On 4/22/06, Russell Golden <dragonite.wylie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Kam Leo wrote: > > >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. > > > > > > > now /that/ makes sense. hm... my laptop dual boots Winblows XP and RHL9. > The ones i've already burned were from XP. Since Red Hat Linux 9 is like > five years outdated, if I burned the ISOs using the software on it (i > haven't updated anything on that OS) with the newer drive, would it be > still be difficult for the older drives to read? > > -- Don't make more coasters. Try a different method of installation, e.g. NFS, FTP or even from the local hard drive. Check Fedora Forms and this month's archives for how-to's.
