trouble installing FC5 - dont believe media check fail!

[Kam Leo]

On 4/17/06, David Timms <dtimms at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Russell Golden wrote:
> > I downloaded Fedora Core 5 via BitTorrent, and when I burned the CDs and
> > tested them, three of the five failed the media test. So I deleted the
> > images off my hard disk and redownloaded, again via BitTorrent. The same
> > three CDs failed the checksum again. Has anyone else had this problem,
> > is the BitTorrent download corrupted, or is it just me? (please tell me
> > it's just me)
> 1. What you should do is run the checksums on the iso file *before*
> bothering to burn the CD.
>
> 2. The CD's media check fails sometimes even on good CD's.
>
> 3. Use the CD's you first made; unless you have a near to failing CD
> drive, it is highly likely that the CD's you already made are right to go !
>
> 4. see http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=111952741800002&r=1&w=2
> and also the fedora-test list for more recent discussions.
>

Also burn at a slower speed. Your burner may be able to read/write
media at 48x, but it does not mean that the installer drive will be
able to read them. Believe me, I have created enough coasters because
I did not pay attention and let the burner software use the default
writing speed.