ISO Image Problem

M.Hockings veeshooter at hockings.net
Mon Oct 18 18:06:29 UTC 2004


Steve Walter wrote:
> Greetings:
>  
> <Fedora Core 2>
>  
> I'm having an issue with getting good install images.  I have downloaded 
> the ISO images from several different mirrors along with the MD5SUM from 
> these sites.  WinMD5 reports that the ISOs are good.  However, on every 
> one of them, the mediacheck fails.  My CD burner (TDK) is working (I've 
> burned other stuff and tested it... no problem) and I'm using Nero 
> Burning ROM 6 to burn the image onto CD.  I'm considering getting out my 
> Roxio software and using that as, if I remember right, it has an option 
> for write verification when burning that Nero doesn't.  Outside of that, 
> I may just have to buy CD's already burned.
>  
> Does anyone have any suggestions?  Is there something I've missed?  I've 
> done all this stuff before so I'm not really a newbie, though this is my 
> first experience with FC2.
>  
> Steve Walter

I would make sure that you are burning the CD at or below it's max burn 
speed.  Some of the cheap CD's have a low burn speed and may or may not 
give ideal results if burnt at the writer's max speed.

Mike




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