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I haven't been able to find the time in my work schedule to check out an older drive that I know cannot read beyond 650 MBs, but I am wondering if at this point its just a moot point to do so. Regardless of the results I may find, you still have to find a way for your current drive to read the install CD. You should look through the listserv archive and see if you can find the thread dealing with a request for help in making a smaller MDK ISO. I wish I could remember who was asking, but it is all there for you to find. I also wish I could help you in this, but I can't. I have hardware experience that goes back a ways, but in Linux, I am as fresh-born as a a new-born babe. I am going to step away and hope that some generous soul jumps in and finds an answer for you, and every one else in the same predicament. :-) Good Luck, Paul! T Paul Rodriguez wrote: > I just got my new Dell drive (man, they are fast), but unfortunately, > they didn't send me a drive with an increased read capacity. > > I don't think using a boot disk will help much, the cd drive itself > doesn't seem to be able to recognize the disk. > > Interestingly, I can't seem to be able to 'ls' to the Mandrake install > CD on my HP EZ-Writer Plus (cd burner on my desktop), but the machine > boots up form it just fine. > > Are we going to have any luck getting a 650MB ISO from Mandrake? That > way we can have the option. Reading through some archives, it seems a > lot of people have had one issue or another. Trying to make some > ourselves is another option, but I'd need some help with that. > > - Paul <monster snip> >>>Paul Rodriguez wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I have attempted to burn the Mandrake 9.0 ISOs several times. In all >>>>>occasions, the CD was not readable on my Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop. The >>>>>CD did, however, work on my desktop. When I put the CD in the laptop >>>>>tray, it seeks for approximately 15 seconds before giving up. I have >>>>>tried different CD media. I have tried using Gtoaster and cdrecord. I >>>>>have tried changing the writing speed. I have tried using the "-dao" >>>>>option in cdrecord. But nothing seems to make these CDs readable on my >>>>>laptop. Please help. >>>> >><snip>
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