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krisneph · Apr 16, 2004, 04:57 PM

I burned some if my music from iTunes to a DVD, it was a data DVD when it was done I pulled it out next time I tried it OS X wouldn't read it at all. It works on my friends XP machine but not on OS X. I'm using 10.3.3. Then I found out iTune made a .iso Disk Image I guess that's why OS X won't read it. If OS X won't read .iso's then why did it burn it that way. This sucks cause I want to recover my music.

::maroma:: · Apr 16, 2004, 06:30 PM

I don't think you used enough exclamation marks.

Chinasaur · Apr 16, 2004, 06:44 PM

Originally posted by ::maroma:::
I don't think you used enough exclamation marks.

For someone with 2800+ posts, yours was a singularly snide and unhelpful post.

Gul Banana · Apr 17, 2004, 03:02 AM

Most of them are like that, so it is not too surprising.
krisneph: without more information, it's hard to help you. Specifically, what happens when you put the DVD into an OS X machine? In what fashion does it fail to work?

jasong · Apr 17, 2004, 06:40 PM

Just to add, Mac OS X can read iso disk images fine. Whatever your problem is, that's not it (c'mon, do you really think iTunes would burn a disk in a format it couldn't read?).

-- Jason

Eug Wanker · Apr 17, 2004, 07:37 PM

What media? What's on the disc exactly? Can OS X read anything on the disc at all?

krisneph · Apr 18, 2004, 03:31 PM

I think it was burned with iTunes 4.1 I needed to reinstall Panther because when I got I just did an "Arhive and Install".

When I put the DVD in it does absolutely nothing the Finder won't recognize it's there. When I open up Disk Utility it tells me some info but that's it. It says it's an .iso but the Finder doesn't rerad it at all. I figured to open iTunes but I can't see it either. I put it in my friends XP machine and it works fine. So yes I do believe that iTunes burned I DVD the Finder can't read, why .... go figure.

This was burned on an iMac 800 mhz Superdrive it's a 2x superdrive it was burned on TDK 2x media I've burned other stuff in iDVD and that has worked fine. If someone could help fix this a would appreciate it.

Thanks

JellyBeen · Apr 19, 2004, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by krisneph:
I think it was burned with iTunes 4.1 I needed to reinstall Panther because when I got I just did an "Arhive and Install".

When I put the DVD in it does absolutely nothing the Finder won't recognize it's there. When I open up Disk Utility it tells me some info but that's it. It says it's an .iso but the Finder doesn't rerad it at all. I figured to open iTunes but I can't see it either. I put it in my friends XP machine and it works fine. So yes I do believe that iTunes burned I DVD the Finder can't read, why .... go figure.

This was burned on an iMac 800 mhz Superdrive it's a 2x superdrive it was burned on TDK 2x media I've burned other stuff in iDVD and that has worked fine. If someone could help fix this a would appreciate it.

Thanks

Is it DVD-R or DVD+R ?

krisneph · Apr 19, 2004, 02:28 PM

It's DVD-R for sure

::maroma:: · Apr 19, 2004, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by Chinasaur:
For someone with 2800+ posts, yours was a singularly snide and unhelpful post.

Right back at ya chief!

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mudbath · May 11, 2004, 02:01 AM

Instead of being a smartass, maybe you can be of some help, esp. having so much experience.

For instance, I bought an 8x DVD drive, a La Cie. Problem: I have no idea how to burn my 'Purchased Library' as a backup and it seems insane to hand-drag individual songs into Toast 6.

Maybe I'm wrong, but if this is true, something seems really amiss; who wants to back up libraries w/100 discs when it can be compressed into say 4-5 DVDs?

Any help appreciated. Thanks.