You can verify your newly burned CD by md5sum /dev/scd0 Compare this value with your ISO file. DM wrote: > 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?
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