11-29-2008, 04:25 PM

I havent done much burning on my MBP. But in the past week, I needed to do some, and burning doesn't happen.

The errors are consistent: it starts the burning process, then just stops to tell me it couldn't calibrate for the media, and stops.

Is this a 'you should go to the Apple Store and get this fixed' issue?

11-29-2008, 11:41 PM

My Macbook had a similar issue. I ended up having to reinstall the OS from Time Machine.
If its the same problem, its a known problem with no fixes to date.

11-30-2008, 01:43 AM

My MacBook Pro had a similar issue, except it would usually (not always) burn the disc, but fail verification with issues on certain sectors. After some debate with a Mac "Genius" at an Apple Store, they begrudgingly replaced my SuperDrive. Now that I have the replacement drive, I haven't had any issues burning anything.

The original drive was an LG, the replacement is a Matsushita unit. Not only is the Matsu a lot quieter, but it seems to be a lot less picky about different media types. Sounds like it might be worth a trip to the Apple Store to see what's going on there.

If you're out of warranty, that's another story, unfortunately.

11-30-2008, 08:05 AM

Had an issue of my Superdrive giving back all kinds of errors a few weeks ago (primarily the 'can't calibrate').

Took a can of computer dust (or canned air) did a few quick bursts in the slot - voila - all fixed. Maybe yours will be as easy as a little dust on the lens.

Make sure you shut down the computer prior to doing this, and be careful about using it to the point where it shoots liquid. Just 2 or 3 quick bursts in 2 or 3 different directions. Wait 30 seconds afterwards before booting.