Ok, so I tried PatchBurn, even thought the QPS (my external Firewire drive brand) website says the drive should be supported by OS X. PatchBurn did not find any writers. See applicable quote from their website below:
>>>PatchBurn 3 does not find any writer, although it is connected and switched on. It asks me to save and send the logfile. >>>A: This issue mostly appears with older CD writers connected via USB (like Freecom, HP, Mitsumi, QPS or Sony) or SCSI. In Mac-OS X you will need a special low level driver for the USB or SCSI interface. Contact the support of the drives vendor to get this driver. After installing it, your writer should appear in PatchBurn. Both drives used to work fine -- this is a new issue. Both drives show up in the System Profiler. I can't burn anything if the machine won't recognize blanks! Cheryl > So if you don't have a CD or DVD burner then how do you expect to burn blank > CDs? And why worry that the system can't find the blanks? Or am I missing > something?? > > If you have an older CD burner try PatchBurn anyway. > > John > >>>>> It is possible you have a hardware problem but it is quite possible we >> are both unaware of some other sort of solution. >> >> Amber >> >> Misery loves company, I guess. Donšt see how it could be a hardware problem >> in my case since both my internal and external drives are behaving the same >> way! >> >>>>> Total guess, have you tried http://www.patchburn.de/ ? >> >> According to their website, >> >> Q: Does PatchBurn support CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives? >> A: No, PatchBurn only supports CDRW and DVD writers. CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives >> won't need PatchBurn. Since they are read only devices, they should be >> supported by Mac-OS X right out of the box. >> >> So no soap there either. >> >> Cheryl >> -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
