Andy, The only thing I can imagine it to be is that the cd reader is getting old and starting to wear. This would me that the laser is quite tracking right all of the time. When it's a little bit off... it can't read correctly. I've got one just like that in my trash can right now.
James On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 05:22, Andy Weller wrote: > Does anyone know of any CD-ROM read errors. It seems very temperamental > to me. I have two identical CD's with a 3rd party application on and > depending on what mood the PC is in, depends on whether it will read the > CD's or not!?! > > It doesn't matter if I 'su' or 'su -' to root, the problems are still > there. Sometimes I get lucky and it will install nearly all of my > application, other times it won't do anything, and I am back to square > one...! > > I'm really not too sure what I am doing wrong. These CD's have worked > perfectly before in 8.2, 8.1, 8.0 & 7.2. I have even tried to clean the > laser. > > Thanks, > > Andy > > -- > Andy Weller BSc MSc > Research Student in GeoComputing > > School of Applied Sciences > University of Glamorgan > Pontypridd, CF37 1DL. UK > Tel. +44 (0)1443 482472 > Mob. +44 (0)7796 953925 > Fax: +44 (0)1443 482285 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://uk.geocities.com/geocomputing/ > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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