I get "error code 0x80020022" when I try to write to disc.

Thats right thats what i do the second one l i high light the fils to be burnt and then go to file and go to burn to disk.

Has anyone tried to use an external burner?

I have tried a Freecom LightScribe drive on FireWire and get the same error message.

I also cannot burn (external or Super Drive) when booting from Windows on the same MacBook Pro.

My conclusion is that there is a problem with the EFI upgrade which is included in most of the Combo Updates associated with Leopard and SL. I would like to downgrade to EFI 1.5 from EFI 1.8, but Apple has disabled this ability since owners were installing aftermarket solid-state drives and taking advantage of the faster bit rate. I would urge all of you to Wikipeadia EFI and read about what it does (grossly simplified: it controls hardware at a pre-OS level). I don't think that the Super Drives are to blame at all. To prove it, try an external burner.

Ok thank you i will look into that now. Cheers

U can't burn to single OR dual layer using either of the two methods mentioned by @Apu9mm. I still get the error...

The disc can’t be burned because because communication between the computer and the disc drive failed (error code 0x80020022).

Suggest checking OS version - some models seemed to have an issue with 10.6.7 (IMHO). Going back to 10.6.6 cured disk burning problems here on a pair of (white) MacBooks - updating to 10.6.8 might work, too.

I'm already running 10.6.8. I hardly ever burn disks, so can't really justify the downgrade. I recall having issues with burning going all the way back to my original Titanium PowerBook G4...never had much luck...

Unlikely that you got that same error code on a TiBook, and it doesn't necessarily point to a bad optical drive. Apu9mm is correct, there are all sorts of ways to burn a disk (assuming you are using appropriate blanks in a suitable drive). Drag-n-drop in the Finder, burn buttons in disc window and Finder windows, navigate thru menu commands, etc.

iDVD, iTunes and other programs like Toast have their own controls and potential complications, so best to eliminate as many suspects as possible and just drag/drop in the Finder to test drive. Some have suggested firmware may be to blame..... but if your drive is identified correctly in System Profiler under "Serial-ATA" and "Disk Burning" (types) it seems most likely a software problem. (System Profiler is in Apps > Utilities folder.)

Best guess and my 2¢ worth anyway. Good luck!

I just tried to burn a boot copy of Lion, and my brand new mbp gave me this error. I'll be going to the Apple store today, and will report back with results.

Thank you for sharing! I'm looking forward to hearing what you find out...

Well just got back from the Apple Store, the genius decided that I had a bad optical drive that needed to be repaired. I headed home and tried to burn the dvd once again, the new drive doesn't resolve my problem. I still get the same error message and can't burn my dvd. I'm going back to the apple store tomorrow.

Any luck?

Apple store genius decided the 2nd shot should be replacing the logic board, and installing a new optical drive once again. I'll update my progress when I get my mbp back.

I urge everyone having this problem to try to burn a disc using an external burner.

Also, if you have a Windows OS installed using BootCamp, try to burn a disc from a Windows boot.

You will find that in all cases you will not be able to burn.

This is due to a bug with the EFI firmware (the instruction set which controls devices on a hardware level at boot - grossly simplified). Replacing the logic board will fix this, because the replacement board will most likely not have a faultly EFI flashed to it. This corruption seems to happen when upgrading the EFI to a new version. For example, when first upgrading to Leopard (and SL) from Tiger, and now it seems also to Lion.

Conclusions:

Flashing firmware is a risky business in general. Apple should devise a sort of double redudancy method when flashing firmwares so that if something does go wrong, it is still possible to return to a previous, stable firmware (that is still existing on the chip). They had had this ability in the past, but removed it after EFI version 1.8 because Apple found that users were downgrading their EFI in order to us 3rd Party SSD, that Apple had not sanctioned, with higher bit transfer rates.

Recommendation:

Request/demand an EFI downgrade to 1.7 from an Apple Genius. The downgrade seems to re-flash the EFI without reading the previous tables (where the corruption would be). There is a Russian unofficial release from a Genius to downgrade 1.7 to 1.6. This fixed everyone's problems. Sadly once on 1.8 or higher, the downgrader no longer works (due to a version check).

I have given up on Apple on this issue. I have removed my SuperDrive and have replaced it with a second hard drive, and no longer burn discs. This is a problem when it comes to delivering media to clients, but in general, I hate DVDs since they are an obsolete storage medium and incredibly wasteful.

I would add that there are 2 firmwares to address here:

1. the firmware on the drive
2. the EFI firmware on the logic board

If your device is identified correctly in System Profiler, then it's likely the firmware for the drive is correct. However, you will not know if there is a problem with the EFI firmware that controls the device.

Hi,

I just upgraded my Mackbook 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, to OS X Lion and I am now having the same error as mentioned above.

"The disc can’t be burned because communication between the computer and the disc drive failed (error code 0x80020022)."

The error occurs directly after burning completes (reaches 100% on the status bar). In one case, the disc was OK meaning that I was able to eject the disc, insert it again and it mounted OK and I could access the data.

In the majority of the cases, the drive locks up and I can not eject the disk. I then have to restart the computer in order to recover.

For most cases, my DVD player will read the disc ok though my computer will not read them.

The superdrive installed is HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N:

I am certian this is a software issue due to the fact that I had just burned some home movies to disc the day before I upgraded to Lion and had no issues or errors. Snow Leopard had never given me an issue when burning discs (CD, DVD, DVD DL were all OK on SL).

Also, an external USB HP DVD±RW drive works without any problems.

I hope Apple is aware of this issue and will resolve it soon.

If someone has a solution please share.

Thanks in advance