List members,
I downloaded the FC6 installation images to my Windows XP machine and
used Nero to burn them to CDs, but the media check kept failing. After
some research, I found a reliable method for burning installation CDs
that pass the media check.
1) Boot into Knoppix using the following boot options
- knoppix 2 toram dma
2) Stop the automount service
- /etc/init.d/autofs stop
3) Unmount the CD burner
- umount /mnt/cdrom
4) Mount the drive containing the FC6 images
- mount /dev/hda1
5) Change to the directory containing the FC6 images
- cd /mnt/hda1/FC6/i386
6) Burn the images to CD
- cdrecord -v -pad -dao speed=16 -eject dev=/dev/cdrom
FC-6-i386-disc1.iso
Of course, any Linux distribution should work, but I just happened to
have my Knoppix 4.0.2 CD handy. The important part is invoking cdrecord
with the -pad and -dao options. In order to determine the right speed
setting for your machine, you can use the -dummy option to perform test
runs.
Good luck,
Matthew Roth
InterMedia Marketing Solutions
Software Engineer and Systems Developer
