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How to Install System Software on El Capitan and Sierra

How to Install System Software on:
El Capitan OS X 10.11 and Sierra OS X 10.12

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Unfortunately, El Capitan os x 10.11 for Mac is like Win10 for Windows – Neither are LightScribe friendly.

It’s the fact that the problem stems from the fact that HP stopped developing the software back in March 2013 – nearly 3 years now long before El Capitan was released! They (the wise guys at Mac HQ) have done something different this time, as Yosemite OS X 10.10 was fine…

 

However, folks much smarter than I am have found the cause of the problem and have sent me the solution…

My thanks go to, Stefan Ilchenko and Jo Vandeweghe – Thanks guys… 🙂

 

However please understand I am not a Mac expert so I offer this to you to try but can’t offer any direct support on its implementation…

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The Problem With El Capitan OS X 10.11 and Sierra OS X 10.12

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The cause is the SIP (system integrity protection) enabled.

 

The Solution…
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To disable follow these steps:

 

  1. Boot to Recovery OS by restarting your machine and holding down the Command and R keys at startup.

 

  1. Launch Terminal from the Utilities menu.

 

  1. Enter the following command: csrutil disable

 

  1. Reboot your computer.

 

  1. Download newest Lightscribe Host software; expand the .tar file on the desktop 

 

  1. Install Pacifist 3.5.7 version and install the lightscribe.pkg file with Pacifist.

 

  1. Then you can, with the terminal command “csrutil enable”, as action describe above, enable the SIP again.

 

 

Et voilà, the LACIE lightscribe software and Disc Cover 3, come back to recognize the Lightscribe drive.

 

I hope this works for you as it has for many other long-suffering El Capitan and Sierra users…

 

Steve Nelson of LightScribeSoftware.org

Steve

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Let’s help as many LightScribe users to keep on Scribing… 🙂
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LightScribe and Windows 10

Will LightScribe Work on Windows 10?

Initial results are good… 🙂

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Windows 10 and LightScribe

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My LightScribe and Windows 10 System

I updated my ASUS laptop running Windows 8.1 Standard with LightScribe System Software and My LightScribe Toolbox software installed.

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Windows 10 and LightScribe Results

After updating my laptop today (31 August 2015) I can confirm the following:

1: LightScribe System Software recognized

2: LG GSA E60L LightScribe DVD drive recognized in the LightScribe Control Panel.

3: The Labeling Software from my LightScribe Toolbox 2015 recognized.

4: I successfully burned my first Label using Windows 10 and LightScribe Today 🙂

 

Simple and Template Labelers

Update 1st August 2015
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LightScribe Simple Labeler

The simple Labeler installed on my new Windows 10 Home system although it did initaly say it had not.

 

The system displayed the “Operating System Inadequate’ message. However after rebooting the laptop the Simple Labeler was indeed installed and worked perfectly.

 

The LightScribe Template Labeler

Unfortunately no luck here at all…

 

I have tried:

Administrator privileges

Compatibility settings, XP Vista and 7 but none worked.

However:

The two methods I used to fix this issue in Windows 8.1 work fine for Windows 10 as well. 🙂

 

So to see them in action go to my LightScribe Video Training website:

LightScribe.TV

I have not updated the information to refulect that the methods work on 10 as well as  8.1 but I will later today.

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Conclusion – So Far…

The good news:

Windows 10 has not broken LightScribe any more than Windows 8.1 did… 🙂
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The not so good news:

It has not fixed anything either… 🙁
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Over the days, weeks and months ahead we may find ways to overcome the problems we have and as these become known I will add to this post.

It is very early days and no doubt Microsoft will issues ‘updates’ and these may/may not help…

 

Until then, have fun with LightScribe…

 

All my best.

Steve Nelson of LightScribeSoftware.org

Steve ‘LightScribe Rocks’ Nelson

P.S. If you are running Windows 7 then try the Free Windows Software you may still want the greater flexibility of the LightScribe Toolbox, but give the free stuff a go first.

Template Labeler and Windows 8.1

Template Labeler & Windows 8.1

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Windows 8.1 Install

Over the last 3 months or so I have been testing 2 separate (although connected) methods to solve the problem of installing the Template Labeler and also the Simple Labeler in Windows 8.1.

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As anybody who has tried it knows that you can sometimes get the Simple Labeler to install but only occasionally will the Template Labeler do so.

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This situation is only worsened if you are using 8.1 Pro.

 

Videos

I have created 2 videos showing both methods, as it’s easier to watch me do it than to explain it all in text 🙂 They are on YouTube but also on my LightScribe Video Training website LightScribe.TV

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Here are the links to both videos:

Method 1

Method 2

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I hope you find them useful and I welcome any and all comments.

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All my best.

Steve

LightScribe Template Labeler

LightScribe Template Labeler

LightScribe Template Labeler Advanced Video Tutorial

LightScribe Template Labeler Video Tutorial

 

Hi there…

The best free LightScribe software by far, is The LightScribe Template Labeler

 

However for those of you LightScribe fans who love the LightScribe Template Labeler but are frustrated by the lack of flexibility of the software – I have something for you!

 

For you guys who have duplicators that run the LightScribe Template Labeler software but need a better solution that the templates provided – I have something for you too!

 

If you did not know, all LightScribe Duplicators use LightScribe’s proprietary .lsi files and the ONLY software in existence that uses this file format is, LightScribe’s own Template Labeler, or at least the version created for duplicators.

 

So therein lies the problem – BUT not any more…

 

I have been working with LightScribe for over 7 years and during that time (at least since the Template labeler was released by LightScribe) I have been asked by people who have duplicators if I had a solution to the issue of the lack of features that the software had.

 

Over 3 years ago I made it my mission to ‘reverse engineer’ the software to find a way people could use it to create ANY LightScribe label they wanted and not be limited to the templates that LightScribe provide.

 

It took a while to work things out but I finally came up with a solution, one that meant you could indeed, with a bit of manipulation, create and design of label and use this software to burn your discs, even with a duplicator…

 

To make it super easy for people, and to save me getting ‘typer’s cramp’ I created a video walk-through of the entire process. This way I know if somebody follows what I’m doing ‘on screen’ then they will have success…

 

However, although the video I used to have has been seen on YouTube by over 20,000 people, a later version of the Template Labeler had solved this is an esier way. My new video is a walkthrough of using the TL including this new ‘fix’

 

Here it is…

 

 

 

I hope this LightScribe Template Labeler Video Tutorial helps you get the most from the Template Labeler.

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Go here >> LightScribe Tutorial Videos to see my other Free LightScribe videos.

 

Enjoy Scribing…

Steve

LightScribe Returns

LightScribe Returns…

At last LightScribe.com has returned to supporting LightScribe with new updates to the 9 month old System Software as well as other new updates.

The System Software is of course the most crucial as up until now Windows 8 was not ‘officially’ supported.

As of 14 March 2013 that has changed… We now have:

LIGHTSCRIBE SYSTEM SOFTWARE – for Windows (8/7/Vista/XP/2K)
With one proviso…
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File name LS_Update_1.18.27.10_.exe
File size 11.7 MB
Revision 1.18.27.10
Release Date March 14, 2013
Notes Windows 8 OS classic (non-Metro UI)
Requirements LightScribe enabled drive, media, and labeling software also needed.
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But this is a welcome update that will calm the hearts of LightScribe enthusiasts who have been anticipating problems migrating to a Windows 8 setup…
Thanks you LightScribe (HP) for staying with us… (Your loyal fans… 🙂 ) and continuing to update this necessary software.
There are new versions (updates) for all the free software :

LightScribe for Windows

The Simple Labeler

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File name LightScribeSimpleLabeler_1.18.27.10.exe
File size 21.6 MB
Revision 1.18.27.10
Release Date March 14, 2013
Notes Supported Windows platform are 8, 7, Vista and XP.
Supported Languages Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Requirements LightScribe System Software (LSS) must also be installed. The version numbers do not need to match.
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The Template Labeler

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File name LightScribeTemplateLabeler_1.18.27.10.exe
File size 10.8 MB
Revision 1.18.27.10
Release Date March 14, 2013
Notes Supported Windows platforms are 8, 7, Vista and XP.
Supported Languages Arabic, Basque, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Requirements LightScribe System Software (LSS) version 1.18.5.1 or newer must also be installed. The LSS and Template Labeler versions don’t need to match.

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LightScribe for Mac

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System Software

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File name lightscribe_1.18.27.10.pkg.tar
File size 1.52 MB
Revision 1.18.27.10
Release Date March 14, 2013
Notes New drive support.
Requirements OSX 10.3.9 or newer. LightScribe Enabled drive and media. LightScribe Labeling Software.
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Here is to a bright LightScribe future… 🙂
Steve Nelson