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Q: error code 0x8002006e burn issue

Hi, I have read all the threads on this issue and no answer.
Apparently this is happening a lot. I have burned one cd-r that worked on my new mac pro, (month old) and now I cannot burn anymore without the error code 0x8002006e unable to verify. I can although reinsert the disk and it will read and can open random files, but who trusts a disk with errors??

I have shut down all programs to burn the disk and have restarted my finder.
I've used Sony CD-R's and Memorex DVD-R which both worked fine on Tiger on my other computer,my pc dell laptop and my external duplicator.

Running 10.5.2 all updated installed.

I have wasted about 7 cd-r / dvd-r both. I have the standard superdrive from apple, and I have installed a pioneer from an old imac g4, (apple techs said it was compatible), and received the error in both drives. I can burn via my external lightscribe duplicator and it works great.

Apple doesn't reopen until Monday and hopefully it's an issue that can be resolved now.

Any suggestions would be wonderful!!! Unfortunately the nearest Apple store is 2 hours away

Mac Pro Dual, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Mar 1, 2008 7:30 PM

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  • by William Kucharski,

    William Kucharski William Kucharski Sep 9, 2011 6:55 PM in response to BGDurango
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    Sep 9, 2011 6:55 PM in response to BGDurango

    A "Medium Write Error" is generated by the drive, it's not anything software on your Mac can control.

     

    Could it be a firmware issue on the drive?  Yes, it could (among other reasons, because Apple uses custom firmware on the drives they ship), but otherwise there's nothing Apple can or can't do about it - if you took the same drive and connected it to a PC running Windows you'd get the same error performing the same operations at the same burn speed.

  • by king030353,

    king030353 king030353 Sep 13, 2011 2:50 PM in response to crittle1
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    Sep 13, 2011 2:50 PM in response to crittle1

    I have experienced the same burning issues and got the same error message.  But....i have taken my MacBook pro into Apple twice with the same result.  They stick in a cd and it burns!  Only difference is they use a Staples cd.  Why is there no issue in an Apple store but there is once I return home?

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Sep 13, 2011 2:53 PM in response to king030353
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    Sep 13, 2011 2:53 PM in response to king030353

    Have you tried one of their Staples CDs at home?

  • by William Kucharski,

    William Kucharski William Kucharski Sep 13, 2011 9:44 PM in response to king030353
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    Sep 13, 2011 9:44 PM in response to king030353

    It's the media.

     

    You can't even go by brands, as the major brands often are just relabeled blanks and vendors can change.

     

    IMHO you want to stick with a well-known major brand like Taiyo Yuden.

     

    One example:

     

    http://www.amazon.com/Taiyo-Yuden-JVC-80min-Silver/dp/B00065DGYQ

  • by king030353,

    king030353 king030353 Sep 16, 2011 10:20 AM in response to crittle1
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    Sep 16, 2011 10:20 AM in response to crittle1

    I posted earlier that I had the same burn issue and ghot the same error message.  I took my Macbook Pro inot the Genius bar twice and both times burning worked.  The only difference in what they did and I do is that they used Staples CD-R's where I have been using Sony and Memorex.  They both worked in the past.  Today I went to Staples out of frustration and bought their brand of CD-R's and they work...don't have a clue why...all should work, shouldn't they?

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Sep 16, 2011 11:09 AM in response to king030353
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    Sep 16, 2011 11:09 AM in response to king030353

    Thanks for the report... there are tons of fake/imitation CDs out there btw.

  • by William Kucharski,

    William Kucharski William Kucharski Sep 19, 2011 9:35 PM in response to king030353
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    Sep 19, 2011 9:35 PM in response to king030353

    In theory, but too often many of the name brands today are simply relabled blanks purchased under the contract of the month.

     

    If some fail, most name brands have a warranty in which they'll replace your discs, and this is often cheaper for them than providing media that will work 100% of the time, otherwise all major brands would simply OEM their blanks from companies like Taiyo Yuden.

  • by Nick Scalise,

    Nick Scalise Nick Scalise Oct 28, 2011 2:51 PM in response to crittle1
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    Oct 28, 2011 2:51 PM in response to crittle1

    I've been having issues with burning DVD's (data not video) where if the permissions on the files were not correct, the verify would fail.

     

    The Finder could burn easily enough but not verify.

     

    Ruined about 20 discs before discovering this.

     

    Hope it helps someone else.

  • by rqstadman,

    rqstadman rqstadman Jan 2, 2012 12:29 PM in response to crittle1
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    Jan 2, 2012 12:29 PM in response to crittle1

    I've the same problem

  • by Vashspike,

    Vashspike Vashspike Feb 16, 2012 11:05 AM in response to crittle1
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    Feb 16, 2012 11:05 AM in response to crittle1

    Regardless if its the media or not this is still a sad issue to have. Their drives need not be so picky with media, especially if the media works in other drives. This is truely lame.

  • by moablisa,

    moablisa moablisa Feb 17, 2012 11:11 AM in response to crittle1
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    Feb 17, 2012 11:11 AM in response to crittle1

    How annoying that this error (from which i, too, am suffering) is occurring all over the place with nary an official  response from apple (that i can find.)

     

    My MBP 10.5.8 will also not burn (same error code) or even read certain dvds, including my OWN back-up folders.

  • by Andrew J.,

    Andrew J. Andrew J. Feb 21, 2012 10:22 PM in response to crittle1
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    Feb 21, 2012 10:22 PM in response to crittle1

    I had this issue too on my brand new out of the box Superdrive, but on the second try I slowed dont the write speed from 6x to the slowest (forget what) but it worked fine.

  • by hubbahubba,

    hubbahubba hubbahubba Mar 3, 2012 11:42 PM in response to Andrew J.
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    Mar 3, 2012 11:42 PM in response to Andrew J.

    Same here.   Reducing burn speed from advertised 8x to 4x did the trick for me.  Thanks Andrew.

  • by Glen Goldstein,

    Glen Goldstein Glen Goldstein Mar 6, 2012 11:09 AM in response to crittle1
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    Mar 6, 2012 11:09 AM in response to crittle1

    At last!  I know the answer to this question!  (I think!)

     

    I had the same problem, checked with Apple a few times, and finally found a tech there who knew the answer!

     

    At least in my case it turns out that the problem was that I was using blank dual-layer (8.5GB) discs that were labeled 8x (8 times speed, or however you say this)  I just assumed that the more X's the better -- an 8x blank was better than a 6x blank, etc.

     

    Wrong!

     

    Turns out that the drive in my MacBook Pro it can really only burn at 2.4x (MAYBE at 4x too -- I'm not sure).  So at the suggestion of the Apple tech I did some hunting around on the web and found blank dual-layer disks (still 8.5GB) that were only rated as 2.4x - 6x.  When I went to burn the file my Mac asks which speed I want and I picked 2.4x.  Of course the burn time is a bit slower, but it DOES work.  No more error message.  As always, your mileage may vary.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Mar 6, 2012 12:02 PM in response to Glen Goldstein
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    Mar 6, 2012 12:02 PM in response to Glen Goldstein

    Great tip Glen, thanks!

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