Dvd and cd media problem

Question

Hi
I have a major problem
when i try to insert any media (cd or dvdr all of it)in the drive then isays it cannot do it because the disk image cannot be changed is this problem of cd and dvd read&write ownership.
If so please tell me how to change the permisssion because i cannt make a thing out of it when try to do it the ermission area is grey and cannot change it also i have a lot of media but dont know if permission is given or encrypted
kindly help. tried using disk utility but cannot change a thing in it because it is grey
this is what it shows for one of the cd i have it got..ther is a image of one picture of me in the cd
Disk Description : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K05
Total Capacity :807.2 MB (846,367,200 Bytes)
Connection Bus : ATA Write Ability : Read Only (CD-R)
Connection Type : Internal Capabilities : CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
Connection ID : Device 0
and this is from another dvdr media
Name : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K05
Type : Disk
Disk Identifier : disk2
Media Name : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K05 Media
Media Type : CDROM
Connection Bus : ATA
Connection Type : Internal
Connection ID : Device 0
Partition Type : CDpartitionscheme
Device Tree : /PCI0@0/PATA@1F,1/PRID@0/@0:0
Locked : Yes
Writable : No
Ejectable : Yes
Mac OS 9 Drivers Installed : No
CDROM : Yes
Optical Media Type : CD-ROM
Device Type : CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
Location : Internal
Total Capacity : 93.9 MB (98,499,408 Bytes)
S.M.A.R.T. Status : Not Supported
Disk Number : 2
Partition Number : 0
Does this mean i have burner problem or it maens the media has a problem
as i had bought a new dvdr and it was recognisble and i opened disk utility but then to no gain it gave me the same grey are in ERASE OPTION
Please help no idea what to do
is it the burner problem

Answer 1

Guy,
Try these two things:
1) Go to the "Go" menu and click on Utilities.
Open Disk Utility.
Select your hard drive and click "repair permissions."
Close/quit Disk Utility.
2) Click (once) on your CD or DVD.
Go to the "File" menu and click on Get Information
Scroll down to Ownership and Permissions
Change to "read and write"
You will need to put in your password.
Beyond these things, I am not completely sure what you are trying to do. Write to a CD-RW? If so, you will need to use Disk Utility to erase it first.
Tim