Changing dvd drive permissions

can someone please tell me how to change my dvd drive from read only to read and write.
i have had this working once but somehow its got changed. when i have a dvd in the drive and click info it shows as read only.
very frustrating.
its a new imac running leopard.
Message was edited by: floppity

You can't change the write permissions of the drive. The write capability is determined by two things:
1. The hardware itself -- IOW, a drive with no burn capabilities for DVD's can't burn to that media because it physically lacks a laser that will do that.
2. The type of media & its state. For instance, commercial DVD's are pressed, not burned, & their media layer can't be changed by shining a laser on it, period. DVD-R's can be written to once & only once. DVD-RW's can be erased & reused, but it is an all or nothing process.
What type of DVD have you put into the drive?

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