[Wolves] bad errors on dvd is it seroius

[Kevanf1]

On 23/11/05, Bobby Singh <bs_wm at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When i tried installing fedora dvd, it prompted me to
> check the media.  I did this and on the dvd it saids
> '....errors found either due to bad download or
> corrupt file, clean the media try agian or try
> different cd....'  So i took the dvd out and cleaned
> the dvd with the cleaning kit.  Re-tried  and error
> message.
> Anyway i tried installing it seemded ok but it hangs
> when i log into gnome seession and takes long to
> start-up. And when i restart fedora it goes blank for
> a few seconds and hangs. But otherwise install looks
> ok.
> So how bad is errors on the dvd or what does that
> mean?
>
> Cheers
>
> Bobby
>
>

It could mean a whole host of things, Bobby.  It could be a dodgy DVD
was used to burn the data onto.  Or, the DVD may be good but your
burner just does not like it - try a different brand.  The download
could indeed be faulty but this can be checked by using the MD5
checksum which will verify the download.  My last thought is one I
have come across often, your optical drive may be faulty - on its way
out.  I have a few CD's/DVD's that read perfectly in one machine but
not another.  Nothing wrong with the disk but the drive is obviously
at fault.

So, try those options.  MD5 checksum and different disk and even
different drive.

HTH
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