DVDs burn fine; attempting to burn a CD produces error code 8002006E

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DVDs burn fine; attempting to burn a CD produces error code 8002006E

. . . and at least twice, a locked burn folder on the desktop, that couldn't be unlocked through Get Info.

It gets as far as "Writing Track 1, 0% complete," then gives the error code, and the windows associated with the burn are stuck on the screen.

They physical media appears to end up with a narrow ring of burned area near the hub.

Anybody know what an 8002006E could be?

iMac G4, Mac OS X (10.4), partitioned dual-boot with 9; also a Performa 5215 running 8

Posted on Oct 19, 2007 2:19 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 19, 2007 2:54 PM in response to hbquikcomjamesl

This gets weirder:

I just tried duplicating a CD (that I'd burned on another box) in Disk Utility. This worked fine.

Curiouser and curiouser.

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Answer 2

Oct 19, 2007 3:46 PM in response to hbquikcomjamesl

To recap:

Burning a CD from the Finder produces error code 8002006E, but (at least) duplicating from Disk Utility worked fine, twice.

1. Anybody know what an 8002006E is?
2. Can I create an image from scratch in Disk Utility?

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Answer 3

mjruss

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Nov 19, 2007 11:37 AM in response to hbquikcomjamesl

For what it's worth, I have the same issue on my MBP 15" running 10.5.1. I can burn DVDs just fine, but every CD, old, new, whatever fives that error code (8002006E).

I even tried booting off a clean install of 10.5 on an external drive, and got the same code. I'm starting to think my hardware might be bad... And that's not good.

I'm going to the Genius Bar this afternoon and hope to get an answer that doesn't involve sending my MBP back to the factory! Anyone got any idea of a less drastic solution?

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