Dual layer DVD-ROM in a SuperDrive

Try the FW cable, if it has both.

I am having this strange problem as well. I burned a DVD+R DL on my LaCie burner, and it mounted on that burner and could be read. If I put the same disk into the Pioneer SuperDrive on my Dual Processor G5, it cannot be read. The disk is summarily ejected forthwith!

However, I do have some DL DVDs which came with FCP Apple Training Manuals published by PeachPit, and they read fine on the Pioneer SuperDrive.

I wonder why this is? Any answers?

Dr Hilary Rhodes

I have burned 4 DL disks using iDVD 5, an iDVD patch, and a USB connected Pacific Digital burner. All disks play well in the burner and in my Sony DVD player. Both my G5 and ibook fail to recognize the DL disks. My Compaq laptop plays the opening for each of the disks, but won't "play the movie". I've used both Memorex and "GQ" DVD+R DL media.

Suggestions? Thanks

In my previous post I forgot to mention that the DL DVD I formatted is a DATA DVD burned using Toast and therefore the DVD I burned is not a video DVD and that is why I did not use iDVD to format it. The brand I use is imation, which I have found to be very reliable.

I have burned 4 DL disks using iDVD 5, an iDVD patch...

Hilary

Depending on the kind of Superdrive of your PB the disk might be unreadable due to the fact that it is a PLUS media and not a MINUS disk.

btw. on what kind of system was that disk created? Windows? Mac?

The kind of "BookType" that has been used when writing the disk may prevent it from being accepted, too.

I used Toast Titanium 7 on my G5 to burn this DATA DAVD on the external LaCie drive. The internal Pioneer superdrive, which as I previously stated, does read +disks, and has already done so. My brother suggested it may actually be media sensitive and that is why it does not read that particular DVD. I have had no trouble with the single layer DVDs at all.

I might be in the wrong forum, but what the heck. I have a similar problem. I have a two week old 17" PowerBook G4 with the new Superdrive that writes in DVD-DL. Anyway, I backed up a ton on data from a variety of computers I had around here (20 Dual-layer DVDs) by copying and pasting data to the DVD-DLs using the finder in Tiger. They work fine on the PowerBook but will not play on a 1st generation 20" iMac G5 (1.8 GHz, 1GB SDRAM, running 10.3.9) with a Superdrive. It just spits them out. I thought that older Superdrives could play (but not write to) DL DVDs. Any suggestions on how I can get them to play on older Macs with Superdrives (i.e. 867MHz PowerMac G4 Quicksilver, Flat Panel iMac G4s, and 1st generation iMac G5s)?
Thanks

Interesting... I just tried that DVD+ dual layer in the drive in my G4 Power Book and it reads it fine. It seems that each drive has its own ideosyncrasies.

I'm having the same/similar problem. I just got a dual layer burner for my PC and have burned 2 DL DVD+R discs, neither of which reads on my powerbook's super drive. Both disks work fine on my pc's "combo" (DVD/CD-r) drive and the "super" drive that burned the disc.

When I put the burned DL disc into my powerbook, it just tries to read it for a minute or two then spits it out. nothing ever shows up on the disc utility.