On Mon, 19 May 2008 10:28:45 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > First, run an sha1sum against your .iso files, compare that against the > contents of the SHA1SUM file and verify you got them uncorrupted. Once > you're sure you got them cleanly, THEN you try burning them. I use good > ol' growisofs using > > growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=/path/to/.iso I'm afraid that's succinct beyond my grasp; I'll try to slog through man growisofs. Meanwhile, I notice that K3b is using it -- it just returned an error on trying to burn my third download : System ----------------------- K3b Version: 1.0.4 KDE Version: 3.5.9-5.fc8 Fedora QT Version: 3.3.8b Kernel: 2.6.24.7-92.fc8 Devices ----------------------- UNKNOWN DVD-E616P2 1.07 (/dev/sr0, ) [CD-ROM, DVD-ROM] [DVD-ROM, CD-ROM] [None] LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-832S VS04 (/dev/sr1, ) [CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM, DVD-R Sequential, DVD- RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Restricted Overwrite] Burned media ----------------------- DVD-RW Sequential Used versions ----------------------- growisofs: 7.0 growisofs ----------------------- Executing 'builtin_dd if=/dev/fd/0 of=/dev/sr1 obs=32k seek=0' /dev/sr1: "Current Write Speed" is 2.0x1352KBps. 3932160/3580680192 ( 0.1%) @0.6x, remaining 75:48 RBU 100.0% UBU 21.0% 6881280/3580680192 ( 0.2%) @0.6x, remaining 69:14 RBU 100.0% UBU 22.6% 9797632/3580680192 ( 0.3%) @0.6x, remaining 72:53 RBU 100.0% UBU 31.5% :-( unable to WRITE@LBA=16f0h: Input/output error :-( write failed: Input/output error /dev/sr1: flushing cache :-( unable to FLUSH CACHE: Input/output error :-( unable to SYNCHRONOUS FLUSH CACHE: Input/output error growisofs command: ----------------------- /usr/bin/growisofs -Z /dev/sr1=/dev/fd/0 -use-the-force-luke=notray -use- the-force-luke=tty -use-the-force-luke=tracksize:1748379 -dvd-compat - speed=2 -use-the-force-luke=bufsize:32m Fwiw, the Lite-On is an external DVD drive; it's plugged, not into the computer directly, but into one of the ports on my MiniView G- CSIO4U USB KVM switch -- as it has been for some time. Any chance plugging it directly into the computer would help?? -- Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert Fedora 8; Alpine 1.10, Pan 0.132; Privoxy 3.0.6; Dillo 0.8.6, Galeon 2.0.3, Epiphany 2.20, Opera 9.27, Firefox 2.0 Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list