On 4/19/06, Russell Golden <dragonite.wylie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > the computers in my house, except for my laptop, are crap. My max > writing speed is 24x (laptop), the other computer with a burner writes > at 12x. the laptop reads at 24x, the others read at 32x (yeah, newer > computer, slower drive. go figure). would it be better to write with the > 12x drive? > Yes, it would. Why? Because the 12x drive has the poorer/older algorithms for writing to various media. The laptop's drive, being newer, probably has improved electronics and read/write algorithms. Unless you have a dog of a drive the laptop drive can more readily read the older drive's output than the other way around.
