Brentfromil

Q: G4 communication error to disc drive

I am not able to burn PDF's onto a CD.  "Burning the disc failed because communication to the disc drive failed.  (Error code 0x80020022)". What does this mean?

 

Thanks.  Brent

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Aug 18, 2014 7:25 PM

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  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Aug 19, 2014 1:17 AM in response to Brentfromil
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    Aug 19, 2014 1:17 AM in response to Brentfromil

    The error code appears over a period of time and in some instances may relate

    to the system, and some users were able to update their OS X with the last Combo

    Update to their build version; so if you are using Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.7, to get &

    install Combo update 10.4.11 would help. On occasion, even if the system is at the

    last update version, a reinstall of the combo 10.4.11 can clean it up.

     

    •Mac OS X 10.4.11 Combo Update (PPC)

     

    And if your system is Tiger, you could archive your current system to an external drive

    and then erase the computer completely, then build up a new full Tiger using the last

    main update parts that include former bits into streamlined files; these take up less

    drive space and work very well. I did this with two of mine that had started on with lower

    numbered update levels after the final combo files were released some years ago.

     

    The error message may also indicate a problem elsewhere in software, perhaps due

    to some kind of conflict between different files from several makers... While I just did

    a search via google using - Mac OS X Error code 0x80020022 - more than a few fair

    results appeared; several are links back to Apple discussions. Not sure which links

    still work, because these ASC discussions had been re-worked and links can fail.

    However that would be a place to compare issues and replies, where available.

     

    https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Mac+OS+X+Tiger+Error+code+0x80020022

    https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Mac+OS+X+Tiger+Error+code+0x80020022+PPC+Ma c

     

    At times, error codes and odd issues can be alleviated by using different quality

    media, using a clean optical drive, slower recording speeds, and checking over

    the computer to be sure the system and peripheral items aren't messing up.

     

    Are you using a third-party disc burning utility, or another native system software?

    You may be able to use Burn utility, a free ware, to attempt a different path to using

    the built-in or external optical drive. There are settings for data & other content, too.

    Be sure to get the correct version for PPC with 32-bit for older Mac...

     

    •Burn:

    http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html

     

    Not sure, either, if a reset of PRAM/NVRAM could help in this instance; and then if a

    (PMU) Power Management Unit reset may affect communication between the optical

    drive component and the logic board circuitry, that may be worth a try.

     

    I have not had this kind of issue in quite some time; the suggestions located in the

    search result links do mention issues and a few possible resolutions to try. There

    just is not much traffic in these PowerPC discussions, that actually relate to PPCs.

     

    Hopefully you can get past the error code & burn PDF to media disc again.

    Good luck & happy computing!