On 1/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 8:46 AM -0800 01/25/2006, Nat Hall wrote: > >I have a G4 with a Pinoneer DVR-110 DVD burner installed. > > > >The drive is practically brand new-- I bought it new 2-3 months ago. > > > >I have burned only a few CDs with it in this time period, and I have > >not yet even burned a DVD with it. The other day I tried burning a > >DVD for the first time with Toast 6.0.9 but the burn failed part way > >through and the Mac froze up. I had to do a cold reboot. (I am > >running OS X 10.2.8, FWIW). > > > >Doing this seems to have completely killed the drive for all practical > >purposes. Is this possible? > > Perhaps. > > Does the drive show up at all in System Profiler? > > If it doesn't, locate any kexts that Toast installed and eliminate > them. Reboot then look in Profiler again... IOW, make sure this > isn't a corrupted kext problem. By default OS X should be able to > use almost any CD/DVD drive to *read* media. > > ...worth a try at least.
This drive still shows up fine in the Profiler. And the problem is that the system doesn't even *try* to read the media, not that it *can't* read the media. Normally when you instert a CD/DVD, the drive will spin it and try to determine what it is. This does not happen. Closing the tray with media does nothing. The drive does not spin. I took the top metal cover off the drive so I could observe what was happening inside. Upon closing the tray with a disc in it, the laser "head" moves back and forth and up and down and I could see the laser turn on for a few seconds, then it goes off. The disc doesn't spin. The "spindle" moves freely like it should if I turn it by hand, so it is not frozen. I am at a loss. > > >I've booted into OS 9 to see if maybe it was an OS problem. Same result. > > Do you have the appropriate drivers installed into OS 9 for this > drive? OS 9 does not have the universal capability to read like X > does. This drive always worked like a charm under OS 9 previously. -Nat -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
