Extremely slow burning w/external firewire dvd burner

Received replacement refurb dvd drive from LaCie. Burning is extremely slow. Tried unit on another G4 Dual 867MHz RAM 768 MB and unit runs properly. Second unit has no peripherals. Disconnecting everything from original G4 gives very slight improvement in burn speed. LaCie tech has no ideas.
Anybody got a thought?

Hmmm, I have a Smsung much like that in my G5...
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S222L:
Firmware Revision: SB02
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Unsupported)
Profile Path: None
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RAM, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media:
Media Type: DVD-RW
Blank: Yes
Erasable: Yes
Overwritable: Yes
Appendable: Yes
Might try PatchBurn...
http://www.patchburn.de/
It's supposedly not needed in 10.5.x, but mine needed it, though I applied it in 10.4.11 first.

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Whci external firewire DVD burners work best with the iMac G5?
Are there any external firewire DVD burners that do NOT work with an iMac G5?
Thanks for any info.

I have not seen a list, but on the iDVD page, it tells that it is now compatible with third-party DVD burners. I assume that any Mac-compatible exernal burner is now supported.
There is a discussion in the iDVD forum and another here that give a few that users have installed and had work with iDVD '06.
If I was in the market for a burner, I would get one with LightScribe. A friend of mine has one for his PC and it makes very nice labels. They really are "silkscreen-quality" as they advertise. As far as I know, LaCie is the only one who makes a Mac-compatible LightScribe DVD burner.

Problems Installing via an External Firewire DVD drive

Hi,
I'm trying to install Leopard from an external LaCie D2 (with LightScribe) DVD/DL drive via a Firewire cable.
I start the iMac (G5 20" SuperDrive is dead) via the "option" key, a screen with a choice between HD and Leopard Install DVD appears.
When I select the second option (install Leopard) I have the Apple Start Up screen (the grey screen with the dark grey Apple) but the spinning flower is missing. And the screen stays that way for minutes... Is it normal? Do I have to wait more? Is my iMac cursed?

Here's the problem:
1- the problem occurs when I boot, so the OS is "innocent"
2- when I load the start up menu (with the option key held down) I see both of the drives (HD and External Firewire DVD drive), so it can't be a "power" problem... (http://youtube.com/watch?v=MQs2n1vxpkw)
3- when I insert a DVD (movie for example), the drive reads it when connected via USB 2.0 and doesn't via Firewire, so the drive is unable to read (or reads slowly)? a Driver problem?
4- when I shutdown the iMac with the external drive connected via the USB port, the drive shuts down too, while it doesn't when it's connected via the FW one...

10.4 install in B&W rev 1 using external Firewire DVD

I know the B&W will not boot from an external firewire drive. Can I boot the machine in 10.1 from the 6GB internal and then get 10.4 to install from an external DVD to an internal 60GB drive (connected via a Sonnet ATA133 PCI card)? Yes, I could buy an internal DVD drive, but .. all these items are already in place.
Thanks
Alan
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Sorry but no. The Mac OS X installer must be able to boot the system which, as you say, you cannot do via Firewire. You'll need an internal DVD drive, unless you could clone another 10.4 installation to an external hard drive which you could then clone back to the G3's hard drive. Perhaps you could pull the drive out of the external case and mount it in the B&W until you get the OS installed.

Installing Tiger (dvd) with sony external firewire DVD drive

Helo all,
Can anyone tell me if the B/W G3 can boot up an OS X CD from an external firewire or USB DVD Room.
I want to upgrade my machine to Tiger but not having any luck with getting it to recognize the external DVD Rom on boot up.
It recognizes it with no problem once the OS is installed and logged into a user profile but the entire time during boot up I can't get it to boot from the drive.
I have tried the following key combinations (Don't know if they are supposed to work with the B/W G3):
T - Firewire Target Mode
Command-Option-Shift-Delete - Bypass internal harddrive on boot
System Prefs > Startup Disk > Select DVD Room > Restart
Is there anything else I can try other then trying to find an IDE internal hard drive to plug into this machine?

B&Ws can not boot from Firewire drives.
Most Pioneer drives are bootable if installed internally. Certain other brands are also bootable (internally).
This page has Mac user reviews of different DVD drives in various Mac models.
http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso

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I have a lacie firewire 400 external dvd burner from a couple years ago. I just got a new macpro. Is it possible to remove the drive from that pretty aluminum enclosure and install it as the second optical in the tower? Could it be just that simple, or is it more complicated than that?
Thanks,
Josh

Sweet!! It worked. I set the new/old drive to cable select (by the way, that's what the factory sony was set as too), plugged everything in and it worked.
One thing to watch out for though...
When sliding the optical tray back into the tower, you have be careful not to get that ribbon cable snagged on anything. When I pulled mine out for the first time, I could tell that whoever (I'm looking at you apple manufacturer employee) slid it in originally, muffed up the ribbon cable a bit. It was twisted funny and creased like it was stuffed in there. There was some insulation scraped away also.
Not good I'm sure, but I got my drives in there and they are working. I shouldn't have to get in there again really though, so I'm not too worried.
Anywho, one less thing on the desk is great!
, Josh

Extremely slow performance when external drives are plugged in.

I've had lots of freezing issues during startup just recently. After a lot of messing around I removed an iOmega Firewire HDD that was constantly plugged in and the freezing issues have gone. Great! But as I tried to plug it back into my machine once everything had loaded up, the machine became unusably slow.
I've also tried plugging in USB drives, like my iPhone, camera and memory stick and it has the same effect.
Anyone else had this same problem or any ideas how to fix it?

HI,
*"I've also tried plugging in USB drives, like my iPhone, camera and memory stick and it has the same effect."*
How much free space on the startup disk? Might be an underlying issue ...
Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. *Make sure you always have a minimum of 10% to 15% free disk space at all times.*
If you need to free up space on the startup disk go here.
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html
If free space is not an issue, then boot from your install disc and run Disk Utility.
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
*(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel. It should say: Verified)*
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
When you are finished with DU, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Startup Manager.
Select your start up disk and click Restart
Carolyn

Bridge CS5 is extremely slow when my external drive is connected

I have two drives that are connected pretty much 24/7: A 640GB Firewire drive, and a 320GB USB2 drive that's dedicated to Time Machine. When they're connected, Bridge is impossibly slow. And I mean that. Thumbnails don't generate, I can't "Open in Camera Raw" (it just "stops responding") and it's a mess. If I eject the two drives, restart Bridge, it works like I expect it should.
What's happening, here? Anyone able to reproduce this? Using OSX Lion on a MacBook Pro.

Bridge is a very processor intensive program. Sounds like you are running out of processing power.
Try starting Bridge with just one of the drives. Then do that with the other drive. See if Bridge works OK with each one seperately. Just a processes of elimination to figure out what is going on.

External cd dvd burner drive

Would i be able to use a external cd drive on my mac? also will it work if i boot up in windows xp would windows recognize it also thanks

JC519 wrote:
Would i be able to use a external cd drive on my mac? also will it work if i boot up in windows xp would windows recognize it also thanks
Yes, you can use an External CD drive on your Mac. Yes, Windows will also recognize the same external drive. I use an External FireWire DVD burner because it is faster than the iMac's internal slot load drive. You can also use the external CD/DVD drive to install Windows using Boot Camp, as noted in the Boot Camp Assistant instructions.

External Firewire ODD Problem

Hi~
My Mac mini (PPC) would not recognize external firewire DVD writer.
Trial I.
System profiler information about firewire of Mac mini shows:
Manufacturer - Unknown
Model - Unknown Device
In my other mac, iMac G5, the attached device information is:
Manufacturer - Exxxx
Model - GAxxxxx
Conclusion I: external firewire ODD can be recognized in the other Mac than Mac mini.
Trial II.
I attached other external firewire HDD to Mac mini and iMac G5.
Both recognized the device.
Conclusion II: Firewire bus of Mac mini is functional.
Mac mini information:
CPU: 1.25 PPC G4
RAM: 1GB
Is there any solution for this problem?
Thanks in advance~

yes there is a solution called patch burn
the application is free just go to
www.google.com and search for patchburn what patch burn does is it creates a new driver automaticly for any dvd burner or any cd-rom drive that is mac compatible but isn't detected correctly you can try this first and see what happens if this doesn't work then you may need to find a drive that is compatible

'Resource Busy' problem when installing OSX 10.5.4 from external firewire

Hi,
I'm giving my old powerbook to a friend and would like to wipe it and reinstall 10.5 on the system. The catch is that the internal DVD player is fried.
I have an external firewire dvd player than I use to install.
The installer boots up properly, but when I go into disk utility to erase or repartion the drive, I receive a "resource busy" error.
The hard drive shows up in the left window, but the hard drive volume does not. I do not have the ability to mount or unmount the volume for that drive.
How can I gain access to the drive to repartition (or erase) the volume, so I can do a clean install?
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and thanks.
-S

Never had that issue. If you can boot from the ext DVD player, then you should be able to mount/unmount the int HD's volume. You might try on another computer or use another computer, hooking up the PB in target disk mode.

Panther to Tiger using LaCie Firewire DVD drive

First, it was suggested I start a new topic, because of using an external Firewire drive. I have the proper Tiger "Retail" install disk. This is for a friends iMac that did not come with a DVD/Combo drive.
Anything anyone can suggest. I'm hoping the following will work:
1. iMac has latest firmware, and is up to date with latest Panther.
2. hook up LaCie external firewire DVD drive, and as long as it is recognized on the desktop of my friends iMac, that I will be able to then insert/load the Tiger Install Disk and double click on it to install Tiger onto the iMac.
3. I additionally have the option of taking over my Intel dual-core MacBook (Leopard installed) and using that in Target Disk Mode with the Tiger disk in the combo drive of the MacBook. Will it then install on the iMac?
4. I appreciate any and all suggestions and help. I read through numerous posts, but all the links for the Applelink article about installing using Target Disk Mode simply take me to the main page of Applelink and I can't seem to find the instructions.
5. I'm just wondering anyone's experience in using an external Firewire DVD drive to use as the install disk for the OSX Tiger installation to an older iMac.
thanks! Patrick.

Hi Patrick, and a warm welcome to the forums!
1. Good.
2. Should work if it's Mac compatable, you'll find out soon enough.
3. Very likely.
4. The iMac should see the MacBook's DVD as bootable when the MB is in Target Mode.
5. It works with many FW Opticals, but a few do not support Mac Booting.
6. Another option possibly, you can clone an image of the DVDs to a FW drive and boot from that for an install too... I've used Toast to do it, but it can be done with Disk Utility.
PS. I doubt you'll have problems with 2 ways to go there, good luck!

Can't burn any DVDs on external firewire drive

Since I installed OS 10.4.9, neither DVDSP or toast titanium will recognize a "stable connection" to my external firewire lacie recorder... the message I get from toast is:
1. Interface Error: -50
The connection is not stable
2. The drive reported an error:
SENSE KEY = Illegal request
SENSE CODE = 0x30, 0x50
CANNOT WRITE MEDIUM, INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT
And I've been using the same media for years, without a problem.
But if I connect this device to another laptop or desktop, it'll work fine.
It still can burn CDs, and read every format. But just can't burn DVDs.
DVDSP gives me the same problem. I can use my internal burner but it's slower than using my external drive.
Ideas?
Thanks.

karol wrote:
Have you tried using ntfs-3g?
That's the first time I've heard about ldm, but its readme https://github.com/LemonBoy/ldm says it only automounts stuff, nothing about rw support for every existing filesystem.
Edit: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 4#p1075004
TheLemonMan wrote:About the drive being mounted as read only, by default ldm uses the standard mount options which include the "ro" flag, unless a fstab rule is set. So doublecheck your fstab.
yeah everything works now thanks again

IMac won't recognize external CD/DVD burner

I have an iMac, Intel Core 2 Duo, OS 10.4.11. Five months ago, I purchased an external CD/DVD burner (Pioneer DVR-218L) in a multiple interface case from OtherWorldComputing. Everything worked flawlessly... I could burn iTunes CDs on that drive, using Toast I could copy DVDs from my internal drive to the external... life was good.
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Very frustrating, because it had worked so smoothly and now it's not. I've spent much of today reading various message boards seeking an answer. Any suggestions?
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Something sporadic like that sounds more like a problem with the drive than with the computer or interface. You've tried several interfaces (FW, USB) which means it isn't just a bad port on the computer. If it was a bad bit of software I wouldn't expect the drive to briefly reappear like that.
When the drive is plugged in, what does Apple System Profiler say about Firewire or USB devices? It could be the enclosure is working but the drive itself is bad.
Have you phoned OWC about this? They have pretty good technical support and one reason for going with them is their reputation for standing behind their goods.

Logitech external USB DVD reader/burner model LDR-PMD8U2LBK not recognized.

Got a external USB DVD reader/burner Logitech model LDR-PMD8U2LBK.
I plug the device, use the adapter but nothing happens. I tried to boot the computer with the driver plugged in, again, nothing. If I put a DVD in the driver, I hear the machine buffer but on the screen, nothing. Checked all the view options, everything is selected. It doesn't appear in the Disk Utility neither. Tried to open a DVD with VLC Player, to no avail. Checked on Logitech's site, there are no drivers for this driver. The seller told me that it should be compatible with my black macbook, I guess there is still a possibility that it is not...

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Extremely slow burning w/external firewire dvd burner

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