R: That Hateful Cddrive!

[Roberto]

I have always done what is said in that website!
I use Nero in Windows to burn images!

It should be something else

Roberto,Italy

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] Per conto di Bob McClure Jr
Inviato: giovedì 9 giugno 2005 17.29
A: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
Oggetto: Re: That Hateful Cddrive!

On Thu, Jun 09, 2005 at 03:58:37PM +0200, Roberto wrote:
> Hi everybody, I am a Linux user from 2 months, but I am really really
> desperate!
> 
> In fact I have a problem with my cd-dvd drive. The problem is that if I
> write a cd iso with the drive, I am not able to use that cd with Linux! I
> tried to burn it with Windows and Nero, and then with Linux, but both the
> cds I got don't work with Linux and are perfect with Windows!
> 
> I discovered this while I first tried to install RedHat Linux with the
> cdroms I created with the images downloaded from RedHat Network. Even
during
> the installation only the first cd didn't give me problems, but everytime
I
> needed to change it in order to go on with installation, the cdreader did
> always the same: while it tries to read the cd I hear sounds like
> "woooooom", as it reads the cd at the maximum speed, and then I hear a big
> "toc", as it stops reading, and then a message "no media in the drive"
> appears.
> 
> I had the same problem while I tried to install the Mandriva LE distro
with
> the 3 cds I burned in Windows. 
> 
> But the strange thing is that all the cds are perfectly readable with
> Windows XP! So I cannot think that the drive is damaged, but there must be
> something to configure in Linux, even during the installation.
> 
> But what is it?! I tried to disable DMA but nothing changes.... so now I
> really do not know what to do. 
> 
> I have to say that I can use anyother cd/dvd, that I haven't burnt by
> myself, with Linux.
> 
> My PC is a Dell laptop Inspiron 8600c, with a NEC Cd, DVD+RW.
> 
> I really hope that somebody can finally help me.
> 
> Thank You All very much!
> 
>  
> 
> Roberto, Italy

Have a look at

http://www.rhil.net/docs/faq.html#making_cds

Let us know how far that gets you.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
God is more interested in our availability than our ability.

_______________________________________________
Redhat-install-list mailing list
Redhat-install-list at redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list
To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to:
redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com
Subject: unsubscribe