That worked! Passing the ide=nodma option allowed it to pass. Can ya tell me what this is doing and why I need to use this for it to work? I'm guessing the install crashed because I hadn't done this as well. On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 20:47:23 -0500, Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 08:42:19PM -0500, Stormblaze wrote: > > After many attempts I can not get any CD to pass the mediacheck. > > Do they pass if you try booting with ide=nodma ? > > Dave > > -- --- "We should have a way of telling people they have bad breath without hurting their feelings. Like: Well I'm bored. Let's go brush our teeth. Or, I've got to make a phone call...hold this gum in your mouth.