I've had the same problem. I downloaded the ISO images to this PC using Opera. Then ran md5sum, which said everything I downloaded is OK. Burned the images to CDs (which are recycled CD-RWs previously used for FC1) using cdrecord just like I've done before. In my case, disk 1 passed media check and all the others failed. They get to 99%, then there is a long delay, then the fail message. I then tried burning disk 2 onto an ordinary CD-R, which gave the same result. Then tried booting this PC from FC3 disk 1, ran the media check, got the same result. Somebody else on my local LUG has CDs which pass the media check, so I've asked how he burned them. Will be meeting at the Swindon Install Fest tomorrow, so can talk about it then. I might copy the ISOs over to my w98 partition in a short while, and try using Nero to burn them, using the verification facility. I don't know how to do this with cdrecord (if it can be done - I don't remember seeing anything about it in the manual) On Friday 12 Nov 2004 8:09 pm, Mustafa Orkun wrote: > well,i've downloaded FC3 with bittorent.burned the 5 Cds.but when making > mediachecks all the cds failed.i've completely deleted FC2 before > installing FC3 (because i've made some partition changes for linux) so > i've left only with winxp and doesn't know a way to make md5sums in > windows.(as described in this list: > > mediacheck failure doesn't mean ISO files are corrutped. > > As indicated multiple times in this thread - check md5sums - before > redownloading (and running in the wrong direction/ wasting bandwidth) > > md5sum -c MD5SUM > > I've already indicated this once. After successful MD5SUM check - boot > with 'linux ide=nodma' and then do the MediaCheck.) > > so what do you recommend for me? > the cds look ok(when browsing them in windows)and redownloading them > really frightens me!if this will be a must what is the guaranteed > way.i've downloaded FC2 with bittorent and there were no problems.
