Mac OS not recognizing DVD with Lightroom Active
Has anyone found that a DVD is not recognized by Mac OS when Lightroom is active? Once I load the DVD to export images, it's not in Finder or the desktop. I've checked my DVD preferences in Mac OS and tried "Ask me" or "Open another application (Lightroom)." The only workaround is to kill Lightroom, load the DVD, then reopen Lightroom. Does anyone have a fix for this?
>Does your computer see a blank DVD when inserted with LR active
Yes... Mac Pro w/ Leopard 10.5.2.
Are you running any Western Digital software for external drives? I had a problem with it a version or so ago, and had to uninstall it to make blank media behave properly. Haven't messed with it since and haven't had any problems.
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This is not an area I have much experience in......I rarely insert DVDs and I have never had a similar problem.
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8 GB RAM
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BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
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Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.35 GB (262.86 GB free)
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Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
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com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity (5.3.1f8)
com.symantec.kext.pf (5.6.1f9)
com.symantec.kext.ips (3.9.1f9)
com.symantec.kext.fw (5.3.1f9)
com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm (12.6.1f9 - SDK 10.6)
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My issue is complex, but I'll try my best to explain it as I can.
One has been resolved it seems, but I am including it so that the whole issue can be seen in context.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Last night, after rebooting my Mac Pro from my Bootcamp partition (I'm using Windows 7 Professional if that information is helpful) I received a kernel panic upon Mac OS X booting (Mac OS X 10.6.8).
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I tried booting from my Snow Leopard install DVD. After the grey Apple logo appeared with the gear spinning below it remained for roughly ten to fifteen seconds (a little long) — then the Apple logo changed to. A grey prohibitory sign (circle with a diagonal line through it, the spinning gear remained. — I tried booting from the Snow Leopard DVD a few time, same result.
Following this I tried booting using Disk Warrior, same result again.
I tried booting both the Snow Leopard and Disk Warrior DVDs in both my upper and lower optical drives, with no change.
I decided to leave the issue and call Apple Support in the morning
Saturday, May 17, 2014
This morning I woke my Mac Pro from sleep, opened Disk Utility and tried verifying the hard drive to see if it was temporary — same result, 'please insert the Mac OS X install DVD and repair the drive.' — I also tried booting the install DVD again with no result.
I then booted my Mac into Safe Mode to check my hardware.
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I performed a normal restart of my system, although Finder was a little slower to load than normal, the system booted correctly. — I then launched Disk Utility and verified the Mac HD, it returned another pass.
This confused me, after a call to Apple Support the tech explained that 'sometime a Safe Mode boot will fix problems because it disables all non-essential processes when booting. — That makes sense to me.
However.
The issue of my Mac not recognizing bootable DVDs remains — it reads disks correctly, it just will not boot them.
Other steps I have taken to try and resolve this remaining issue.
1. a PRAM reset. — No change.
2. an SMC reset. — No change.
3. Removal of newly installed RAM. — I have tried both running the old and new RAM separately, no change using either combination.
4. Running bootable DVDs in different optical bays. — No change from both bays.
a. My upper drive is an MCE Blu-Ray/DVD combo drive, but I have booted from this drive before. (Less than six months old.)
b. My lower drive is LG DVD-RAM combo drive, I have also booted from this drive before. (Over one year old, replacement for an Apple optical drive.)
None of the above steps have helped, I still cannot boot from my optical drives — I always receive a prohibitory sign shortly after the Apple logo.
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Mac OS X 10.6.8
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Sorry for the long post but I really need to be able to boot from my optical drives.Update: found an old Mountain Lion installation USB flash drive I created a while back.
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This leads me to believe that the problem resides either in the Mac, or in BOTH the Snow Leopard and Disk Warrior DVDs.
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Mac superdrive not recognizing and playing dvd movies?
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I have a late 2011 MBP 15in.>Does your computer see a blank DVD when inserted with LR active
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Any ideas on firmware update to rectify this? Don't have the older plastic keyboard and seems silly to have an old one on hand in case computer acts up.I tried resetting the PRAM but since keyboard keys are not recognized on booting up, holding the CONTROL, COMMAND, P & R keys didn't work. I noticed that on older Power PC Macs that holding Power On button continuously while starting up would force computer into Open Firmware so PRAM could be reset. This didn't work for me.
I also reset the SMC.
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nfs480 wrote:
Took to Apple store and had repaired. Problem is now solved.
Good news.
I would recommend Toast 8 for burning. I had problems with some DVDs and also DVD and CD-R/W not being properly recognized by the disk utility. I could not erase some of the R/W.
Since I got toast I can erase them all.
I have successfully burned DVD+R, -R and also DVD+R/W and DVD-R/W as well as CDs
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But everything else is fine.
I have never had a bad burn using Toast. -
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HP a1203w
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However after a power failure caused a disk error that trashed my Windows XP and while it restored (as in full reset) like a trooper I took the opportunity to do a clean upgrade to Windows 7 (64bit) seeing as XP is no longer supported. And yes my HP DVD Writer 740b cannot detect blank DVD's and CD's although it can read those with content. It seems to be acting more like a CD ROM drive than a Read Write drive.
I have tried ALL the suggested fixes to no avail and yes my "shell detection" service is operational and on automatic.
But here's the rub as it were. My HP Support Assistant assures me that I have a HP DVD Writer 740b installed and running ED24 firmware. So I was hopeful when I found that there was an HP upgrade from the ED24 firmware (sp26595.exe - DVD-RW 16X HP DVD Writer 740b Drive Firmware Update ). HOWEVER even if I run it in XP compatable mode it returns the message that I do NOT have a HP DVD Writer 740b installed and therefore no upgrade is required.
The label on the front of the drive is "LightScribe DVD +/- Writer / CD-Writer".
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Any NEW thoughts (especially as to why firmware upgrade does not see the drive) most wrlcome as apart from this one little thing the Pavilion is performing like a trooper and is an excellent advertisement for the durability of HP products (which is why we brought 3 HP laptops as well.
Hopeful thanks in advance.
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I purchase a webcam for my mac G5 with a usb connector, but the computer is not recognizing the device. If someone has knowledge of what I need to do or any software I can download to fix this issue, please let me know. Your Help will be gladly appreciated.
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JordanHi, and a Warm Welcome to Apple Discussions and the Power Mac G5 Forum!
Is the webcam recognised at all in Blue Apple menu > About This Mac > More Info > Hardware > USB (System Profiler)? It may be shown as 'USB Device'. If you connect and disconnect the webcam and then hit Command(Apple)-R(efresh), you should see if it is detected or not.
It seems many USB cameras do not have 'drivers' for OS X.
You could try
http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/
To use a USB cam with iChat there is
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/
which lists compatible cameras
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/configs.html
These threads/posts may be of interest
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=888035&tstart=25
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=4266538#4266538
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I have had some trouble trying to restore my iphone and recently I was asked to restore it again because the phone could not make or receive calls. After restoring my iphone I got this message on itunes and now I can only use the phone for emergency calls. Can anyone please help me?
I am not sure which model it is, I know it is an old one.
Thanks!I reccomend a re-install of Apple Mobile Device components. This has happened to me with my iPod Touch before.
Apple has now echoed this advice in a Knowledge Base document (#306637) specifically for the issue where the iPhone or iPod Touch is not recognized by the host computer. This can be accomplished by the following platform-specifc processes
Mac OS X
Delete the following files
/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DeviceLink.framework
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework
/Library/Receipts/AppleMobileDeviceSupport.pkg
then re-installing the latest version of iTunes.
Windows XP
Quit iTunes and disconnect the iPhone
Go to the Start menu, thenthe Control Panel and open Administrative Tools, then Services.
Select "Apple Mobile Device" then "Stop the service."
After it is stopped, click "Start the service."
Connect the iPhone again, launch iTunes and check for recognition.
Windows Vista
Quit iTunes and disconnect the iPhone
Go to "Start," then search for "Services"
In Programs, click "Services".
Select "Apple Mobile Device" then "Stop the service."
After it is stopped, click "Start the service."
Connect the iPhone again, launch iTunes and check for recognition.
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