On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 17:54:15 +0100, John wrote: > >When I burn a CD in MDK 10.0 from the commandline or with K3b, > >then compare the md5sums of the iso file and /dev/hdc, they are > >_always_ different, even if the CD works fine. Is there something > >weird with 10.0, or is this a subtle sign of burner problems to > >come, or what? > > When burn to disc, the md5sums include the lead in and lead out and so > will inevitably result in different md5sums. > > The trick is to get it to md5sum the data on the disc only.
I don't think that's the case for two reasons. First, I've always used this method before, and it's always worked. And second, even if I screwed it up from the commandline, I'm sure K3b would do it correctly when I select the "Verify data" option. But it always comes up wrong, too. One other thing I considered: crappy media. And make no mistake, I'm using Ritek--the crappiest, most god-awful media on planet. But when I burned to a RW this morning, I had the same problem (burning with K3b, with verification checked). What do you do to verify discs? Miark
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