Mac Lion does not burn or read DVD-R CD

I am having the same exact issue on my recently purchased iMac. I work for an MSP so there are several different types of computers with various OS systems. ONLY the MAC's with Lion will not read the disc I have. The PC I refer to as "the worst machine I have ever had" opens the disc with no problem. There is no way it is a coincidental hardware failure or the brand of discs. I know this for a fact because before updating to Lion on this exact same machine I inserted and transferred about 20 discs, not only the same brand but from the same spindle. I have zapped the PRAM, etc, etc. There is something wrong with Lion and it is worse than a thorn in its paw.

I have the exact same problem. Worked like a charm on Snow Leopard, stopped working the day I upgraded to Lion.

As I'm a apple customer by choice I hope they can get their act together and fix this problem.

Same problem here. I typed a bug report to Apple, lets just see what happens.

This is AMAZING.....

I have bought nothing but Apple products for years and now this.

Whats very odd for me though is that I did the Lion update on my Macbook Pro at the same time as my IMacs' and only th Macbook Pro is not working.

GRRRRRRrrrrr..

Please come back Steve Jobs..... The force is with you

I got my problem solved by going to the CD/DVD settings in System Preferences and changing all the settings to something different than they were.

Kind a surprised that it solved it.

I think this just might do the trick! Thanks!!

Thanks for the great tip -- I think it just might work!

I tried to burn some data to a CD-R and had the same problem. The blank CD didn't appear on the desktop or in the Finder sidebar on Lion. But iTunes launched and asked if I wanted to burn a playlist, so the system was detecting the disc.

Then I remembered that I had changed my CDs & DVDs setting in System Preferences to launch iTunes when a blank CD was inserted. I opened System Preferences -> CDs & DVDs and chose "Open Finder" for the "When you insert a blank CD:" setting.

Solved the problem for me. Now when I insert a blank CD-R, it shows up on Desktop and also in the Finder sidebar. Dragging folders to it, then clicking the "radiation hazard" burn icon burns the CD-R now. (Late-2008 first-gen unibody MacBook Pro, Mac OS X 10.7.1, stock SuperDrive, Philips CD-R media.)

I tried all of these potential fixes and I still can't burn CDs or DVDs on my 2010 Macbook Pro. I get the error "The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have the necessary permission." UGH.

This may be my biggest annoyance with Lion besides my now-almost-useless battery life. Big thumbs down, Apple.

I've discovered that I have the same problem too, most probably after upgrading(?) to Lion.

I'm trying to read some DVD's burnt by friends, each and everyone of them either show up as a blank DVD (obviously not the case) or it just gets spit out.

Interestingly, my stand alone LaCie d2 DVDRW optical drive (Lightscribe) is no longer corresponding with my computer, well, sometimes it does, but it's not happy.

I'm going mad, it has to be something with Lion.

Please, someone help!!!!

I had the same problem, but then I found out that if you have Windows installed in Parallel Desktop, the CD RW appears there if Windows is open. In this case, you have do close Windows and Parallel Desktop in order that Lion reads (and burns) the CD. Then it appears on the Table, in Finder or on iTunes or where you have defined it to appear.

Purchased a used Macbook Pro on Ebay for my daughter for Christmas. Great value and machine was in great condition. The previous owner reports having no problem ripping and using the superdrive with snow leopard, but was kind enough to upgrade to OSX Lion before shipping it to us. So this must indeed be an OS problem. This is the first Apple product in what has been a long-time PC household. Otherwise my daughter is delighted with the machine. I hope Apple solves this issue quickly - not a great first impression.

It seems Apple are in complete denial that this problem exists. It's quite obvious that it does.

Grrrr, why did I ever upgrade (and I use that term lightly) to Lion. Arrrggghhhh!

i installed mac os x lion on my my macbook pro but the machine can not read DVD-R namely i can not copy my files from dvd on hard disk what's problem

same here, fixed.

Yes, change default program to open with to finder instead of 'ask to open' in System Preferences->CD/DVD

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