[cumbria_lug] Cumbria Digest, Vol 181, Issue 2

[Dan Andersson]

John,

The discrepance in numbers can be confusing, however, there is a simple
explanation to it.

Some measure the CD capacity in Bytes only, like  702.8 MiB - as K3B rteports 
it.

Inreality, this is 702.8 * 1024 * 1024 Bytes = 736,939,212
 single Bytes.

Can't burn ISO's?!

Install K3B - Gnome or KDE, just install K3B.

Start your favourite file manager, RIGHT click on the ISO file, select open with 
K3B.

This is almost working 100% and.

Dodgy CD's? There os a box <Verify>, tick that box to be sure.

If you have dodgy CD's, you will have verify errors elsewhere, not only 
burning ISO files.

Ubuntu 11.04 is a bit dodgy in making bootable USB flash drives but except for 
that, I haven't heard about any problems.

Cheers

Dan Andersson




On Sunday 19 June 2011 13:00:01 cumbria-request at mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:
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> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:18:53 +0100
> From: John Patterson <john at johnpatterson.plus.com>
> Subject: Re: [cumbria_lug] verifying postal media
> To: Cumbria LUG <cumbria at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> What (maximum) capacity CD are you using?  I have NEVER been able to 
> burn an ISO successfully and I suspect that this may be due to the CDs 
> that I have in stock.  All the Ubuntu downloads that I make seem to be 
> larger than commonly available blank CDs.  According to Wikipeadia the 
> specification for CDs may be larger capacity.  Using DVDs didn't work.
> 
> I use magazine disks for installation and re-installation and not a 
> burned ISO.
> 
> John Patterson
> PENRITH