dd anyone?

[Alex Dean]

I've read that if your burner supports multiple speeds (X8, X16,  
whichever), you're better off using the slowest speed available.   
Apparently it allows the laser to make a more significant impression  
on the disc.  The result is fewer instant coasters, and discs that  
last longer.

alex

On Oct 4, 2005, at 7:38 AM, Erik Bixby wrote:

> "usually when you download the iso
> image, you can get an md5 or sha sum of the file, then verify that it
> downloaded correctly, and also checksum the CD after burning, to  
> make sure
> all the steps worked properly."
>
> Just this Saturday, I did that very thing, with Ubuntu 5.04 of all
> things.  Oddly enough, my first disc failed to install properly, even
> though my .iso passed a md5 check as did my burned disc.  The
> particular disc was questionable, so I didn't hessitate to burn
> another.  The second disc installed flawlessly, from the same .iso...
> -Erik