RE: CD media check problems

["Vanco, Don" <don vanco agilysys com>]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: nahant-list-bounces redhat com 
>[mailto:nahant-list-bounces redhat com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Fischer
>Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:45 PM
>To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (Nahant) Discussion List
>Subject: RE: CD media check problems
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>I had the same problem on an Optiplex GX 270; try booting with:
>linux ide=nodma
>That fixed it for me.


	Having the same issue here on a Compaq Proliant DL320 (first
gen) - nodma does not fix it.

Don



>-----Original Message-----
>From: nahant-list-bounces redhat com
>[mailto:nahant-list-bounces redhat com] On Behalf Of Akop Pogosian
>Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 1:40 PM
>To: nahant-list redhat com
>Subject: CD media check problems
>
>I have downloaded RHEL AS 4 ISO images and their md5sums match the
>md5sums published on the RHN web site. If I burn those images on CDs
>using my Dell Optiplex GX280 with the standard LiteOn CDRW drive that
>came with it, those CDs don't pass the checks on either the same
>system or my other Dell, an Optiplex GX270. However, if I burn these
>images at home using my old Plextor 12/10/32s CDRW drive, those CDs do
>pass the media check on my PC at home but they still don't pass the
>media check on my Optiplexes at work.  I did a test install of RHEL AS
>4.0 using the CD set burned with my Plextor drive anyways and the
>install went fine. Did anyone else run into this problem?  Could it be
>simply because Dell Optiplexes come with POS CDRW drives?  I have run
>into some strange problems with Solaris 9 ISOs on them too.  (they
>burn fine but fail to boot without errors on a number of Sun
>workstations, the ones burned with my Plextor drive work just fine,
>same media)
>
>-akop
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