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Topic Starter	Topic: Has anyone ever successfully burned a DL DVD on a Mac EVER?
JulesWinnfield The Afflicted Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 578	Posted: 08-31-2005 08:01 PM                  WTH is the right way to burn a DL disc? Apple Disc Utility has been Closing Session for roughly 45 minutes. I've also tried using Toast to burn DVD DL, ended up with a coaster there too.
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Canis canis Joined: 14 Jan 2001 Posts: 17305	Posted: 08-31-2005 08:45 PM                  Apple supports Dual Layer DVD burning in the OS because they provide OEM Dual Layer drives in their machines. Is your drive an apple OEM one, or did you get it from a third party? If so, check the apple system profiler to see if it's supported. If not, then you might try installing a patchburn profile (http://www.patchburn.de) which will give the drive native support in the OS.
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JulesWinnfield The Afflicted Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 578	Posted: 08-31-2005 09:23 PM                  I've installed Patchburn. It worked before w/o it though - recognized DL media, DL functions, etc - tho it never burned a DL disc (w/ patchburn or without). I installed it mainly to try to try eliminating problems. http://www.compusa.com/products/product ... pfp=BROWSE I'm using this media and I've got 3 coasters so far. JFC. BENQ DVD DD DW1625: Firmware Revision: BBEA Interconnect: USB Burn Support: Yes (Vendor Supported) Profile Path: /Library/DiscRecording/DeviceProfiles/PatchBurn-benqdvddddw1625.drprofile 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, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO Media: No I'm guessing that the media just sucks. F*cking anoying. $21ish lost in coaster already and $14 says the rest of the discs won't work either.
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Canis canis Joined: 14 Jan 2001 Posts: 17305	Posted: 08-31-2005 10:05 PM                  I've had the finder crap out on finishing burns every now and then. I havent tried dual layer media yet, but sometimes it just doesnt work. I think apple needs to revise parts of the finder, kinda like how it used to crap out a bunch when connecting to network sources. Try using itunes to back up your library. Sometimes different programs work better, and iTunes may handle the media properly. This will give more of a hint as to where the problem lies.
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