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From: Ian Gregory on 22 Oct 2006 15:01 On 2006-10-22, Tony Winston <unreal(a)address.com> wrote: > The periods have a purpose: They indicate that the letters should be > pronounced one at a time. Without them the abbreviation reads as "osix". But of course, according to Apple, "Mac OS X" is actually pronounced "mack oh ess ten". Ian -- Ian Gregory http://www.zenatode.org.uk/ian/
From: Tony Winston on 22 Oct 2006 15:03 Mike Rosenberg wrote: > > Tony Winston <unreal(a)address.com> wrote: > > > Almost all of the options were grayed in Disk Utility for the DVDs, both > > before and after downloading and installing Patchburn 4.0.1. > > Let's disregard Disk Utility for now. > > > Using your advice, I finally got a DVD's icon to appear on the desktop, > > but in Disk Utility the disk doesn't show up in the left panel that > > shows the Sony DVD drive. (It should show up under the Sony DVD drive > > listed there). The icon does show up in the desktop window in the left > > panel. It's titled, "Untitled DVD". > > Okay, disregarding Disk Utility, this is exactly what you should see. > > > With the DVD's icon selected, I dragged a file into the desktop window and > > selected "Burn Disk" from the pull-down menu. The progress bar appeared > > and moved, but then a message said, "This disk does not appear to be > > reliable. Discard it and choose a new blank disk Error code OX80020063." > > > > This happened now with both DVDs that I've tried. > > Could that possibly be error code 0X8002006D instead? No. It's Ox80020063. (That error code appears every time I try to burn.) > Even if it's not, > this is likely relevant: > > http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2818498� > > As described in that thread, it could be a dirty lens, or you may need > to burn at a lower speed or using a different brand of disc. I know > you're using Apple DVD blanks, but you don't have a burner originally > installed by Apple. I tried 2x and that failed with the same error message. I tried 1x and still got the same error message. > > > I tried ITunes but I don't see burning options there. > > You need to create a playlist first and burn from there. Is that what > you tried? I just treid ITunes again see it's not appropriate for my needs, because I want the DVDs for general storage -- not just for music or films. I tried restarting from another drive with OSX but without having installed Patchburn, but again I got the same error message and failed burning. It says 0.0 percent of the DVDs are burned. It shouldn't be a case of using the wrong media, because they're Apple DVDs. This is a tough case to solve. Tony
From: Tony Winston on 22 Oct 2006 15:05 Ian Gregory wrote: > > On 2006-10-22, Tony Winston <unreal(a)address.com> wrote: > > > The periods have a purpose: They indicate that the letters should be > > pronounced one at a time. Without them the abbreviation reads as "osix". > > But of course, according to Apple, "Mac OS X" is actually pronounced > "mack oh ess ten". That's a good point. I'm used to reading "x" as "ex", though, and "10" as "ten". Tony
From: Mike Rosenberg on 22 Oct 2006 15:11 Tony Winston <unreal(a)address.com> wrote: > It shouldn't be a case of using the wrong media, because they're Apple > DVDs. I know they are, but your burner isn't one originally installed by Apple. Original Apple equipment would never need Patchburn, so when the vendor told you that you would need Patchburn, he was indirectly telling you the burner is an aftermarket item. -- <http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift
From: Mike Rosenberg on 22 Oct 2006 15:29
Tony Winston <unreal(a)address.com> wrote: > I tried restarting from another drive with OSX but without having > installed Patchburn, but again I got the same error message and failed > burning. It says 0.0 percent of the DVDs are burned. With that error message, it's not a software problem, so it'll happen regardless of which hard drive, or operating system, you boot from. > It shouldn't be a case of using the wrong media... I've responded to this already, but if you have someone who can lend you another brand of disc to try, it's worth the effort. I wouldn't go out and buy another brand just yet, but if someone can hand you one, give it a try. What I _would_ recommend buying, because it's useful to have anyway, is a CD/DVD lens cleaner. They're available most any computer, music or office store, cost around US$10, and are as easy to use as playing an audio CD. Even if it doesn't have any impact on this problem, you may well end up using it again. -- <http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift |