cd media test during install

[Jim Cornette]

Ken Barber wrote:
> On Tuesday 09 November 2004 7:20 pm, Jim Cornette wrote:
> 
> 
>>Anyway, to prevent getting a full stack of coasters, can someone verify
>>that adding ide=nodma allows the cdroms to verify properly?
> 
> 
> Yes, it allows the cdroms to verify properly.  The link that you couldn't get 
> to is an email from Alan Cox himself, who said "[T]he media check in FC3 is 
> broken unless you burned the CD with padding. The ide-cd driver is broken and 
> FC uses ide-cd not ide-scsi...."
> 
> So there you have it.
> 
> I first tried media check without passing any parameters at boot.  The first 
> disc passed and the second one failed.
> 
> Then I tried ide=nodma.  All four discs, plus the rescue disc, passed.  Then I 
> rebooted "normally" and did the install without any problems.
> 
> Ken
> 

Thanks Ken,

I was not aware that it was the ide-cd driver and didn't have any idea 
as the solution proclaimed as a link.

I did an installation that required all 4 of the installation CDs and 
there were no disc errors with the discs. I never verified the rescue 
CD, I guess I ought to for safety.

Thanks for verifying.

Jim