Cd burn software missing

Question

HELP ! i've a real headache here regarding the combo drive. i think i may have deleted the software that burns the audio onto cd, when i inserted a cd to burn it said "no burn software" and with that it would not eject the cd. i've tried all combos to eject (safe mode,single user,hold restart,command+e,emptied the pram,f12,first aid,check permissions,repair permissions etc and nothing at all works,i've scanned the forums but to no avail, there must be someone out there that has heard of this problem and solved it, any help would be greatly appreciated. mastercircuit (first time posting a problem and new user to apple forums)

Answer 1

Hmmmm... No Eject.menu along with those others? I just checked and I have it right next to them in my Tiger. It's disquieting that something disappears like that.
Try:
[Pacifist|http://www.charlessoft.com>
[Pacifist Documentation|http://www.charlessoft.com/Pacifist_Documentation/English/index.h tml]
[Kappy: How to Use Pacifist to Replace Deleted or Missing OS X Components|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9044169#9044169]
Still, holding down the mouse button at startup should eject the disk because those features work without an operating system even being present on the computer. If it isn't working it suggests something very fundamentally wrong - maybe a broken drive. Have you tried all those eject options, especially those that are done before the computer even starts booting properly?
I think once you get the disk out it is time for:
Boot from the installer disk, select language if applicable, choose utilities, run Disk Utility and verify (and repair if necessary) the drive. You can verify a drive from DU on your main drive while booted but I have found this can result in incorrect reporting of errors. To repair your drive you have to run it from a drive other than the boot drive anyway.
Next, boot from your drive in [Safe Mode|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393] and repair permissions. You can repair permissions while booted from the installer disc but this uses the permissions configuration on the installer disc which may be out of date if you have run any updates on your computer. Booting your computer to Safe Mode restricts the number of things running on your computer while permissions are being run and does a bit of spring cleaning at the same time.
[Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214]
[Using Disk Utility in Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302672]
[Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751]
From BDaqua (couldn't have said it better):
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc that came with your computer (Edit: Do not use this disc if it is not the same general version as what you have currently on your computer, e.g. use a Tiger disc for a Tiger drive, not a Panther disc), then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume.
6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk.
Then Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes."