i get trouble reading CDs that i have written using speed=4 so, for my ISOs, i stick to speed=2. one way to verify is to try to use the same install CD on a another machine and see if you get the same error on the same part of the install process. --- Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just figured out the trouble I've been having > installing Mandrake 8 > most likely has to do with a defective CD. I > downloaded the ISO's and > burned with my Yamaha 8824S and cdrecord with > speed=4 after verifying > the download with md5sum. Even so, during attempted > installation there > are always error messages on at least one of the > XFree86 RPM's, server > 4.0.3 being the culprit in the current attempt. > > I put the CD into my RedHat 6.2 box and tried to > verify the RPM, but a > version mismatch nixes that. I tried copying the RPM > to HD using OS/2, > with no problem, but that doesn't really prove > anything except that the > file on the CD is readable. > > How do I figure out for sure if the CD is really > bad? > -- > "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and > religious people. It is > wholly inadequate to the government of any other." > > President John Adams > > Felix Miata *** > http://mrmazda.members.atlantic.net/ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://wwww.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
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