Had a similar problem
Kam Leo wrote:
On 4/17/06, David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Russell Golden wrote:
I downloaded Fedora Core 5 via BitTorrent, and when I burned the CDs and
tested them, three of the five failed the media test. So I deleted the
images off my hard disk and redownloaded, again via BitTorrent. The same
three CDs failed the checksum again. Has anyone else had this problem,
is the BitTorrent download corrupted, or is it just me? (please tell me
it's just me)
1. What you should do is run the checksums on the iso file *before*
bothering to burn the CD.
2. The CD's media check fails sometimes even on good CD's.
3. Use the CD's you first made; unless you have a near to failing CD
drive, it is highly likely that the CD's you already made are right to go !
4. see http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=111952741800002&r=1&w=2
and also the fedora-test list for more recent discussions.
Also burn at a slower speed. Your burner may be able to read/write
media at 48x, but it does not mean that the installer drive will be
able to read them. Believe me, I have created enough coasters because
I did not pay attention and let the burner software use the default
writing speed.
patiently waited until core 5 came out - downloaded with great
anticipation. burned the isos. During the install I opted to check the
media the first 2 disks were good and the rest failed. downloaded again
from a different mirror and the same result. Yes I should have check
summed but did not bother. After several downloads and attempts decided
to write to re writables. Gave up trying to get the isos and decided to
try loading and see how far I could get. Made it all the way and when I
later tried another install found most of the disks I had burnt
worked.. Lessons learned burning onto RW disks is a good practice and
don;t trust the media check in the install to be correct.
--
Norm
