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moss514 · Sep 20, 2001, 07:51 AM

I've Got an iMac 400 DV SE 640mb ram and am running OS9.1/OSX 10.0.4. Toast 5.0.1 was reading my Iomega USB650 with no problems, even when I upgraded to OS 9.2.1. I went back to OS 9.1 and reinstalled toast. It recognized toast while I was in OS 9.1 but when I go to OS X it doesn't !!!! Please....For the love of GOD!!! help ME!!!!
PS - Toast 5.1p1 (os x native app. beta) quits auto matically on me on the start up.

milhaus · Sep 20, 2001, 01:28 PM

You realize Toast doesn't work in classic, right? It may start up, but it won't burn.
You also realize there's an even newer version of Toast, right?
I think the special preview says that USB burners won't work, even though some of them seem to.
It's unclear what your problem is from your description - do you mean "toast recognized my drive in 9.1, 9.2.1, but not in X"? If so, there's no problem here. It doesn't work in classic mode.
If you mean you're now having a problem with 9.2.1 o 9.1, try disabling the usual suspects - all authoring support files, or updating to 5.0.2

moss514 · Sep 20, 2001, 02:27 PM

Nope, Toast works just fine when I boot in OS 9.1. I burned a CD this morning. It's when I boot into OS X 10.0.4 that toast 5.0.1 doesn't read any burner. Also, The preview (5.1p1) was working great too! But when I went back to OS 9.1, that stopped working. Like I said, 5.1p1 quits "unexpectedly" I tried to reinstall that too and that didn't help. Any Ideas? I don't want to go back to OS 9.2.1 as there are too many bugs with it and it did nothing but crash "classic" non-stop. Thank you for your help. Yes, I know there is a new version of toast, but this one was working perfect before, so I doubt that that is an issue.

malvolio · Sep 20, 2001, 03:12 PM

I also have an Iomega USB Zip-CD 650. It has NEVER functioned with Toast in OS X or Classic, including the Toast beta for X (which explicitly states that it only recognizes FireWire burners). I still have to reboot into OS 9.2.1 to do any data burning.

Ron Goodman · Sep 20, 2001, 08:28 PM

The Toast preview worked fine. It was supposed to expire on October 1, but somebody goofed and it expired a couple of weeks early. I'm sure it will be fixed shortly.

milhaus · Sep 21, 2001, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by moss514:
<STRONG>Nope, Toast works just fine when I boot in OS 9.1. I burned a CD this morning. It's when I boot into OS X 10.0.4 that toast 5.0.1 doesn't read any burner. Also, The preview (5.1p1) was working great too! But when I went back to OS 9.1, that stopped working. Like I said, 5.1p1 quits "unexpectedly" I tried to reinstall that too and that didn't help. Any Ideas? I don't want to go back to OS 9.2.1 as there are too many bugs with it and it did nothing but crash "classic" non-stop. Thank you for your help. Yes, I know there is a new version of toast, but this one was working perfect before, so I doubt that that is an issue.</STRONG>

Okay. You need to be more clear again. Have you burned a disc in Toast 5.01 in Classic? This is impossible, so I don't think so. I think we might have the answer for 5.1p1 issue in the previous post, but why is it so important that 5.01 recognizes the burner in 10.0.4? It can't burn anyway. Do you mean it breaks 5.01 for the next time you boot into 9.1? BTW, if 9.2.1 is really buggy, something probably is wrong with your system, not the SW (unless there is one specific issue that is vital to your work - it is a very stable system), and 10.1 may? require it . . . I wouldn't sweat it right now - wait a few days for 10.1, and the burning will follow . . .

moss514 · Sep 21, 2001, 09:56 PM

How is Burning with 5.0.1 in OS 9.1 impossible? That statement makes no sense. 5.0.1 works when booted in OS 9.1, I didn't dream it. It just doesn't work in "classic" when booted in OS X 10.0.4. I don't think I can be much clearer that that. I'm sure my problems will be solved with 10.1 but It still does not make sense to me why it stopped working. Now why does 5.1p1 not work? You said that makes sense. What's the answer? Thank you for your help.

milhaus · Sep 21, 2001, 10:14 PM

What I am saying is that burning with 5.01 in Classic mode is impossible. This we agree with.
As such, I'm not sure what your problem is - does it no longer work in 9.1? Your first post suggests your concern with is in 10.0.4.
If you read Ron Goodman's post, he gives you an explanation for why the problem with Toast 5.1p1 - why it doesn't even boot up - because the expiry date was a few weeks off.
If you now have a problem with Toast 5.0.1 in 9.1, then that's different. Again, the advice here is all over the place in these forums (disable authoring support extensions). Or try upgrading to 5.0.2
My point is this: if your "problem" is that Toast doesn't work in Classic in OS X, then you don't have a problem, because Toast 5.01 does not work (lanuches, but can't see anything, and can't burn) in OS X in Classic mode (despite the claims on the box!). This is a known limitation, not a problem. Because it is not a native OS X application, it doesn't have proper access to the I/O controllers in X. iTunes is native and hence, can burn discs in X. Also, note that the preview Toast readme says that it breaks iTunes' burning capabilities in OS X. Now that the Preview edition has apparently been disabled, you will have to use 9.1 to burn anything, unless you decide to use iTunes. In a few days, you'll be able to burn disc images using disc copy and disc burner.

[ 09-22-2001: Message edited by: milhaus ]