Why does my dvd drive not load

why does my dvd drive not load

It might be broken. Take your machine to your local Apple Store or an AASP for a free diagnosis and estimate for repair.
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I'm trying to burn a video and when I insert a blank dvd-r it sounds like it's reading it and then spits it out.

Hi s,
Mac SuperDrives are very picky about what they'll eat. Try a different brand of DVD. I've never had a coaster or a problem with gold colored Maxells. You can also try cleaning the drive.
You could purchase a CD/DVD drive cleaning kit, or you can try with materials you may already have on hand. Use a credit card, or something similar, and wrap it with an LCD cleaning cloth type product (basically a thin micro-fiber type cloth). Gently slide the "cleaner" in and out a few times in the left side of the optical drive opening. Make sure you can hold onto the cloth so it doesn't get stuck inside the drive. This cleans the lens, which may be all you need.

Dvd drive not loading properly

when I load a dvd in mplayer I get this message
Failed to open dvd://1
or totem i get this message
Failed to find mountpoint for device /dev/sr0
I have added my user to optical, hal and dbus and all .
My drive is in fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd udf ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/fd0 vfat user,noauto 0 0
/dev/sdb1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/sdb2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb3 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/sdb4 /home ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda6 /flebarch ext3 defaults 0 0
VLC also
dvd:///dev/sr0
I notice tho that they are all wanting or trying to mount it as /dev/sr0 , why ?
I changed fstab to have it as sr0
/dev/sr0 /mnt/dvd udf ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
but no go .
It seems it might have something to do with rights, although I have added user to video,audio,optical,hal,dbus. but when I press eject I get this error,
You are not privileged to eject the volume 'OPEN_SEASON'.
it must be something simple that is screwing it all up.
Last edited by flebber (2007-07-08 05:21:45)

Yes sr0 does exist adsp kmsg agpgart log radio0 sda audio loop bus loop0 cd loop1 cdrom loop2 cdrom0 loop3 ram12 sdb cdrom1 loop4 cdrw loop5 cdrw0 loop6 cdrw1 loop7 console lp0 core mem disk misc ram5 sg0 dsp mixer ram6 sg1 dvd null ram7 sg2 dvd0 nvidia0 ram8 sg3 fb nvidiactl ram9 shm fb0 parport0 fd port rd snd full ppp initctl psaux rtc sr0 input ptmx rtc0 sr1 kmem pts This is the output of ls /dev
radio scd1 stdin tty27 tty49 urandom
stdout tty28 tty5 usbdev1.1_ep00
ram0 sda1 tts tty29 tty50 usbdev1.1_ep81
ram1 sda2 tty tty3 tty51 usbdev2.1_ep00
ram10 sda5 tty0 tty30 tty52 usbdev2.1_ep81
ram11 sda6 tty1 tty31 tty53 usbdev3.1_ep00
tty10 tty32 tty54 usbdev3.1_ep81
ram13 sdb1 tty11 tty33 tty55 usbdev4.1_ep00
ram14 sdb2 tty12 tty34 tty56 usbdev4.1_ep81
ram15 sdb3 tty13 tty35 tty57 usbdev4.2_ep00
ram2 sdb4 tty14 tty36 tty58 usbdev4.2_ep81
ram3 sequencer tty15 tty37 tty59 usbdev4.2_ep82
ram4 sequencer2 tty16 tty38 tty6 usbdev5.1_ep00
tty17 tty39 tty60 usbdev5.1_ep81
tty18 tty4 tty61 v4l
tty19 tty40 tty62 vbi
tty2 tty41 tty63 vbi0
tty20 tty42 tty7 vc
random snapshot tty21 tty43 tty8 vcc
tty22 tty44 tty9 video
root sound tty23 tty45 ttyS0 video0
tty24 tty46 ttyS1 zero
tty25 tty47 ttyS2
scd0 stderr tty26 tty48 ttyS3

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My wife has a G5 (iSight). When we turn on the external drive it does not mount. We have tried restarting the iMac with the external drive on and it still does not show up. What is the problem and what is the fix?
Thanks

Is it by chance a WD MyBook? They are known for problems like that. Could be the cable -- try a different one. Or it could be the Firewire port on the computer. Try a different port on the computer or on the external, if it has one. Have a look at this Apple article with other troubleshooting steps.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1151
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Looking forward to your response.
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when I watch tutorials they mention that your local drive is seen in devices which is found in finder, the only time that the devices 'folder' shows is if I insert an SD card, I then see Devices and the name of the SD card inserted.
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tcrite,
Sounds like a bad drive...I would get a replacement. According to Accelerate Your Mac database, it should work without issue.
Just enter the model number of the drive and select your Powerbook G3 2000, and you will see four reports on this model.
http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso

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Look, you can build an HD DVD with an SD movie, just as you can build an SD DVD with an HD movie. This is not a bug, it is most likely user error. Apple will not be addressing it.
Just start over, and ensure you are building an SD DVD by bringing up the inspector for the disc (click on the background in the Graphical tab).
Make sure SD DVD is selected:
(If you do the same thing on your ill fated project, you'll see that HD DVD is selected)
Build your DVD and you'll be fine.
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do the people at hp understand what a printer drivers is ?
at my company we can install new printer if they use a "STANDER WINDOWS DRIVER"
we can not execute an *.exe file we have to call tech support to get this done and open a ticket.
your making a lot more work for me for no good reason
and just for the fun of it my firewall keeps blocking a port that your trying to use to go out to the web ... WHY does my printer need to talk to the web ? auto updates are turned off so whats it doing ???
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Hi @why_why_why ,
I have brought your issue to the attention of an appropriate team within HP. They will likely request information from you in order to look up your case details or product serial number. Please look for a private message from an identified HP contact. Additionally, keep in mind not to publicly post serial numbers and case details.
If you are unfamiliar with how the Forum's private message capability works, this post has instructions.
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Why does my macbook pro stop loading the webpage (in safari) every time I try to access netflix or youtube?

Back up all data before proceeding.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership, permissions, and access controls to the default. If you've intentionally set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it, but you do need to follow the instructions below.
Step 1
If you have more than one user, and the one in question is not an administrator, then go to Step 2.
Triple-click anywhere in the following line on this page to select it:
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command may take several minutes to run, depending on how many files you have. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Step 2 (optional)
Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1, if you prefer not to take it, or if it doesn't solve the problem.
Start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
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res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
Select your startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
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the NFSv4 domain name is not necessarily related to the host name or the host's fully-qualified domain name (FQDN). It can be the same like the domain name, but it does not have to.
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why does the printer suddenly not recognise the computer

salkenward
Welcome to the HP Community Forum.
This issue is frequently caused by a driver malfunction although the problem could be just about anything.
You didn't provide any information.
The good news: You can still help yourself and there is lots of help available, including -- in many cases -- the printer software for your computer so you can reinstall and be on your way again.
Install Full Feature Software – Printer
Take a look at the helpful videos if you need help with the installation.
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There is a new "Print Doctor" in town for many printer models. If there is a new print Doctor program for your model, it will be in your printer software webpages under Utilities or Diagnostics.
Click the Kudos Thumbs-Up to show you appreciate the help and time from our Experts.
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