Error message -70012 A valid DVD drive could not be found.

For several months now we cannot use the DVD player. After inserting a DVD- new or otherwise, it makes a bit of noise, then spits the dvd back out. Help needed for non tech-savvy person please!

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My iMac has an external "superdrive" and I can't play files .dvdmedia. On opening the DVD Player I get this message: There was installation error A valid DVD drive could not be found. [-70012]
This sent an error message to Apple when I click the OK button.
I have tried to relinstall the DVD player.app from the SnowLeopard disc, but this app was not on the list for custom install. I have repaired permissions, no help! I have shut down and waited several minutes and restarted, no help.

My continued frustration with this problem lead me to an archived discussion https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2020977?start=0&tstart=0 This lead me to beleive I need to use the reset password to fully repair my permissions as contained there. Also while booted in the install disc, I performed a Repair Disc on the StartUp disc.
After all this, when I restarted, the DVD Player was able to play DVDmedia files completely.
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Error message in iDVD '08 - A valid DVD drive could not be found

I did the basic updates that always pop up and this error appeared the same day when I went to go use my dvd player (that I use on a daily basis and never had a problem with till now); "A valid DVD drive could not be found. I'm running on an iMac 10.4.11. The dvd player no longer works after I did the update in the morning. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Not clear whether you are talking about the Superdrive or the DVD Player application, but either way, this has nothing to do with iDVD!
When you updated (and you don't say which updates) did you repair permissions both before and after?
Repairing permissions is important, and should always be carried out both before and after any software installation or update.
Go to Disk Utility (this is in your Utilities Folder in your Application folder) and click on the icon of your hard disk (not the one with all the numbers).
In First Aid, click on Repair Permissions.
This only takes a minute or two in Tiger, but much longer in Leopard.
Background information here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751
and here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302672
An article on troubleshooting Permissions can be found here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2963
By the way, you can ignore any messages about SUID or ACL file permissions, as explained here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?viewlocale=en_US
If you were having any serious problems with your Mac you might as well complete the exercise by repairing your hard disk as well. You cannot do this from the same start-up disk. Reboot from your install disk (holding down the C key). Once it opens, select your language, and then go to Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Select your hard disk as before and click Repair.
Once that is complete reboot again from your usual start-up disk.
More useful reading here:
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417?viewlocale=en_US
I would suggest you do so now, then restart your mac.

Help please! error code: a valid dvd drive could not be found [-70012]

Hi,
Although I am able to play cds and bootable discs, I am unable to play dvds on my LaCie d2 DVD-RW Firewire Drive. I get an error code:
a valid dvd drive could not be found -70012
Is anyone able to help? I did see one other post listed with this error code, but that person's results seem to be no longer valid, with outdated links for patches.
Thanks,
George

It's possible that you caused some damage by not "properly" doing the firmware update, but drives with bad firmware typically just don't work, period. Unfortunately, LaCie does not keep the older firmware posted on their site so that you could 'back-flash' the drive to an earlier firmware revision and then re-apply the updated firmware.
If you have access to a PC that you could put the drive into (as in, removed from the LaCie external enclosure) and know the drive type (the NEC ND-35xx is the most common) you could find older firmware and flashing utilities for the PC, flash the drive to one of those and then drop it back into the LaCie enclosure and flash it back to the current LaCie firmware. No guarantees this will work, though, and you may end up with a totally dead drive.
-Douggo

Valid DVD Drive could not be found

Had this problem for a whle. After switching on my Mac and leaving it for a while the DVD drive disappears and will not eject or even open up the tray. checking the system profiler shows "no burning device was found" and trying to play a DVD comes up with "no valid DVD could be found". I have the latest updates and firmware upgrades. Any ideas anyone?
G5 1.6GHz2GB SDRAM Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Thanks for the reply.. yes switching off and on again does normally fix the problem but only for a while. Hard drive is not set to "put the hard disk to sleep when possible". I even wondered if the display going to sleep might have been the problem but changing that to leave the display on all the time did nothing. It's like the computer forgets it has a DVD drive after a while

Valid DVD drive could not be found [-70012]

Is there any solution for this common, long-lasting issue with Lion ?
After my slot-drive decided to go into early retirement, I hooked up a enternal Samsung drive SE-S084F, using both USBs. That was working fine under Snow Leopard and still does for music or data CDs, but returns with the above error with any DVD. Any idea how to get this fixed ? thnx a lot.

I have the same problem on a 3 week old 1.67Ghz 15. The #$%&@% thing took in the DVD disc and would not mount it, Sytem Profiler doesn't recognize the optical drive, DVD player shows 70012 error, initialization failure. What a piece!
Apple Support was nasty, I just purchased a Dual-Core and they wouldn't replace this machine, telling me I didn't buy it direct from Apple, so Tough Luck Stupid!
Apple Corporation blows. No wonder they put all their advertising in music players for kids. Paid $2400 plus AppleCare for this??? Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, shame on me, I suppose...

WHEN I TRY TO PLAY A DVD IT SAYS A Vaild DVD Drive could not be found error code [-70012]. What do i do?

I put in a dvd and tried to play it. it gave me an error code -70012. it will not show any disk and i have tried everything to eject it. what can i do?
error code -70012: A Valid DVD Drive could not be found

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i tried to run my dvd player and this error window popped up.
valid DVD drive could noy be found (-70012)
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That's not a DVD drive.
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DVD drive could not be found

Put DVD into drive, nothing happens. Went to HD applications, clicked on DVD player and got "initialization error" a valid DVD drive could not be found [-70012]. Anyone know of a fix for this?

I keep getting this message as well. I have an NEC DVD-RW nd 2500a drive via firewire on my G4 APG 400 mac. I have toast 8.0; I have iTunes 8.0; I have patchburn installed. Drive will play cd's; will recognize commercial DVD's (but won't play them)
System profiler recognizes the drive:
_NEC DVD_RW ND-2500A:
Firmware Revision: 1.06
Interconnect: FireWire
Burn Support: Yes (Vendor Supported)
Profile Path: /Library/DiscRecording/DeviceProfiles/PatchBurn-necdvdrwnd2500a.drprofile
Cache: 2048 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
I can't get it to burn a dvd disc or play one. I'm trying to burn data discs for back up.
When I went to iTunes (which patchburn said should at least recognize dvd's) It doesn't give the option to burn data discs anymore. ( I went to iTunes help about burning DVD's and it said to goe to iTunes preferences and under advanced select "burn". That option is nowhere to be found in iTunes 8! I can't use iDVD because that has a minimum cpu speed of 733. Toast "should" recognize and burn, but when ever I load in a black disc it ejects it.
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I can't get dvds to play "There was an initialization error. A valid video device could not be found for playback. [-70017] Anybody know how to resolve this?

I can't get dvds to play and, instead, get "There was an initialization error. A valid video device could not be found for playback. [-70017]" I went in for a Genius appt Friday and it played for the tech...but now I'm back home (one and a half hours from the store) and I'm getting the error message again when I try to load a dvd. Any recommendations?

Hello, try this...
Bootup holding CMD+r, or the Option/alt key to boot from the Restore partition & use Disk Utility from there to Repair the Disk, then Repair Permissions.
Reboot... any change?

Can someone tell me how to fix this error in 10.4.11 on a G5 Quad Core 2.5GHz Tower...A valid video device could not be found for playback. [-70017]

Can someone tell me how to fix this error in 10.4.11 on a G5 Quad Core 2.5GHz Tower...A valid video device could not be found for playback. [-70017]

That's an error reported from DVD Player I believe...
kDVDErrorMissingGraphicsDevice = -70017, // A valid graphics device is not available.
There's some conjecture it has to do with HDCP, or Video Card problems, but the only 2 cures/fixes I found were Software related, one was cured by updating the OS, another by replacing the Video kexts.
I think this error also shows up if trying to use DVD player in Safe Mode, (too much research isn't good! ).
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.
Then click on More Info>Hardware>Graphics/Displays and report like this...
NVIDIA GeForce 7800GT:
Chipset Model:          GeForce 7800GT
Type:          Display
Bus:          PCI
Slot:          SLOT-1
VRAM (Total):          256 MB
Vendor:          nVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID:          0x0092
Revision ID:          0x00a1
ROM Revision:          2152.2
Displays:
VGA Display:
Resolution:          1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Depth:          32-bit Color
Core Image:          Supported
Main Display:          Yes
Mirror:          Off
Online:          Yes
Quartz Extreme:          Supported
Display:
Status:          No display connected
Can't think of much to try at the moment, but perhaps reapplying the big 10.4.11 combo, Repair Permissions, & reboot would help, not sure.
The combo update for PowerPC-based Macs...
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx10411comboupdateppc.html

Error message pops up saying "Network Connection could not find a PPPoe Server.

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KC

Hello kevinfromwauwatosa,
Thanks for the question. The following article provides the most relevant information to your issue:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1843
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1871
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I get an error message saying that the original file could not be located on about half the songs in my library. Not all but half.

I'm unable to play approx. half the songs in my library. I get an error message saying that the original file could not be located. I am asked if I want to locate the file, I click locate and get a screen with a list of confusing looking files and nothing seems to solve the problem. As is probably apparent by now I am not particularly computer literate. I don't understand why this problem occurs on only half my library.

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