On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 17:09 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Monday 06 November 2006 16:36, Paul Howarth wrote: > > > > Indeed, and turning off DMA doesn't always fix the problem either. Alan > > Cox suggests just not bothering with the media check at all. > > > I don't see the need for it if the sha1sums have been checked. I always skip > it. > > Anne Just because a cd passes the media check the first time you check it, doesn't mean it will pass it next time. a single finger print can blow an installation :( erich