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Mac Forum / General / Networking / August 2005All things must pass
I finally got this Tiger dvd installed but still don't have any dvd software to do anything else with it. What I have is an I/O Magic External usb double format/double layer unit sitting here wondering what to do next. Toast apparently is an option and one which is available in our fair city. Is this the best route to go or are there others to consider as well?  SignatureCheers! Dennis Remove 'Elle-Kabong' to reply > I finally got this Tiger dvd installed but still don't have any dvd > software to do anything else with it. What I have is an I/O Magic [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > city. Is this the best route to go or are there others to consider as > well? Toast works well with almost any drive. You might want to look for a utility called "PatchBurn". It patches some config files in Mac OS X in order to trick the Apple utilities into working with third-party drives. It won't make an incompatible drive compatible, but if your drive really is compatible (and just unknown to the system), it will work. -- David >> I finally got this Tiger dvd installed but still don't have any dvd >> software to do anything else with it. What I have is an I/O Magic [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > compatible, but if your drive really is compatible (and just unknown to > the system), it will work. Thanks. I gave it a try with no luck. Can't see anywhere to config anything as it only gives the install option? But iTunes now sees the DVD driver which is an improvement in the right direction (well, at least somewhat comforting). I've tried a couple of dvd player software too and VLC seems to *almost* work. What I mean is, that it'll see the disk, open it for a movie then start to play for a few seconds, then freeze... SignatureCheers! Dennis Remove 'Elle-Kabong' to reply > Thanks. I gave it a try with no luck. Can't see anywhere to config > anything as it only gives the install option? But iTunes now sees the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > *almost* work. What I mean is, that it'll see the disk, open it for a > movie then start to play for a few seconds, then freeze... Here's a silly question: what speed are your USB ports? If you have an older Mac that only supports USB 1.1, the interface is too slow for DVD drives. You may be seeng a side effect of that. If this is the case, and you've got a PowerMac, you can install a USB 2.0 interface in a PCI slot. I got a 4-port Belkin card for $25 at Radio Shack that works great for me. Otherwise, you may want to return the drive to the store (if you can) and buy a FireWire drive. FireWire has enough bandwidth for DVD. -- David > Here's a silly question: what speed are your USB ports? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Otherwise, you may want to return the drive to the store (if you can) > and buy a FireWire drive. FireWire has enough bandwidth for DVD. Not a silly question and after reading your post realized what the problem is. Yes, I've got USB 1 and the burner was USB 2. So I took it back and exchanged it with no problem (plug for Best Buy here) other than having to pay a little extra for one with a firewire connection. Everything works fine now although the Mac DVD software doesn't recognize the drive. So I've got VLC for viewing/playing and Centromedia Disk Burner to burn with. Thanks a lot. Nice to have this one sorted out... SignatureCheers! Dennis Remove 'Elle-Kabong' to reply |
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