug2: kexparsekexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-g roup1-sha1
debug2: kexparsekexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected],zlib
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected],zlib
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit: firstkexfollows 0
debug2: kexparsekexinit: reserved 0
debug2: kexparsekexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-g roup1-sha1
debug2: kexparsekexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes1 92-cbc,aes256-cbc,[email protected],aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected],hmac-sha1-96,hmac- md5-96
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected]
debug2: kexparsekexinit: none,[email protected]
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit:
debug2: kexparsekexinit: firstkexfollows 0
debug2: kexparsekexinit: reserved 0
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXREQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXGROUP
debug2: dhgenkey: priv key bits set: 130/256
debug2: bits set: 514/1024
debug1: SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXINIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXREPLY
debug1: Host '69.253.239.85' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /Users/phil/.ssh/known_hosts:3
debug2: bits set: 516/1024
debug1: sshrsaverify: signature correct
debug2: kexderivekeys
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 1
debug1: SSH2MSGNEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2MSGNEWKEYS
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 0
debug1: SSH2MSGNEWKEYS received
debug1: SSH2MSG_SERVICEREQUEST sent
debug2: service_accept: ssh-userauth
debug1: SSH2MSG_SERVICEACCEPT received
debug2: key: /Users/phil/.ssh/identity (0x0)
debug2: key: /Users/phil/.ssh/id_rsa (0x0)
debug2: key: /Users/phil/.ssh/id_dsa (0x0)
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/phil/.ssh/identity
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/phil/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/phil/.ssh/id_dsa
debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method
debug1: Next authentication method: keyboard-interactive
debug2: userauth_kbdint
debug2: we sent a keyboard-interactive packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method
debug1: Next authentication method: password
[email protected]'s password:
debug2: we sent a password packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentication succeeded (password).
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug2: channel 0: send open
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug2: callback start
debug2: clientsession2setup: id 0
debug2: channel 0: request pty-req confirm 0
debug2: channel 0: request shell confirm 0
debug2: fd 3 setting TCP_NODELAY
debug2: callback done
debug2: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768
debug2: channel 0: rcvd adjust 131072
Last login: Tue Aug 15 12:56:42 2006 from artemis.ganymedia.net
[phil@ganymede ~]$
G5 Dual 2G Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Mac comes with a fully functioning Apache web server with all the scripting languages (except VB). You need to enable them in the configuration file.
You need some light weight UNIX administration skills to do this. Use the system restore disk to set the password for the root account.
Open a terminal screen from the Utilities folder in Applications. Type "su", press return, then enter the root password you set using the system restore disk.
Make a backup copy of the Apache configuration file with the following command (type this in with no mistakes and press the return key).
cp /etc/httpd/httpd.conf /etc/httpd/httpd.conf.copy
Enter the following to open the Apache configuration (type this in with no mistakes and hit the return key).
/Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/httpd/httpd.conf &
Locate and remove the # comment symbol from the following lines and save the file in /etc/httpd/httpd.conf.
#LoadModule php4_module libexec/httpd/libphp4.so
#AddModule mod_php4.c
Exit the TextEdit application and quit out of the terminal application.
Put the following web page into a file named greetings.php inside the folder Library/WebServer/Documents.
<html>
<head>
<title>Experiment</title>
</head>
<?php
echo "Greetings";
?>
</body>
</html>
Once you have made these changes, you can reboot to activate the changes.
Put the following into your browser to test the configuration.
http://localhost/greetings.php
You should see "Greetings" on a web page titled "Experiment".
MySQL is a separate server that you need to download and configure to complete your web server.
I hope this helps.
Best regards - Greg

IDVD 4.0.1 quits when burning using Tiger

I have been using iDVD for years and it has worked perfectly for all of that time. I recently upgraded to the new Tiger OS and since then I have been having problems.
I have a flat panel iMac with a 800 MHz G4 processor & 758 MB of RAM.
Every time I try to burn a disc it quits. Since it takes so long to encode I usually start burning before I go to bed and (expectedly) every morning when I check on it there is a message saying that "iDVD has unexpectedly quit". The dvds work when I play them, but for some reason I am unable to make copies. This is very inconvenient because I make wedding videos and usually need to make several copies and I can't afford to take 8-12 hours for every copy I need.
There seems to be a problem of compatibility between iDVD 4.0.1 and OS X 10.4.2
I see that other people have been having this same problem. Is Apple doing anything to fix it?

Just thought I should post back and let you know that I seem to be up and running again! Many thanks for all your help. I read through everything, and tried several of the suggested fixes.
First of all, I rebuilt the movie part of the project by importing the movie from the finder, rather than through iMovie. I tried a burn, but still nothing doing.
I then cleaned up a bit, as I did not have the apparently neccessary 20Gb of space- I had 17, so I deleted older files until I had 20.5Gb.
I then trashed the iDVD prefs, ran MacJanitor, Repaired Permissions, and restarted the computer.
Then, first try, my disc burned in a little over 15 minutes! Expecting the worst, I watched the whole thing on my DVD player (a 5 minute movie, and 4 slidehows with music and transitions), and it worked perfectly. I immmediately tried a second burn, and again it worked no problem.
Am I just lucky?
Again, thanks for all the advice posted here!

DVD burned in tiger won't play on panther

Hi,
I have an iMac G5 with Tiger (10.4.2) in it. I just burned a DVD there and it plays fine on that computer and on my home DVD player.
However the DVD won't mount on my Flat Panel iMac G4 w/SuperDrive running Panther (10.3.9).
I have the latest software updates on both computers.
Has anyone come across this problem? Any solutions?
What other compatibility problems do I expect with this DVD?
I used to use the G4 for making DVDs that played on the G4 iMac, the G3 iBook, and other PCs. Will this DVD now work on all those other computers or is it only compatible with Macs running Tiger or worse yet, only G5 computers?

uh, chase, I think you're in the wrong forum.

Install failure: Tiger & Panther & Jaguar

I have 400 MHz Power Book with 384 MB of memory & a 10GB drive. (CPU Type: PowerPC 750(42.2)) It was running under OSX 10.3.9 successfully when it started to slow up terribly. So I decided to clean it out and try to upgrade to Tiger. Backed-up the hard drive and did an erase-&-install of Tiger. I'd get an "Installation was unsuccessful. Please re-install message." And again. And again. So I tried to erase-&-install Panther. Same message. Tried one or twice again, this time not erasing, but accepting the default "Upgrade" option. Finally it worked, it seemed. Tried to update to 10.3.9. Disk image failed to open, so I opened it on my desktop machine and network-transferred the update install file to the laptop to install. That seemed to work, but some apps refused to open; iTunes, Mail, . . . Tried to install Jaguar; same failure message. Kept trying till it seemed to succeed. Update to 10.2.8 failed. . . . Tried various other things, including DiskWarrior, TechTool, AppleJack, PowerBook hardware test disk. No problems found.
I've currently got it running under 10.3. (There are a bunch of files and folders with (Mac OS 9) as part of their names. These, plus an AppleJack dmg and a ComboUpdate 10.3.9 --all under the root directory-- seem to be left over from an earlier install, even through at least one erase-&-install.)
Oh, yes. The battery has been dead for a long time. If that matters.
Any good ideas, anyone?

If you do an Erase and Install then there cannot be anything "leftover" from a previous installation.
Is this a Pismo or later model or a Lombard? Lombard's cannot run Tiger. Tiger requires a computer with built-in Firewire and USB ports.
I suggest you may want to do an extended hard drive format:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disk. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled, if supported.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled, if supported.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process will take 30 minutes to an hour or more depending upon the drive size.
After formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with the OS X installation.
A dead battery should not be a problem as long as you have the AC adapter connected for power. However, none of the settings normally preserved in PRAM will be saved whenever AC power is removed or the computer is shut down. This could lead to odd behavior because the date and time, display information, selected boot volume, etc. are stored in PRAM.

Burn Failure due to "laser level" being off: external drive

I have just recently purchased an Optorite USB 2.0 Slim DVD burner with capabilities of RW. I am using an iMac G4 with OS X (10.4.2). I usually use a D-Link USB Hub to connect several other things to my iMac because of the lack of USB ports located in the back of my dome. I was told by a rep. at Apple Support that there is probably a failure of either power or loss of power because it is going through my Hub. He suggested that I hardwire it to my iMac. I did so and the same message appeared. Something along the lines of calibration error due to laser level. He also said that if the external burner was not compatible with the iMac that I am using than it wouldn't recognize it as a drive or even pick it up on the system but I did some more research on my particular model and found out, according to Newegg.com that it is not supported by the Mac platform. I am confused as to what I need to do. If buying a new burner, one that is generally used for Macs then I will do so but I would like to ensure that it will not work whatsoever. I have been troubled by this compatibility issue for too long now and am willing to do whatever it takes to resolve the issue. I would so greatly appreciate any feedback there is on my problem. Thanks in advance for everyones consideration and time spent helping me out.

I have the superdrive that came with my imac and I get the exact same error message when trying to burn a CD. It reads and burns dvds, and reads cds, but that's it. Will not burn any CD's due to the "calibration of the laser". Any ideas anyone?

Burning failure - hardware error - help and ideas welcomed

I have been happily burning DVDs. Then in the last 24 hours, iDVD is reporting burning error:
The Recording Device reported the hardware error: Internal Target Failure (0x44, 0x00). Any thoughts welcomed
Thanks

You may want to review the following links:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3736590&#3736590
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4436748&#4436748
Suggest trying an alternate media other than what you are currently using. Also if this fails to help then use a quality lens cleaner kit from Maxell or 3M. Good luck on this.

CD Burn Failure

Using my Intel MacBook Pro running 10.5.5, I got this message when I tried to burn a Sony RW CD. "This disc could not be verified and might be unreliable. Try again using a new, blank disc. (Error code 0x80020063)"
Tried erasing the CD with Disk utility and burning again. Also tried other blank CDs. I got the same message each time. I tried to burn a CD on my PowerBook G4 using 10.4.11 and got the same error message. Then I put the same CD (now erased) into my (non-Intel) Mac mini using 10.5.5 and had no trouble burning the CD. Can anyone explain what is happening and perhaps suggest a solution? Thanks.

Alan Pease wrote:
Using my Intel MacBook Pro running 10.5.5, I got this message when I tried to burn a Sony RW CD. "This disc could not be verified and might be unreliable. Try again using a new, blank disc. (Error code 0x80020063)"
Tried erasing the CD with Disk utility and burning again. Also tried other blank CDs. I got the same message each time. I tried to burn a CD on my PowerBook G4 using 10.4.11 and got the same error message. Then I put the same CD (now erased) into my (non-Intel) Mac mini using 10.5.5 and had no trouble burning the CD. Can anyone explain what is happening and perhaps suggest a solution? Thanks.
It's entirely possible that Apple optical read/writers don't "like" the Sony R/W. Not every CD or DVD is compatible with every optical read/writer.
First thing is to check System Profiler to see what your capabilities are.
Resetting PRAM sometimes fixes these kinds of things.
You might also try a different brand of CD.
My experience is that Toast will often burn a CD or DVD that the internal burner rejects. I no longer use the built-in burner for that reason. I use Toast 9.
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Disc burn failure

Why can't I burn a DVD-RW disc ? System Profiler displays DVD-Write -R, -RW, R,RW, +R DL
If I use make a Burn Folder via File the burn fails with an error code 0x80020022 and and error message "communication to disc failed"
If I use Burn Utility, inserting either Imation or Memorex DVD+RW discs shows MATSHITADVD-R UJ-857D. Selecting this and clicking INFO shows
Locked: YES
Writable: NO
Optical Media Type: DVD+RW
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Ok so ever since I bought the computer I was able to burn discs using toast and idvd. I always used maxell DVD+r discs. Burned several hundred of them last year in both my internal and external drive(and I still have the same ones I had last year, about 20 left). Since I am back I cannot burn dvd+r discs and my internal drive won't even recognize that there is a disc in the drive. I was having trouble getting my computer to recognize discs with movies on them for awhile too. I would think that the drive is going bad if it was just the internal, but I have the same problem with the firewire external drive. I have reloaded idvd and toast and am pretty sure that they are working properly. I can burn dvd rw disks, and that is what is perplexing. I have looked at the service manual for the macbook pro and it says if your computer is having problems change the drive or the cable connecting the drive.
When I try to burn (with toast) it goes through the whole encoding process usually a couple of hours, then when it is about to burn the disc it give me this error
sense key-medium error
sense code=o x 11
unrecovered read error
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HT203164 playlist to cd burn failure. message stating unable to find cd burn program appears!? recently had HP pavilion laptop repaired for fan overheating prob & wonder if repair job erased cd program? HELP please!? am techno-challenged, old & not afflu

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i went to the HP site, read thru & viewed video instructions, went to device manager as well as HP assistant & followed all the instructions (hopefully?) but all i accomplished was killing some time as i waited for the next winter storm! am afraid to do their HP recovery disk that i made on my first HP day because i had to have geek squad make changes last year due to other connectivity issues & am hesitant to undo all their work i had paid for! hoped that HP assistant program would just discover prob on its' own! device manager took me to view of all components but nothing just simply says "this is your optical/cd drive program". am greatful for fact you tried to help, my friend, shows you have admirable and altruistic qualities!.computers have always been too unforgiving when it comes to my trying to enjoy them! too bad i don't know name of device that governs cd-drive. thank you for wanting to help me out.

OS 10.6.3 & DVD burning failure

Not too long ago I downloaded and installed an update to Snow Leopard. Since that time I have , once again, been unable to successfully burn DVDs. CDs will burn just fine but the internal optical drive and my external LaCie optical drive will not burn any kind of DVD.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
Many Thanks!
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.20f4

Hi Winther,
Some mentions in other discussion groups pointed me towards an app called DVD2onX2. I Googled and found the latest version. This app has presented no problems at all. Roxio Toast is still useful for CDs but seems useless for DVDs.
Look for DVD2onX2 and give it a try.
Best,
Robert

2008 Mac Pro burner failure - report "Sense Key = MEDIUM ERROR - Sense Code = 0x73, 0x03"

Problem just arose - burners working days ago - NO major changes in Mac Pro --- Attempting to burn some DVDs (data only), using the latest version of Toast v12.0 & Dragon Burn, as soon as I tell either my internal or external unit to burn, it runs a few minutes then pops up dialog box - "Sense Key = MEDIUM ERROR - Sense Code = 0x73, 0x03". Blanks are new Memorex. I've restarted Mac Pro multiple times, still no burning possible. In dire need to restore capability. Most gracious thanks for ANY immediate assistance.

There are several different incompatible media sold as writeable CDs. You MUST match the media to the abilities of your drive.
I was flummoxed by buying 8x media when my drive was a 2x drive. I needed the other type, and there was nothing helpful in the diagnostics or the packaging that helped me understand that.
EDIT: There is an interesting helpful feature buried in System Profiler ... (read the last two lines of the report):
About this Mac > ( More Info ) > Report > Disc burning

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