hrmm. I have burned several sets of CentOS 3 and 4 cd's and DVD's without issue under win2k sp4 using nero 5.x. with a nec burner single layer 4x dvd burner flashed to an 8x dual layer dvd burner. Lamar Owen wrote: > Long long ago, in a mailing list far far away, a Red Hat Knight once uttered: > "*PLEASE MAKE SURE* that you are using the following command to > burn your CDs: > > cdrecord -dev=x,x,x -v -dao -pad padsize=150s beta3-i386-discX.iso > > I have seen mediacheck fail on CDs that were written without > the "-pad padsize=150s" option. I do not recommend burning the > images under Win32, unless you are using cdrecord for win32, > which I have verified as working correctly." > > Don't ask where or by whom that was uttered. I can't tell you. I will say > that the person who said that above knows exactly what he's talking about, > and that it was uttered in 2002. > > Under CentOS 4 itself, assuming an ATAPI CD burner, use something like (which > is the actual command I'm using): > cdrecord -dev=ATAPI:1,0,0 -v -dao -pad padsize=150s -eject > CentOS-4.0-i386-bin1of4.iso > > k3b burnt discs can and do fail mediacheck; plus, it's faster from the command > line.... This is after, of course, you verify the MD5SUMs. -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/