Definitive XBox 360 Mac Burning Guide
Due to the very many requests I receive asking how to burn XBox360 backups on a mac, I’ve decided to put together a guide. This will be a very detailed step-by-step guide. The guide will begin with the XGD2 discs and go on to cover burning XGD3 discs.
What You Will Need to burn successful XGD2 and XGD3 XBox360 backups.
- Latest iXtreme Firmware update for your XBox360
iXtreme LT+ 2.0 Firmware (12.1 MiB, 770 hits) - A DVD burner compatible with iXtreme Burner Max Firmware (Buy on Amazon)
- Liteon iHAS124B = baseline model
- Liteon iHAS224B = 124 + LightScribe
- Liteon iHAS324B = 124 + SmartErase
- Liteon iHAS424B = 124 + LightScribe + SmartErase
- Liteon iHAS524B = 124 + LabelTag + SmartErase
- Liteon iHAS624B = 124 + LabelTag + LightScribe + SmartErase
- iXtreme Burner Max Firmware iXtreme Burner Max Firmware (11.5 MiB, 1,618 hits)
- Verbatim Dual Layer DVD’s (Buy on Amazon)
- isoBurn 1.3 or later (Mac App Store) – to support burning XGD3 with the recently released iXtreme Burner Max Firmware. isoBurn 1.2 will still burn XGD3 discs but will force truncating of your ISO. isoBurn 1.3 has been submitted to the App Store for approval and should be available sometime this week if all goes well. There are already plans for isoBurn 1.4 that will have more features and functionality. 1.4 should be available at the beginning of next month.
What are XGD2 discs?
XGD2 (XBox Game Disc 2) is the original disc format used by Microsoft for all XBox 360 games. This format is basically the capacity of a Dual Layer DVD.
What are XGD3 discs?
XGD3 (XBox Game Disc 3) is a new format developed by Microsoft to help prevent piracy by using the extra layer of the outside of the disc basically increasing the capacity and therefore using more space then is currently available on all dual layer dvd’s on the market.
What is Truncating?
Truncating is a process by which the item being truncated is sized to a particular length. Taking a number for example 3.141592654. What if we only have 3 available boxes to fit this number into? By using truncation we could truncate this number down to 3.14, do we need the other numbers? NO we don’t. Does 3.14 change drastically because we’ve truncated it to 3 digits? NO it doesn’t.
When we truncate an ISO, all we are doing is cutting off the end of the file, most of it being meaningless data that is not needed. We do this to change the size of the ISO so that it can fit onto a standard dual layer disc.
A word of warning about truncating. In some circumstances the data being cut off while truncating contains important security information that is sometimes required for validation and could quite possibly get you banned from XBox Live. You should only use truncation as a last resort for burning XGD3 discs and when you do, make sure that you do not game online.
Layer Breaks
What is a Layer Break? A Layer Break simply put, specifies at which point on the disc, the first layer should end and the second layer should start. It has been my experience that you can set the layer break lower but not higher then what the maximum layer break supported by the media is.
Layer Breaks were first introduced to the XBox 360 scene when making backups became available. To burn a successful backup, you would have to enter a layer break that was different from the one that would be set by default.
Since we first started hearing about layer breaks several years ago, there hasn’t been much of a change, until recently. Microsoft developed a new disc format which would hold a slightly higher capacity then what is supported on all current Dual Layer DVD’s. With that came a new layer break.
It just so happens that this Layer Break is higher then the maximum supported layer break for current Dual Layer DVD’s. What does this mean? Well, on a Mac, if you try to set a layer break that is higher then the max supported by the media, the mac doesn’t know what it should do and will kindly give you your media back.
So how do we get around this issue? The very first fix was to truncate the ISO file since it was believed that the information at the end of the file was not relevant to game play. So to burn, you would truncate the ISO to the full size available on the blank Dual Layer DVD and then burn with the maximum supported layer break and your XBox360 drive firmware would take care of the rest. Keep in mind that this layer break again, was different then that used for XGD2 discs. So we are now at 3 separate Layer Breaks.
The most recent fix which seems to be the most successful is a firmware by iXtreme that will enable you to burn Dual Layer DVD’s at a higher capacity by way of overburning allowing you to use the correct layer break without having to truncate the ISO file. This method requires a special burner as well as the iXtreme Burner Max firmware.
So, what are the 3 layer breaks and when should you use them?
- Layer Break 1 – 1913760
- This is the original layer break and should be used with all XBox360 backups that are not labeled as being XGD3 discs. - Layer Break 2 - 2086912
- This layer break can be used for XGD3 discs but only if you are truncating the ISO file to fit onto a Dual Layer DVD. - Layer Break 3 – 2133520
- This layer break can be used for XGD3 discs. ONLY use this layer break if you are burning with an iXtreme Burner Max firmware updated burner that can burn the full ISO file without truncating. If you attempt to use this layer break without the special burner, your disc will be ejected.
Media
So, what media should you use when burning XGD2, XGD3, backups? Let’s take a quick second and address this. Why? because this is where most people do not believe us when we say ONLY USE VERBATIM MEDIA. Do not attempt to use anything other then Verbatim. Verbatim has been proven to be the most successful when burning backups. So unless you want to burn coasters / have your burn fail have way through, have problems with verification, etc… buy Verbatim.
Let’s put it this way, if you post a comment asking why your burn failed and I ask you what media you are using, you better answer with. “Verbatim”. If you say anything other then Verbatim, I will not help you.
Let me also add… ONLY BURN AT 2X / 2.4X. Never Never Never burn any higher then 2X. If you are impatient and you can’t wait 45 minutes for a backup to finish burning, then go ahead, burn at 4X or even at 6X and watch your burn fail or experience glitches while playing, etc… Bottom line, the amount of time you would spend burning again and again because you are using crappy media and or using a burn speed that is set too high could have been spent playing the game had you used VERBATIM MEDIA and burned at 2X speed.
So, what Media do you use and what speed do you burn at?
- Verbatim Media (Particularly MKM-003) I’ve heard from a trusted source that they are much better because of the specific dye being used
- 2x
Burners
So what about burners? Can the internal burner on your Mac burn XGD2 / XGD3? For the most part, yes it can. I’ve tested backups on early iMacs and MacBooks as well as a Mac Mini without issues but with the occasional coaster of course. Why do the burns sometimes work perfectly and other times they don’t? It’s because the internal burners that come with your Mac are pretty much crap, its as simple as that.
So what can you do? You can try to go through the hassle of replacing your internal burner which is a real pain or you can go purchase an external burner.
The latter leaves you with a plethora of options, in an almost overwhelming way… Which burner should I get, there are literally thousands of different ones. I will make a suggestion for you and even provide you with a link to the burner you should purchase. This particular burner I am talking about will allow you to in conjunction with isoBurn, burn backups without having to truncate your ISO file. All you have to do is flash the burner with iXtreme Burner Max firmware and voila just like magic you have now turned your Dual Layer DVD media into a higher capacity disc, that now has just enough space to hold a full XGD3 format ISO.
So, what is this magical burner? There are several models that are compatible with the firmware.
- Liteon iHAS124B = baseline model
- Liteon iHAS224B = 124 + LightScribe
- Liteon iHAS324B = 124 + SmartErase
- Liteon iHAS424B = 124 + LightScribe + SmartErase
- Liteon iHAS524B = 124 + LabelTag + SmartErase
- Liteon iHAS624B = 124 + LabelTag + LightScribe + SmartErase
Burning XGD2 / XGD3 on Mac OS X Definitive Guide
The guides below assume the following:
- You’ve acquired an ISO file, either XGD2 or XGD3
- You’ve purchased isoBurn 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4
- You’ve verified your ISO file using abgx360 (Note: At the time of this post abgx360 is unable to verify XGD3 ISO’s)
- You have Verbatim media and understand that using anything other then Verbatim could result in bad burns aka coasters.
- You understand that you must burn at 2x
- You understand Layer Breaks and their differences
- You understand the difference between XGD2 and XGD3
Burning XGD2 / XGD3 with isoBurn 1.2
Note: isoBurn 1.2 currently does not support iXtreme Burner Max Firmware. You can still burn XGD3 discs with isoBurn 1.2 but the ISO file will need to be truncated which for the most part is not an issue. XGD2 games burn normally.
isoBurn 1.2, the version currently available on the Mac App Store is able to burn both XGD2 and XGD3 discs without issues. isoBurn will produce 100% playable backups.
To use this guide you will need the following:
- isoBurn 1.2 (Mac App Store)
- Verbatim Media
- An ISO of an XBox 360 backup
This is the main interface for isoBurn 1.2. As you can see, there are not very many options. This makes isoBurn very simple to use. The following are the steps to burn XGD2 / XGD3 backups with isoBurn 1.2:- Drag your ISO / DVD file into the “Drop your disc image here” box. isoBurn will tell you the File Name, File Type and File Size.
- Select your burner
- Insert your blank Dual Layer DVD ONLY VERBATIM
- Select your write speed, ONLY BURN AT 2x
- Set your layer break - 1913760 – NOTE: If you used the .dvd instead of the .iso file the layer break will be auto populated for you
- Check the box next to Layer Break to enable it.
- Click Burn
- Wait for isoBurn to finish. You’re Done
- Drag your ISO / DVD file into the “Drop your disc image here” box. isoBurn will tell you the File Name, File Type and File Size.
- Select your burner
- Insert your blank Dual Layer DVD ONLY VERBATIM
- Select your write speed, ONLY BURN AT 2x
- Set your layer break - 2086912 – NOTE: If you used the .dvd instead of the .iso file the layer break will be auto populated for you and will be INCORRECT. You must manually set the layer break to 2086912 or isoBurn will eject the disc and will not burn.
- Check the box next to Layer Break to enable it if it isn’t checked already.
- Click Burn
- An alert box will pop up asking you to truncate your ISO
- Click OK
- Wait for isoBurn to finish. You’re Done
Burning XGD2 / XGD3 with isoBurn 1.3
Note: isoBurn 1.3 will not be available until it has been approved by Apple. isoBurn 1.3 fully supports XGD3 burning and is 100% compatible with iXtreme Burner Max firmware so it will burn XGD3 without having to truncate the ISO file. XGD2 games burn normally.
isoBurn 1.3, currently awaiting approval from Apple is able to burn both XGD2 and XGD3 discs without issues. isoBurn will produce 100% playable backups.
To use this guide you will need the following:
- isoBurn 1.3 (Mac App Store)
- Verbatim Media
- An ISO of an XBox 360 backup
- A burner flashed with iXtreme Burner Max (Optional – If you want to burn full XGD3 without truncating)
- Drag your ISO / DVD file into the “Drop your disc image here” box. isoBurn will tell you the File Name, File Type and File Size.
- Select your burner
- Insert your blank Dual Layer DVD ONLY VERBATIM
- Select your write speed, ONLY BURN AT 2x
- Set your layer break - 1913760 - NOTE: If you used the .dvd instead of the .iso file the layer break will be auto populated for you
- Check the box next to Layer Break to enable it.
- Click Burn
- Wait for isoBurn to finish. You’re Done
- Drag your ISO / DVD file into the “Drop your disc image here” box. isoBurn will tell you the File Name, File Type and File Size.
- Select your burner
- Insert your blank Dual Layer DVD ONLY VERBATIM
- Select your write speed, ONLY BURN AT 2x
- Set your layer break - 2086912 - NOTE: If you used the .dvd instead of the .iso file the layer break will be auto populated for you and will be INCORRECT. You must manually set the layer break to 2086912 or isoBurn will eject the disc and will not burn.
- Check the box next to Layer Break to enable it if it isn’t checked already.
- Click Burn
- An alert box will pop up asking if you would like to Truncate, Try Without Truncating or Cancel
- Click OK to Truncate
- Wait for isoBurn to finish. You’re Done
- Drag your ISO / DVD file into the “Drop your disc image here” box. isoBurn will tell you the File Name, File Type and File Size.
- Select your burner
- Insert your blank Dual Layer DVD ONLY VERBATIM
- Select your write speed, ONLY BURN AT 2x
- Set your layer break - 2133520 – NOTE: If you used the .dvd instead of the .iso file the layer break will be auto populated for you
- Check the box next to Layer Break to enable it if it isn’t checked already.
- Check the box to Verify After Burn
- Click Burn
- An alert box will pop up asking if you would like to Truncate, Try Without Truncating or Cancel
- Click Try Without Truncating
- Wait for isoBurn to finish burning
- Wait for isoBurn to finish verifying. You’re Done
Burning XGD2 / XGD3 with isoBurn 1.4
isoBurn 1.4, currently available on the Mac App Store is able to burn both XGD2 and XGD3 discs without issues. isoBurn 1.4 fully supports XGD3 burning and is 100% compatible with iXtreme Burner Max firmware so it will burn XGD3 without having to truncate the ISO file. XGD2 games burn normally.
To use this guide you will need the following:
- isoBurn 1.4 (Mac App Store)
- Verbatim 2.4x Media
- An ISO of an XBox 360 backup
- A burner flashed with iXtreme Burner Max (Optional – If you want to burn full XGD3 without truncating)
- Added Optimal Layer Break button, for auto setting the layer break for XGD3 discs (Truncating / Full Burn)
- Added Cancel button to the burn dialog so that you can cancel the burn process
- Added Alert Popup to alert you if an error occurred
- Added Alert Popup to alert you when the burn finished
- Added Alert Sound to alert you if an error occurred
- Added Alert Sound to alert you when the burn finished
- Added Data Transfer Rate to the burn dialog
- Added Burn Speed to the burn dialog
- Drag your ISO / DVD file into the “Drop your disc image here” box. isoBurn will tell you the File Name, File Type and File Size.
- Select your burner
- Insert your blank Dual Layer DVD ONLY VERBATIM
- Select your write speed, ONLY BURN AT 2.4x
- Set your layer break - 1913760 - NOTE: If you used the .dvd instead of the .iso file the layer break will be auto populated for you
- Check the box next to Layer Break to enable it.
- Click Burn
- Wait for isoBurn to finish. You’re Done
- Drag your ISO / DVD file into the “Drop your disc image here” box. isoBurn will tell you the File Name, File Type and File Size.
- Select your burner
- Insert your blank Dual Layer DVD ONLY VERBATIM
- Select your write speed, ONLY BURN AT 2.4x
- Set your layer break by clicking on the Optimal Layer Break button or enter it manually - 2086912 - NOTE: If you used the .dvd instead of the .iso file the layer break will be auto populated for you and will be INCORRECT. You must manually set the layer break to 2086912 or isoBurn will eject the disc and will not burn.
- Check the box next to Layer Break to enable it if it isn’t checked already.
- Click Burn
- An alert box will pop up asking if you would like to Truncate or Cancel
- Click OK to Truncate
- Wait for isoBurn to finish. You’re Done
- Drag your ISO / DVD file into the “Drop your disc image here” box. isoBurn will tell you the File Name, File Type and File Size.
- Select your burner
- Insert your blank Dual Layer DVD ONLY VERBATIM
- Select your write speed, ONLY BURN AT 2.4x
- Set your layer break by clicking on the Optimal Layer Break button or enter it manually - 2133520 - NOTE: If you used the .dvd instead of the .iso file the layer break will be auto populated for you
- Check the box next to Layer Break to enable it if it isn’t checked already.
- Check the box to Verify After Burn
- Click Burn
- Wait for isoBurn to finish burning
- Wait for isoBurn to finish verifying. You’re Done
If you have any questions that this guide doesn’t cover, feel free to ask. If you think any of the information in this guide is incorrect, please contact me and I will verify and correct the guide.
If you’ve read the entire guide and followed it word for word, number for number and you are getting coasters then you haven’t followed the guide word for word, number for number OR you may have a batch of defective media which isn’t likely but possible or your burner is defective which is more likely.
I hope that you all have enjoyed reading this guide as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it. Seriously, I’m probably the only person with a blog that hates writing.. haha.
This is a great tutorial, but I’m having trouble on figuring out how to flash my Philips-LiteOn 16D4S drive. Do you have a tut you recommend for that? The one on this site is old, just wondering if it still works. Thanks!
Thankx,
This is the only program that worked for me with truncating.
Maybe it’s possible to add the three default layerbreaks in the program (as a pulldown or something) in case *.dvd is missing or you just want to truncate instead of overburn.
I’m still looking for a firewire cradle to mount the LiteOn in, so that I can connect it to my iMac.
Any ideas where to find one?????
Glad you found it helpful. I would go with a SATA to USB instead of Firewire. USB seems to be more reliable
You are THE man dude… thx for this awesome post… just migrated to the Mac ecosystem and already missing this kind of things that on windows are more “easy”… Finally is way more easier on mac!!!! THX AGAIN!!!
I follow the above guide but yet when i click on burn, the disc just ejects itself. I’m using the right verbatim discs. Any ideas?
Usually if the disc ejects, there is some kind of error…
Make sure that you are using Dual Layer DVD’s, the layer break is correct and that there isn’t anything wrong with the ISO.
Chris
I solved the error, I was using 2133520 as the LB when I should’ve used 2086912.
When is the guide to burn xbox games in isoburn 1.4 going to be up now that i updated my isoburn ?
Will you be implementing the 4X with OPC burning method for Verbatim MKM-003-00?
I might be an idiot for asking this but how exactly do you connect an ihas 324 to a iMac? Sorry for the dumb question. Never actually bought an external dvd burner. Thanks for this tut!
Johnny, you have to use a data to usb adapter. I recommend the Rosewill sata to usb that you can get from new egg
Hello Chris and everybody. First of all, THANK YOU so MUCH. However, I’m still have a problem, and here is it. I did everything step by step like you have posted. I burned Verbatim DVD+R DL 8.5 backup of MW3 by isoBurn 1.4. I have MacBook Pro 13″ (2010) by the way. Everything looked great until I put it to my flashed Xbox 360. It can’t read my backup for some reasons. It just start loading for a while and goes back to my dashboard. Any ideas what could it be? I’ve tried it twice with verify burn and without. Thank you.
how to update your xbox360 with iXtreme Firmware?
Hi.
I have all the time the same error:
The disc can’t be burned; it might be incompatible with this disc drive. Please try a different brand of disc, or try burning at a slower speed.
i use the verbatim, 2,4x speed, layerbreak 1913760 (normal size iso) and different isos.
my system:
10.7.2 mac osx with the standard drive MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-898.
What can i do?
Hi Guys
I am new to this and could someone point me in the right direction of how to upgrade my XBox 360 drive to use the new LT+ 2.0 Firmware please? Because i was told that i can’t play XGD3 games on my box at the moment unless i update my firmware..is this correct?
Thanks Chris for answering my question I was just so confused and I didnt want to go to walmart without knowing. Thanks again for the answer and tut!
I have been following your instructions ALL OF THEM.
coasters, coasters and more coasters..
I have been using isoburn 1.4 and verbatim 2.4x
everything goes fine, but once in the xbox360 it says “game” tries to load and it goes back to the main menu…
I have been using an imac27 to do the burning….
what should I do? is it the imac27 late 2009? any tips
Thanks for the incredible tutorial Chris. I purchased isoburn 1.4 and a Liteon iHas324 24x burner, but I still have a couple issues. First, the burner does not say that it is compatible with a mac, and the website seems to indicate that it is only compatible with windows. Second, when I clicked on the link to the iXtreme Burner Max Firmware, I downloaded a text file, but I’m not sure what to do with it. Is there a way to use it to flash the firmware on to the burner? Thanks so much for your help.
I’ve been burning truncated discs (I don’t use LIVE) using the standard MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-898.
No errors in burning, always successful with the layerbreak 2086912.
However, the 360 is rejecting the disc. It recognises it’s a game, goes to a black screen then returns to dashboard.
The guy that flashed my console might have stuffed up and not updated to LT2.0, XGD2 games work fine.
Apart from that has anyone else come up against this problem and solved it? Any suggestions?
so i can’t burn these on my imac?
my bad just read again
fantastic post, this has really helped me a ton. I have the liteon drive and the verbatim DL but just one question…Can I use this drive with any enclosure to connect to my macbook pro as long as it is sata to usb? there is one at my local microcenter computer superstore
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0367086
mrc,
Honestly, I would stay away from enclosures and see if you can get just a SATA to USB with an external power source. Search for Rosewill SATA to USB adapter on New Egg, those are confirmed working…
Chris
Hi Chris! Your software is great. I’ve noticed a problem with some backups: when the burn finish and start the “closing disc” process, it take a very long time to finalize the disc and never stop, as if it freezes… If I burn in W7 it’s all right… What can it be? Ciao!
the programme used to work. But I try for the last 2 weeks but none of my discs worked fine. Same discks same procedure with correct layerbreak. What’s going on?
Is there anything different about the type of ISO you are trying to burn?
Chris,
I finally got to burn a XGD3 game (Batman-Arkham City). I put it into my flashed xbox and now it is asking me to go on Live to update the game and can’t play it until I do? Is it safe to get the update?
Larry,
I don’t see any issues with updating but then again I also don’t want you to blame me if you update and something happens. From experience though updating has never caused any issues.
Chris
Hi, FANTASTIC guide here. My only question is about the topology with the new 3.0 firmware coming out….I know that is a big topic of discussion and am not that familiar with the process but was wondering if you could explain it and how it effects the XGD3 backups.
again thanks for everything and hope to here from you soon
Chris,
I just updated my 360 with the latest firmware. I burned the games like you wrote but Im getting game is unsupported and will not play. It will show the icon of the game I’m playing. I even downloaded it to my hd. But is says that the disc is unsupported. Any ideas?!?!
What model Rosewill sata to usb device to you get from newegg? Thanks for all your help and great write up
Hi. im using v1.4 and have an IHAS drive. when i drag the ISO (skyrim) to the app the size appears as 8.14, should this not be 8.74 ? i tried burning and it didnt work. any ideas ?
ALSO the free space on the disc under ‘deia info’ says i have ’8334.06 MB 4267040 sectors’ . ? my superdrive is less than that, but isnt there meant to be more free space for the iHAS to play with ? i flashed the drive on my friends pc and the free space shown on there is higher. ideas ? would be greatly appreciated. thanks
Hey There,
So i have a Liteon iHAS524B = 124 + LabelTag + SmartErase , which i got today.
Drive is already flashed with latest iextreme firmware…
Plugged everything in and used isoburn 1.4 ….
Disc burns to 100% , but Fails to verify the burn ???
Any suggestions ??
Thanks
I recently purchased your isoburn 1.5 and was wondering if the instructions for 1.4 would be the same for version 1.5. About to burn one now, but i was just wondering.
Thank you!
Michael
Michael,
Yes the instructions would be the same for both versions.
Chris
Paul,
What type of media are you using? What speed are you burning at? at what percentage does verification fail?
Chris
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your reply… I am using Verbatim 2.4x and burning at the same speed ( 2.4x )
Iso burn 1.5 pretty much crashes straight away upon trying to verify…
I have read a few other forums that this is happening with other people on Isobun 1.5.
Thanks
Hi, i’m having a problem with a burned disc, when i put it in the console it’s says OPEN TRAY and i can’t play the game. I already burned another game and i can play normally, but the second i burned always fails.
The Layer break is correct, also the session and everything. i dont know if i make my point but i hope you can help me.
Chris,
thnx for the app
the only thing is that it still crashes at the verify point for me approx 50% or sooner
I am using Verbs at 2.4x speed
I thought 1.6 would solve the problem of crashing…
Any ideas how I can make it work?
thank you
Ruben,
1.6 did solve the crashing when verifying issue. If its crashing for you while its already started verifying then something else must be going wrong. Can you send me the crash log?
Thanks,
Chris
Thanks for your response.
To be exact isoBurn 1.6 doesn’t crash, it just stops verifying and says something like ” verify denied”
I have tried 4 discs and only 1 of them made it through verifying.
My burner is a iHas and when I burn I don’t touch my computer.
Have you tried it yourself burning xdg3 with 1.6?
Ruben,
Yes, I’ve tried it, what kind of adapter are you using?
Chris
I am going to try and burn now with 1.6 ….. will post my results…
When i was using 1.5 i found that the first burn failed to verify but if i left isoburn open and burned again it would verify 100%…
Chris,
I have tried my burner (iHas124 B) on a windows computer and it works good.
I successfully backed up Batman Arkham City.
My stats:
MacBook Pro i5 2.4 ghz
Mac OSX Lion 10.7
isoBurn 1.6
iHas 124 B
Verbatims DVD+ R DL 8.5gb
When I burn everything goes and sounds well, only the part of verifying goes wrong.
When I insert the game in my xbox the game will start up but after 10 sec it will give unsupported or unrecognizable disc
Ruben
Ruben,
I’m wondering if you might need to tweak the settings for the iHas firmware… If burning succeeds but verification fails, and your disc works for a short amount of time in the XBox then I would suspect something with the burner. I know you’ve stated that it works on windows but you’ve also got to think about the hardware and software differences between the 2 systems.
Have you tried running kprobe on the burned disc? what are your results there?
Chris
Paul,
Looking forward to your results.
Thanks,
Chris
Okay so burned Dark Souls 100%..
Verification Failed…. Get this ” Error Failed to Verify ” Did not get a error summary on this version 1.6..
Liteon iHAS524B = 124 + LabelTag + SmartErase
iMAC 2.66 GHZ intel core 2 Duo
4 GB RAM
10.7.2 Lion
Running Game now and works perfectly fine so far…..
I might try and burn again whilst isoburn is open to see if i get the verify error second time round.
Okay so burned Dark souls again without closing isoburn down…
Burns !00 % but ” ERROR ” ” Verifying the burned data failed ” this happen a few seconds
into verifying the burnt image…..
Disc however plays perfectly fine also …
What do your kProbe results look like?
Date : 2/2/2012 12:57:25 PM
Model : 2-0-0-0 ATAPI iHAS524 B AL2A
Disc : DVD+R DL , MKM001 [Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation]
Speed : Max
ECC blocks sum (PI/PIF) : 8/1
Scanned range : 0 – 00:02:00 (0)
Sampling count : 0
Errors : 1
PI Max : 0
PI Average : 0.0
PI Total : 0
PIF Max : 0
PIF Average : 0.0
PIF Total : 0
Don’t have any idea how to work Kprobe , so i just inserted the dark souls disc and hit the little blue play arrow on Kprobe and this is what i got .
Thanks