Tips for passing the media check

Erich Carlson computerperceptions at coxinet.net
Mon Nov 6 17:24:04 UTC 2006


On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 17:09 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Monday 06 November 2006 16:36, Paul Howarth wrote:
> >
> > Indeed, and turning off DMA doesn't always fix the problem either. Alan
> > Cox suggests just not bothering with the media check at all.
> >
> I don't see the need for it if the sha1sums have been checked.  I always skip 
> it.
> 
> Anne

Just because a cd passes the media check the first time you check it,
doesn't mean it will pass it next time. a single finger print can blow
an installation :(

erich





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