Error When Burning ISO File via Disk Utility to DVD

I am trying to burn an ISO file from Disk Utility onto a DVD but I keep getting an error message. "The device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media." I have had success burning ISO files before, but haven't done it in a while.

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Problem to burn iso image with disk utility

hi,
i burnt an iso image file on a cd using disk utility.
I checked the md5 of the burn, and found it is different than the original iso file.
how do i create an EXACT iso image burn?
more details:
i downloaded file.iso from the web, inserted a blank CD, opened disk utility, chose "burn", then located the image, and confirmed.
after the disk utility announced "success", i wanted to check that the md5 of the burnt cd matches the original. so i used "dd if=/dev/disk1 of=~/file.dd" but i got a completely different file than the original file.iso...
not only that the md5 not match (which could be due to some extra 0 bytes), but i even compared the two files using xxd, and they look similar, but every now and then file.dd (=copy of the brunt CD) has a extra chunk of garbage bytes (and then the files are again the same, and then another chunk of garbage, etc.)
so how do i create a 1:1 burn of file.iso?

The problem here is that most Mac disc utilities, including the built-in Disk Utility, take a different approach when it comes to image burning. Instead of telling the program you want to burn an image, then choosing the file, you're supposed to do the reverse: You choose the file, then tell the program you want to burn it. So, to burn an ISO image to disc, here's what to do:
1.Insert a blank disc.
2.Start Disk Utility.
3.From the File menu, choose Open Disk Image and select the ISO to be burned.
4.In the list of volumes, you will now see an item representing the ISO file.
5.Select it.
6.Click the Burn button and follow the instructions.

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How to burn .iso file?

Hi all,
I have downloaded from a site called animoto (they make slideshows) a .iso file that they say can be burned to a cd/dvd and then used to play that slideshow on any DVD player.
I downloaded the .iso file, opened disk utility, mounted the .iso on the left pane of disk utility then from the top clicked burn and it burned the .iso file to the blank CD (the .iso file is only 70.4mb).
However, when I take the CD to play it in a Playstation 3 under the DVD playback utility it presents with 2 folders. One is Audio_TS and the other Video_TS. Clicking on the video one plays the slideshow as intended. I then took the same disk to my parents and used their DVD player, put the disk in and got an error message saying "This disk is not supported". I then tried on an iMac at my parents and it played fine through VLC player.
Question is, what did I do wrong and how do I get the .iso file on the disk so that when I put the disk in a DVD player it plays as a normal DVD?
All help appreciated,
Kind Regards,
Mark

Perhaps a cd will not play on their DVD player. Try burning it to a DVD.

Moutain Lion Time Machine Backup To WHS 2011 Via Disk Utility Image On Windows Share?

I read that with Lion you could do a Time Machine backup to a network share on Windows Home Server 2011. I read you could create a image file via Disk Utility that would be placed on the network share, but mounted as a regular disk in Mac. I think I read this method no longer works on Moutain Lion though. Has anyone tried it? I'm setting up a new Mac Mini and would like to do time machine backups to my WHS 2011 drivepool. If it is possible great, any way to use the backup for bare metal restores as well? (ether across the network, or putting that image file on a usb drive first etc) I use bootcamp to go back and forth on my Mac Mini, but I'd like to keep things backed up on the Mac side via standard time machine.

I re-googled and found something I read about a few days ago that shows how it was done in Lion:
http://basilsalad.com/how-to/create-time-machine-backup-network-drive-lion/
I think maybe I found someone that tells how to do it:
http://www.jamesbadger.ca/2012/09/12/mountain-lion-time-machine-over-afp-auto-mo unt-edition/
The question is, how do I use this backup for a baremetal restore then? I'm assuming I would do a generic Mountain Lion restore, and then just restore over the network after I manually re-mount the image again first.
Does this sound like a real option/solution? Looks like maybe I answered my own question, but I'd like to hear anyone else confirm it works and is worth trying.
So my goal is to do a time machine backup over the network to a windows machine.
If it's not possible, I guess I'll have to break down and plug in an external USB drive, but I'd still like to know if it's possible for another friend as well.

When burning iso with disk utility, the audio is off!

I have an ISO file that works fine when I mount it or watch it on VLC. If I burn it using windows (in parallels) it is fine...
But when I burn it with disk utility, the audio is off by a second or so. I can't figure this out since it is a disk image. there shouldn't be a way to dissociate the audio. I did have a previous version of the iso file that was off.. Is it possible that I am trying to burn an iso file and it is burning a mounted version from before (even though I am choosing this from the finder?)
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I though macs just work. Seems a bit more complicated.

I don't recall for sure about "disk utility" and DVD and/or Bluray. It seems to me that Toast is usually used.

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iSO image document but the box that should open to select use iso does not open. How should I proceed?

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1. Insert your Windows DVD in Optical drive. Disconnect any external storage.
2. Insert a USB2 Flash drive. This will be used to hold the BC drivers.
3. Start BCA. Check the options to download software and Install Windows. You do not need to download Windows. The BCA will download the BC drivers to the USB.
4. Partition your drive.
5. You can see the Windows installer screens at https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/mac/5.0/help/#/bcmp173b3bf2.

Source Material error when burning disk image

Well, I've been haunting these forums for 10 days, finding answers to every darn problem under the sun I've encountered! (thanks folks, I've been near hysteria) Now I have yet another problem, and I cannot find an answer in the forums (sorry if it's there.)
I have built my movie in iMovie, imported to iDVD, created my disk image, played my disk image (worked perfectly), connected my brand new LaCie external burner, loaded Toast 6 Lite, dragged my mounted disk image icon into the window, popped in my Verbatim DVD+R and let 'er rip.
And, poo, I'm informed that 4 files are in an unsupported format and cannot be imported. EH? I thought the disk image kept all self-contained? I press onward, and hit burn. Churning, churning... and then this message:
"Could not record disc because there is a problem with the source material. Result code= -18774"
Trying to burn via Disk Utility doesn't work either. My mounted disk shows up, but when highlighted the burn button is grayed out. Only when I click on the .img file is the burn option lit.
Am I supposed to drag the .img file rather than the mounted little disc icon? PLEASE HELP. These movies were SUPPOSED to be Xmas presents... now I'm praying for Michaelmas gifts!
TIA

ohmygosh. Lightbulb! I've been trying to burn the file_name one and not the file_name.img one. I assumed the point of mounting the file was to burn it, but it's only to preview it, yes?? So, I did that via Disk Utility, and it worked!! Only thing I can't figure is how to set the burn speed. I know slower is better, but can't find the place to tell it the speed. It never asks.
Toast still gives me the source material error. I do have the 'video' tab selected, and I've done the drag-n-drop method AND the 'add' method ('copy' is only for transferring data from one CD/DVD to another in my version, evidently). Toast doesn't allow me to grab the .img file, so I'm assuming IT wants the mounted file_name one? I'd still like to be able to use Toast to burn, so a solution to this would be appreciated. I'm using Toast 6 Lite, BTW.

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once under terminal, type the following text exactly:
sudo tmutil disablelocal
hit enter.
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How do you change burn/writing speed in disk utility

Ok I have some ISO files that I am trying to burn using Disk Utility. At the end of the burning process I get a error message of "Unable to burn (file name) ... code 0x00000005
I another post where error code 0x00000005 was talked about. A suggestion was made to slow down the burn speed and that worked for this person. My issue is how can I slow down the burn speed via disk utility before the process starts.
Please help with this issue

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Error when burning DVD

I just bought a Mac a few weeks ago, and have had some trouble burning DVD's. I have a G5 running 10.3.9, with a Pioneer Superdrive. I try to burn an image in Disk Utility, but get the error message "The disc is reserved for exclusive use by another application". When I try just burning files using finder, it says "This disc cannot be used". I have tried DVD-R and DVD+R. Anyone have any ideas?
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Hi macaboo
Welcome to apple discussions. Just to add to the already excellent advice kindly provided to you by Fred Shippey;
I too have one or two suggestions:
First is to delete the plist for iDvd (but first quit the app). The plist is located in your preferences folder and looks like this (assuming the app has been launched at least once):
com.apple.iDvd.plist
Now try your iDvd project again. But if that too fails then ...
Delete encoded assets from the Advanced menu tab and then try the burn again.
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G5 quad buffer underrun error when burning dvd's

4 x 2.5 Ghz G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4)
i just tried to burn a dvd from dvdsp and keep getting a error. it is
Sense Key=ILLEGAL REQUEST
Sense Code = 0x21,0x02
Buffer Underrun
i tried using toast as well with the same result. my dvd drive is also making a lot of noise when it trys to burn. i was able to burn a dvd (data files) using the finder and the dvd burner doesn't make the same noise. i've seen this problem in other discussions and still don't have a sense of what is causing this. some have mentioned bad media, but why would the dvd burner work through the finder and not through dvdsp? or toast?
could this be a software bug or bad hardware?
any help would be appreciated.
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Hardware error when burning dvd

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looking for some advice on an issue with importing disks into iTunes 12.0.01.26 on Windows 7
I import a CD and the first song generally imports successfully
However I noticed the second song (or sometimes the fourth) fails with the following :
'error occurred converting the file the disk is not available'
I can manually untick the first songs that have imported successfully and re-import the remainder.
Generally another song will import and the error will reoccur. I can continue this laborious process until the CD is fully imported
I can rip CD's using Windows Media Player without any issue so it doesn't look like an optical drive issue
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I tested by setting up an iTunes library under my C:\ and the issue reoccurs.
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I have switched off (and back on) the automatic prompt to import CD's
Turned off and on error checking when importing CD's
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