[PLUG] SuSE 9.3 Install - "Searching for info file..."

Jason R. Martin nsxfreddy at verizon.net
Sun Jul 24 04:04:27 UTC 2005


Richard C. Steffens wrote:
> Elliott Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> The upper layers of
>> error correction were successful with one drive, but the error correction
>> on the other drive wasn't successful (one read enough bits correctly to
>> compensate). This tends to point to a marginally burned CD, some drives
>> manage to read it correctly, other drives fail. This in turn means get a
>> new CD (or new drive which is better with CD-Rs).
> 
> 
> I didn't mention it, but the CD drive that gave good results, while on 
> the same machine as the burner, is a read only drive, so maybe it's 
> possible that a different drive in the other machine might work. I 
> guess, since other CD's work in it, there is still some question as to 
> whether the burner is doing a proper job.

You could also try burning at a slower speed, especially if your media 
is old or lower quality, or if the reading drive is marginal.

Jason



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