On 6 Apr 2003, Christopher A. Williams wrote: > re-install, I burned the first set of CDs on my laptop (Win XP / Nero > Express) as well. Windows burning tool; hmmm ... > Since this was for my class, putting the ISOs on disk isn't an option. I > performed the CD media tests in Shrike to test the CDs. All fail. I ... of defective images > things said to get in the way. None of it works. ... and you are surprised ? Did you expect the magic Microsoft ISO fairy to mend the images for you as it burned them ? > This has cost me about $25 in wasted CD-ROMs so far. On top of that, > it's embarrassing to teach a Linux class and have to use Win XP because I am amused that you claim to have actually have run through $25 of media, AND the time to burn _defective_ images. Was teaching the class on XP more embarrassing than being a clueless troll ? > If cdrecord is the problem, I sure hope someone fixes this soon... No, the issue is much deeper than that. -- Russ Herrold