another thought . . See if you can even start up your computer from your OS X dvd. That will give you an indication real quick as to whether it's working or not.
Last but not least, zap PRAM. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238 Ward On Aug 31, 2007, at 5:03 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: > Tom, one thing I would do was to try and burn a folder with the > finder. This will verify that the drive is working. > Next would be a check of the permissions on of Toast. This could be > done my creating a new user account then trying to burn using > Toast. Repair Permissions then remove the Toast preferences file > from you Library user account. Then reopen the app. > > > From: macgroup-bounces at erdos.math.louisville.edu [mailto:macgroup- > bounces at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of > tholloman at insightbb.com > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:26 PM > To: Macintosh topics > Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Toast error > > ward: > first suggestion did not work-here is info for 2nd step. toast has > worked fine until this sudden spell > thanks for responding > tom > > > os=10.4.10 > internal > toast 7.1.2 > burner info > MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-846: > > Firmware Revision: FB2U > Interconnect: ATAPI > Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported) > Cache: 2048 KB > Reads DVD: Yes > CD-Write: -R, -RW > DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL > Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes > Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes > Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO > Media: No > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ward Oldham <woldham at insightbb.com> > Date: Thursday, August 30, 2007 12:22 > Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Toast error > To: Macintosh topics <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > > > Hey Tom, > > > > Toast usually doesn't lie. The error message means simply that > > Toast > > cannot find a burner connected to your Mac. > > > > Simple fixes include but are not limited to: > > > > Power off, power on your burner and see if it recognizes it > > Restart your Mac. > > > > If that doesn't fix it, you may want to reply with a bit more info. > > > > Make and model of burner > > Internal or external > > Version of Toast you're using > > OS X version running on your Mac > > > > Ward Oldham > > > > > > On Aug 30, 2007, at 2:55 PM, tholloman at insightbb.com wrote: > > > > > Aloha: > > > Any idea why I started getting message "no recorder found- > > check > > > connections" Profiler shows recorder working fine. > > Roxio site no > > > help. Using intel imac. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > > be September 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/ > macgroup > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be September 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20070831/c662ace8/attachment-0001.html
