eMac SuperDrive install.

#1 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 16:05 68kMLA

Hey everyone, the eMac in my sig has some DVD problems. I installed a nice superdrive, (Not apple branded) from an old DVD player/creator. The DiskDrive does NOT Detect DVDs but does detect CDs, But System profiler, reports it to read CD AND DVDs. It even says it BURNS DVDs as well (Dual layer included).

Any Ideas? Or should I just stick the old combo drive in there?

#2 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 18:48 68kMLA

Try using the "patchburn" method. http://www.patchburn.de should have the procedures you need.

73s de Phreakout.

#3 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 21:57 68kMLA

Thanks! But that didn't quite do it... I installed the stock driver. It does report that it is supported now, but it still won't read DVDs. Let me just go to the eMac After this post and I will put up the system profiler report.

#4 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 21:59 68kMLA

LITE-ON DVDRW DDW-813S:

Firmware Revision: B2M4

Interconnect: ATAPI

Burn Support: Yes (Vendor Supported)

Profile Path: /Library/DiscRecording/DeviceProfiles/PatchBurn-liteondvdrwddw813s.drprofile

Cache: 2048 KB

Reads DVD: Yes

CD-Write: -R, -RW

DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL

Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes

Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes

Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO

Media:

Media Type: CD-ROM

Blank: No

Erasable: No

Overwritable: No

Appendable: No