On 4/22/06, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 Should be Fedora Forums. > this month's archives for how-to's. >
