Use usb dvd drive from MacAir on iMac

I have an USB DVD drive for my MacAir. However when I plug it in on my iMAC it won't work.
Do I have to download software first?

WGM hi, I had this problem that Super Drive didn t work, and I did same procedure. Your process of doing it is ok, but after You do
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>mbasd=1</string>
</dict>
</plist>
at the bottom is /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist as black line that should be saved. If the cursor is at this line you just need to press Enter and then reboot the system. It really works. Thanks for that post!

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