HELP: Superdrive wont stop opening and closing and spinning!

bluesignsbluesigns
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
i'm at the end of a deadline

ready to burn a DVD



iDVD starts getting tempermental and



all of a sudden my DVD SUPERdrive

begins opening and closing like MAD

'and it wont stop



iDVD gave a warnign of "DEVICE ERROR"



of course this comes at the worst time.



please help.



ughghghg.









733mhz g4

rarely use iDVD

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 6
    bluesignsbluesigns Posts: 315member
    i've already tried rebooting a few times and here is whats in CONSOLE:













    Mac OS X Version 10.4.7 (Build 8J135)

    2006-11-10 00:46:49 -0500

    Nov 10 00:46:51 k-bs-Computer-2 SystemStarter[49]: No executable file /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport/PACESupport

    Nov 10 00:46:54 k-bs-Computer-2 VersionCueCS2Daemon[206]: warning: VersionCueCS2Daemon not started by mach_init process (parent pid: 1)

    Nov 10 00:46:54 k-bs-Computer-2 VersionCueCS2Daemon[206]: Unknown plist format in 'com.apple.sharing.firewall' - 'firewall'

    2006-11-10 00:46:54.584 SystemUIServer[175] lang is:en

    2006-11-10 00:47:46.906 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Information" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x4933fd0 </Volumes/drive2/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/Frameworks/DUSupport.framework> (not loaded).

    2006-11-10 00:47:46.917 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "First Aid" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x4933fd0 </Volumes/drive2/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/Frameworks/DUSupport.framework> (not loaded).

    2006-11-10 00:47:46.930 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Erase" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x4935f00 </System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework> (not loaded).

    2006-11-10 00:47:46.939 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Partition" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x4935f00 </System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework> (not loaded).

    2006-11-10 00:47:46.946 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "RAID" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x4935f00 </System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework> (not loaded).

    2006-11-10 00:47:46.952 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "RAID" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x4935f00 </System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework> (not loaded).

    2006-11-10 00:47:46.960 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "RAID" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x4933fd0 </Volumes/drive2/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/Frameworks/DUSupport.framework> (not loaded).

    2006-11-10 00:47:46.969 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Restore" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x4933fd0 </Volumes/drive2/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/Frameworks/DUSupport.framework> (not loaded).

    2006-11-10 00:47:50.702 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Linux Native" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x387ec0 </System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework> (not loaded).

    2006-11-10 00:47:50.709 Disk Utility[239] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Linux Swap Space" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x387ec0 </System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework> (not loaded).
  • Reply 2 of 6
    bluesignsbluesigns Posts: 315member
    well,



    sytem profiler says i don't have Disc Burning Device

    but shows the Pioneer DVR-103 on the ATA BUS



  • Reply 3 of 6
    bluesignsbluesigns Posts: 315member
    anything on troubleshooting superdrive issues???
  • Reply 4 of 6
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,322moderator
    Why is Disk Utility running off an external drive called drive2?



    Have you tried saving as a disk image from idvd using the option in the file menu and then burning that image with Disk Utility manually?
  • Reply 5 of 6
    SpamSandwichSpamSandwich Posts: 33,407member
    You might try calling Apple support.
  • Reply 6 of 6
    bluesignsbluesigns Posts: 315member
    well,



    i ran out and got a LaCie DVDRW 16X LIGHTSCRIBE burner and stuck it in.



    so far

    it works.



    i paid 70$.



    what a drag.



    i could have gotten one from OWC for like 40$.

    but i'm on crunch deadline.



    thanks.
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