Subject: Re: iso burn failure
From: Phil Kirschner (pak1@cec.wustl.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 14 2000 - 19:32:20 MST
How do I do a checksum?
>Not sure about your specific error. But in general burning a CD is somewhat
>of a delicate process. Exhausting the fifo, bumping the writer, etc. can
>kill a burn. You might want to just try again; generally once I start a
>burn I go hide in another room until it is done ;) Make sure the machine
>is not under any significant load while writing the image. If you have
>more than one package of media, you might want to try a disk from a
>different package. If it dies in exactly the same place, there might be
>a real problem. If it dies somewhere else, you might want to try a slower
>speed.
>
>Also... did you do a checksum on the image to make sure you have a clean
>download?
>
>Jim
>
>Phil Kirschner's bits of Tue, 14 Mar 2000 translated to:
>
> >OK, so I tried to burn the CS1.2 ISO with cdrecord, and it got to
> >568MB of 628MB before doing this:
> >
> >cdrecord: Input/output error. write_continue: scsi sendcmd: retryable error
> >
> >there is a bunch more stuff from the error dump, but i just want to
> >know what an Input/output error is. any ideas? is that error a
> >media error or a drive?
> >
> >"Today's CS lecture will be conducted entirely through the medium of
> >interpretive dance."
> > -Something I've always wanted to hear but never will.
> >
> >
"Today's CS lecture will be conducted entirely through the medium of
interpretive dance."
-Something I've always wanted to hear but never will.
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