Drive reports errors immediately

Question: I have installed MakeCD. I can run the program, but the moment I try to burn (or read data from the CD-ROM drive), I keep getting a strange error message -- even though my burner (or CD-ROM drive) is supported. Help!!!

Answer: Are you sure that you have set the correct MakeCD driver for your CD burner (or CD-ROM drive)? Please consult the compatibility list (`doc/Compatibility') to check which driver your CD-ROM drive needs. Then, set this driver for the drive. MakeCD automatically selects the correct driver for most CD burners. CD-ROM drives are not as commonly recognized as burners since there are many more types to chose from.

The automatic recognition may fall for the following reasons:

• You did not have the driver installed during the installation process. Cure? Install the correct driver! (See `doc/Compatibility'.)
• The drive is not very common and the name is not recognized. Cure: select the appropriate driver in the drive selection window. Then, tell us the name that MakeCD shows for the drive in the Settings window. We need exact details and the name of the driver that works for the drive. We can then have the drive automatically recognized in the next version of MakeCD. Please send your report to: patrick@core.de.
• If your drive will not transfer CDDA data, perhaps your drive does not support CDDA. Cure: by a CD-ROM drive that does support CDDA, or read the data using the burner and burn indirectly by means of an image file.

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