On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 11:06:11AM +0200, Efraim Yawitz wrote: > Hi, > > I just downloaded the second iso image for Mandrake 9.2, and it is > 731 MB.
No it's not. It's 731797504 bytes, which are 698MiB, less than the maximum of 700MiB which is the maximum of modern burners/media. Are you sure you used 700MB media? Note that I did not try burning mandrake 9.2, but I did burn other iso images which were almost 700MiB (e.g. latest knoppix is 733929472 bytes = 699.93 MiB). For one place which explains the "MB vs MiB" issue, look at <http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html>. I recall finding in google a better page, but I can't find it now. > Since the README in the iso directory said to just burn it with > cdrecord, I tried it, and of course, ended up with a coaster after an IO > error at 700 MB. I consulted the cdrfaq, and discovered that I need to do > oversizing, but I don't find anything about this in the cdrecord docs, and > I'm wondering whether my CD-Writer (an old HP8100) will do it. Does > anyone know more about this (and why at least a warning about it isn't > included in the README)? Baruch Hashem that CD's only cost a couple of > shekels these days. I burned this said knoppix on an HP CD-Writer+ 9600, which I think isn't much newer than yours (but don't know for sure). It's SCSI, top speed x8. Quite old. -- Didi > > Thanks, > > Ephraim Yawitz > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
