Cdrom quality (was Re: Fedora give up

[A.J. Bonnema]

Brian Fahrlander wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 10:56, Chris Sparks wrote:
> 
>>Well that is worth a try I guess.  I did use CD-RW discs and I did copy 
>>at 8X speed.  WHat speed
>>do you suggest?
> 
> 
> [Snipped]
> 
>     Just a word of advice: several versions back, I picked up a nice
> habit.  Every time I burn a new set of ISOs, I run through the 'disk
> test' routine (which you can do on any Linux box- doesn't have to be
> during the install) and have it check the disk the first time through.

How *do* you run this exactly? Which command do you enter?

> 
>     If it passes, I put an "ok" on the disk with a Sharpie.  That way I
> know the image came over properly, and I never have to test (or worry)
> again.

Ok, and what *is* a sharpie ?

[I'm not exactly a newbie, but I am not a sysadmin either, just fiddling 
at home.]

Guus.
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A.J. Bonnema, Leiden The Netherlands,
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