I am apparently technological kryptonite

[switch842]

First off, I finished the vid I pulled out of my ass to send to Creation! Yay1!! \o/

Secondly, I may not be able to actually send it....

So, as part of my epic laptop failure, it no longer recognizes the DVD drive. The drive has burning capabilities. Now, since I can't burn, but I need to send a DVD to Creation, I did what I did before I even had a burner on my laptop: "burned" the disc to a file, drag that file over to the server and use Nero to make the disc. It's worked many times before. It worked just last month when I sent them the SG vid. So, I go to do that with the SPN vid. And it doesn't work. The drive on the server is apparently reading every blank DVD-R I put in as a CD-ROM. So, obviously it can't burn DVD info to a CD.

WTF IS GOING ON?!?!?!?!?!?!

Comments

[kj-svala.livejournal.com]

oh dear, what a mess. I wish I could be of help, but I have no idea what the problem might be.

I found your PM. After yahoo decided to open my account that is . It`s not working as it should.

I wanted to send you the file. Couldn`t get it online at first, we`re having some problems (again) with our connection. Then it was online, and I read your enty about the laptop mess.

This made me burn the DVD myself, attached a note saying that I messed up the date, said sorry, and sent it. Maybe it`ll make it in time, maybe not. Who knows if it would have been played at all.

I hope you`ll be able to burn it in time.

and thank you again, for saying yes to burn and send it for me

*hugs tight*

[gateruner.livejournal.com]

One simple answer: Murphy's Law

It always happens to me. I feel your pain, I really do.

On a tech note, it could be a driver issue or firmware update on the server. It's hard to pinpoint something like that. I'd also check the region code and make sure it hasn't gotten unchecked or changed by accident.

The laptop sounds like the motherboard might be trying to go bad on you (I've looked back on your other posts). When it rains it pours. *hugs*

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Thanks, anyway.

Sorry I couldn't help you out. I should have been able to. I never shoulda touched the server and just left it for when hubby gets home. Oy...

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Hubby is going to look at it when he gets home. I don't know. Maybe it's something as simple as I logged in under my user and not his which is FULL ADMIN privileges. We'll see. If we can get it working I can run to the post office in the morning. I hope... *fingers crossed*

[daniel-shadow.livejournal.com]

Oh damn!! I hope Chris can get it to work for you. Fingers crossed here.

[sg1danny.livejournal.com]

Can you send the vid electronically? I sometimes use YouSendIt to send large files like vids to other people. Is that a possibility?

[littleheaven70.livejournal.com]

Can I help? If you send me the file, could I burn it to disc and send it to Creation for you? Or would it not make it in time with international post?

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Me, too!

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Nope. They need it on a hard copy DVD only. Blech.

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Well, it needs to be there Friday. I don't think it would make it from down there in time. LOL If I can't make it, it's not tooo big a deal since this was very last minute let me see what I can throw together kind of thing. We shall see what happens when hubs gets home...

[sg1danny.livejournal.com]

Darn.

[littleheaven70.livejournal.com]

Um, no, I don't think NZ Post will manage that, LOL! Fingers crossed you can still sort something out.