> From: David Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I am having trouble reading CD-Roms burned on a friend's burner. Nobody else > that he knows has this problem. When I put a CD into my machine (!st > generation imac, 160 MB of Ram, system 8.5.1) I get an error message saying > that the disk is unreadable and offering to reformat it in ProDos. Pardon? > There are no exceptions. Other CDs work fine. I have tried just about > everything. The disks were burned on a Lacie 4x/8x CD-R/RW. Any similar > experiences and/or suggestions would be appreciated.
Were the disks burned on a Mac or a PC? Does it give you a pull-down menu offering you the choice of reformating the CD in any other format besides ProDos? If it's only offering ProDos, and the disks were burned on a PC, your iMac could be missing some of the software necessary to read PC formatted disks. Make sure the following files are in your iMac's extensions folder (inside the system folder): Foreign File Access ISO 9660 File Access I think that's the only extensions you need to read PC disks. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
