Good. Thanks all.
On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 08:22, John Richard Smith wrote: > Scott wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I was burning ISOs of redhat 8.0 to a cd using xcdroast and got this > >error: > > > >cdrecord: WARNING: Drive returns wrong startsec (0)(using -150 > >Writing pregap for track 1 at -150 > >Starting new track at sector: 0 > > > >The burn completed but I'm wondering if the cd's are corrupted somehow. > >So far I've burned 2 of the 5 ISOs and both produced this error. > >I'd appreciate it if anyone could clue me in on what's going on and > >advise me should I try to install redhat with them or paint reindeer on > >them and set them around the coffee table at Christmas? > > > >Thanks, > >Scott > > > > > > > It's something entirely normal, the programme is being cautious and > inserting a pregap to allow for duff areas at the beginning, that's all. > The undelying backend, cdrecord, and whose output your are seeing here, > likes to make sure you don't loose out on a bad disc write at the > beginning, likewise you can sometimes squeeze a bit more out of the end > of the write because it likes to finish with a significant gap at the > end to allow for duff areas. Now what did I read, the actual write > process begins in the center and proceeds outwards to the outer > circumference, and if you turn a CD upside down in a bright light you > can actually see where the lazer has been. > > Don't worry about it at all. > > John > > -- > John Richard Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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