Superdrive won't read DVDs after Lion update...

Same issue, haven't yet found a fix. Apple is quickly losing points with me and has been for some time now.

i have the same issue i am using imac i5 and since i moved to lion and hte dvd don't work, i have been living with it for 5 month now, when they released mountain lion i was happy to upgrade maybe the issue with be solved 🙂Guess what it didn't 😠. i am thinking of living my life without using CD, 😟 if this is wasn't enough i had a graphic issue with the mountail lion also 😮

Same issue here. After updating to Lion the superdrive in my Macmini won't read any DVD.

I have the same issue. Upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Regretting my decision to upgrade, not much improvement in functionality but lost my superdrive. Really ******* me off. I have early 2008 MBP 2.5 GHz. Lost my faith in apple, may switch to windows with the windows 8 coming.

I've got faith that they'll release a fix but not that it won't take a while.

CMON APPLE!!!!!!! ***!!!!!! WE ARE ALL CRIPPLED HERE AND YOU DON*T EVEN RESPOND????

WHY HAVE A SUPPORT FORUM WHEN THERE IS NO SUPPORT. ITS ONE CRIPPPLED TRYING TO HELP ANOTHER! LET US ATLEAST KNOW THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON IT.......

Agreed. We are the blind leading the blind and Apple is nowhere to be found. I'd also feel better if I knew that they were at least looking at the situation. Not sure Apple even looks at this forum.

Apple makes no promise to read these forums, and NEVER responds here. These are User-to-User forums.

If you are looking for a response from Apple, Inc, you need to take your computer to an Apple Store or contact AppleCare.

Been there, done that. Apple acknowledged the problem, but has no fix. I did that FIRST, before resorting to this forum. Just sayin'

Ok, thanks Grant, I understand that now. Wished it was clearer though. So what we all need to do is contact Apple support and send them a problem report. The more ppl that do it the better.

So I contacted Apple Support and this is what I got:

Dear Peter,

Thank you for contacting iTunes Store Support. My name is Rachelle and I'll be your advisor for today. I'm sorry to hear that after you installed OS X Mountain Lion, you can no longer play DVD movies with the superdrive.

As an Advisor for the iTunes Store, I handle issues related to billing, downloading, customer accounts, and the items available on the iTunes Store.

For this issue, you may need to call our AppleCare technical support team. A technical Advisor will be able to tell you about Apple's complimentary and fee-based support. The technical Advisor can also assist you in determining what option might be most helpful to you in this case. To find the appropriate phone number, please visit:

http://www.apple.com/support/contact/phone_contacts.html

If I can provide additional help in finding the right Apple Store resource for you, or if you need assistance with the iTunes Store, please reply to this message. Thank you being an iTunes Store customer and have a great day!

Sincerely,

Rachelle

iTunes Store/Mac App Store Customer Support

http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/

Any updates yet? I am having a similar issue. My Superdrive will read film DVDs but not a game and my Adobe disc (I need to reinstall it). Apple store said they could replace my Superdrive for $100 or they can test it for up to 5 days. I cant afford to be without it for that long right now. Has anyone gotten their computer "tested" at Apple? I am convinced it has to be firmware or software because my Superdrive will read installation DVDs and movies.

Sometimes the only fix is the next OS.

Did 10.7.4 make a difference? there is suppose to be one more update to Lion.

There was the 10.8.1 update out now also.

A DVD drive from MacSales, Newegg, Amazon.... are less than $30.

I'm about to install windows 7 home premium(original CD's with licence) using bootcamp but my MacBook late 2006 keeps "spiting" out any CD regardless the make of it. Any update on that?trying

I've got the same problem.. MB pro 2011, Osx 10.7.5. What's funny though is that DVD playing works like a charm in the Windows XP virtual machine I have! (Running VMWare). Lets hope apple gives a ****.. They're outphasing disc drive support, aren't they?