Its possible. A bit ago there was some study that found a surface eating thingy on CD stored in high humidity. Its also possible that your drive is dead. What speed are you burning at, what speed is the media?
On Wednesday 24 October 2001 01:51, Tim Wunder wrote: > Hi folks, > Not really a linux question. But y'all are experts on everything, so I'll > ask... > I've been having issues with the last 6 or 7 CD's I've burned. Excessive > skips throughout. I'm wondering if it's because of the media. The CD-R's I > have are more than a year old and have been in my basement the entire time. > My basement is subject to high fluctuations in temperature and humidity as > the seasons change (it's neither heated, nor air conditioned). Could the > media be the source of my problems? > The drive is a yamaha 6416 SCSI and I get the problem whether I burn at 6x > or 4x. The buffer rarely goes below 98%. I've tried from both linux and > Windows with equally poor results. > Any thoughts? I'm now out of CD-Rs and need to buy some. Any > recommendations on brand, or are they all the same? I primarily burn music, > but some data. Regards, > Tim > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Ronnie ================== Life can be a dream; or it can be a nightmare it's all in your mind _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
