Best application to Burn .dmg images on DVD DL

gromex10 · gromex10 #1 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 11:46 AM

Hello there - World.
I've been having the following issue for more than a week now, I can not burn a DVD DL disc on my MacBook Pro. I have tried, - The Disk Utility, - Toast Titanium 9 with HD/Blue Ray plug In, - Image Burner, - Magic ISO and GBurner in Windows and nothing has worked for me thus far. I have Mac OS X 10.4.

My goal is to burn a .dmg image to a DVD DL disc, and yes, my software updates are up to date on my MacBook Pro. What other, better burning software can you recommend. Thanks so much in advance.

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 12:04 PM

You seem to have tries a lot of options, are the Disks +R DL or - R DL

gromex10 · gromex10 #3 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 12:39 PM

The discs are Verbatim DVD +R DL. I've not tied DVD -R DL discs, yet.

louishen · louishen #4 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 12:42 PM

under the  menu > About this mac > more info

in the system profiler, under Burn, it should tell you which formats your burner supports

gromex10 · gromex10 #5 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 01:00 PM

The system profiler states the following:
Disk Burning: DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL
According to this, I should be able to burn DVD +R DL discs, Am I wrong?

mrplow · mrplow #6 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 02:01 PM

What error are you getting?

kmkl · kmkl #7 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 02:48 PM

Try with -R they always work for me.

gromex10 · gromex10 #8 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 03:22 PM

kmkl -What application are you using to burn your dvd -r dl discs?

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #9 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 05:44 PM

How are you going about it? Have you tried moving the .dmg image to the left hand column of Disk Utility, selecting this and with a DL disc in the computer, hitting the burn icon?

gromex10 · gromex10 #10 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 08:37 PM

Harryb2448 -I have done just that, and the .dmg image does burn. However, it burns as a .dmg image not as an application ready to be install. What am I doing wrong?
I want to burn this .dmg image to a dvd dl disc or a two-set of dvd discs as an application ready to be install. In other words, after burning this .dmg image to a dvd, I want to insert this dvd in my Mac and see the actual application not the .dmg image, for this .dmg is 7.1 GB. Please help, thanks in advance to all.

Noels · Noels #11 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 09:06 PM

gromex10,

You did say, "My goal is to burn a .dmg image to a DVD DL disc" - sounds like you did that! Now you're saying you want to see the application and not the .dmg file. If you have and burn an image, it will be an exact copy of what you started with, ie., a .dmg file... So just burn it then when you put it in the CD/DVD drive and it mounts, you'll see the .dmg file, then double click it to see the app. No?

Do I mis-understand?

Maybe you want to double click the .dmg file, get the app file, then do an image of it...

Noel

kmkl · kmkl #12 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 11:32 PM

i use disc utility/ finder

make a new burn folder

take the .dmg file and while holding alt/option (otherwise it will only create an alias) drag to the burn folder. insert disc (if not already) and click burn.

tell me how it works out with this method

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #13 (**permalink**)

05-12-2008, 12:25 AM

Ahh well that is not what you asked us lol. Double click on the disc image file and it opens to the application. Open Toast, select data, and drag the application folder on to Toast and it should be displayed there. Pop in your DL disc and burn.

mrplow #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 01, 2007 Location: UK Posts: 5,397 Mac Specs: 27" iMac i7 (2011), iPhone5, iPad3, AppleTV2	05-11-2008, 02:01 PM What error are you getting? External hard disk acquisition addict - but admitting the problem is the first step to a robust backup Please use the reputation system if you think you've been helped - top right of this post
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gromex10 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 11, 2008 Posts: 5	05-11-2008, 11:46 AM Hello there - World. I've been having the following issue for more than a week now, I can not burn a DVD DL disc on my MacBook Pro. I have tried, - The Disk Utility, - Toast Titanium 9 with HD/Blue Ray plug In, - Image Burner, - Magic ISO and GBurner in Windows and nothing has worked for me thus far. I have Mac OS X 10.4. My goal is to burn a .dmg image to a DVD DL disc, and yes, my software updates are up to date on my MacBook Pro. What other, better burning software can you recommend. Thanks so much in advance.
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louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	05-11-2008, 12:04 PM You seem to have tries a lot of options, are the Disks +R DL or - R DL
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louishen #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	05-11-2008, 12:42 PM under the  menu > About this mac > more info in the system profiler, under Burn, it should tell you which formats your burner supports
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gromex10 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 11, 2008 Posts: 5	05-11-2008, 01:00 PM The system profiler states the following: Disk Burning: DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL According to this, I should be able to burn DVD +R DL discs, Am I wrong?
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kmkl #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 305 Mac Specs: iMac 24" 2.4GHz 2GB RAM 320GB HD	05-11-2008, 02:48 PM Try with -R they always work for me.
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gromex10 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: May 11, 2008 Posts: 5	05-11-2008, 03:22 PM kmkl -What application are you using to burn your dvd -r dl discs?
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harryb2448 #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,097 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	05-11-2008, 05:44 PM How are you going about it? Have you tried moving the .dmg image to the left hand column of Disk Utility, selecting this and with a DL disc in the computer, hitting the burn icon?
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gromex10 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: May 11, 2008 Posts: 5	05-11-2008, 08:37 PM Harryb2448 -I have done just that, and the .dmg image does burn. However, it burns as a .dmg image not as an application ready to be install. What am I doing wrong? I want to burn this .dmg image to a dvd dl disc or a two-set of dvd discs as an application ready to be install. In other words, after burning this .dmg image to a dvd, I want to insert this dvd in my Mac and see the actual application not the .dmg image, for this .dmg is 7.1 GB. Please help, thanks in advance to all.
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Noels #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 03, 2008 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 945 Mac Specs: Macbook, 2.2 GHz, 4GB RAM	05-11-2008, 09:06 PM gromex10, You did say, "My goal is to burn a .dmg image to a DVD DL disc" - sounds like you did that! Now you're saying you want to see the application and not the .dmg file. If you have and burn an image, it will be an exact copy of what you started with, ie., a .dmg file... So just burn it then when you put it in the CD/DVD drive and it mounts, you'll see the .dmg file, then double click it to see the app. No? Do I mis-understand? Maybe you want to double click the .dmg file, get the app file, then do an image of it... Noel
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kmkl #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 305 Mac Specs: iMac 24" 2.4GHz 2GB RAM 320GB HD	05-11-2008, 11:32 PM i use disc utility/ finder make a new burn folder take the .dmg file and while holding alt/option (otherwise it will only create an alias) drag to the burn folder. insert disc (if not already) and click burn. tell me how it works out with this method
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harryb2448 #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,097 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	05-12-2008, 12:25 AM Ahh well that is not what you asked us lol. Double click on the disc image file and it opens to the application. Open Toast, select data, and drag the application folder on to Toast and it should be displayed there. Pop in your DL disc and burn.
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