Fedora Core 3 Test 3 Discs Not Working

[Jim Cornette]

Derek Wisong wrote:
> I downloaded 3 sets of Fedora Core 3 Test 3 discs (4-disc set) from 3 
> different mirror sites, as well as 1 dvd image.  All 3 sets has the same 
> problem: Disc 1 works fine, boots and loads the install program, but 
> when i check the media of the other 3 discs, they Fail. The reason given 
> is that they were not created with the checksums.  I tried ignoring this 
> once and installing anyway, and when the installer wanted files off of 
> disc 2, the installer complained that the files could not be found.  So 
> i tried a DVD install image. When i booted off the DVD the installer 
> asked me where i wanted to get the install packages from i chose "CD Rom 
> Drive" and the installer told me that no Fedora Core 3 CD could be 
> found..   Is this only a problem on my machine?  I Used alcohol 120% in 
> Windows XP to burn the images.
>  
> Thanks
> D
> 

This issue was discussed when the mozilla not being selectable at boot 
was discussed.

I ran an md5sum on the downloade images and the 5 discs came back 
normally with the program on linux.

The issue is related to the 2.6 kernel and such. If you pad the discs 
with at least 150 kb, the discs should checksum alright. As why disc 1 
passed, it was just a "lucky lotto winner".

Read the replies from Alan for straight from the source explanation in 
the mozilla thread recently discussed.

I burned disc 2 through rescue twice and also wasted two blanks with k3b 
buffer problems, use a slower speed.

This tool for checking the media needs to either be provided on a disk 
with the 2.4 kernel, with ide-scsi loaded or disabled for the final 
release. download congestion or silver coasters plenty will result 
otherwise. :-)

Jim