Re: CD/DVD diagnostic tools needed
On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:34:00 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 04:24:05PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:30:21 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>> > I'm having various random problems installing from Live CD's. The
>> > problems are weird, inconsistent, and intermittent. The first thing
>> > is to determine whether or not I have faulty hardware, be it the
>> > target box or the box that burns the CD.
>>
>> Optical media is more and more becoming a complete headache. Have you
>> considered installing from USB stick instead?
>>
>> Anyway, for inconsistent errors (now works, now doesn't), sometimes is
>> better to replace the DVD drive for a new one (specially when is "old"
>> for today standards which means 4/5 years), and given their current
>> prices (~25€) that's something affordable.
>
> Ouch!!, at least try different media first, some media are problematic
> with some DVD/CD drives (according to some stuff I've read)
The above "weird, inconsistent, and intermittent" errors indicate some
CDs do work and some doesn't. If all the tests are being done in the same
way (same media, same writing speed, same burning tools...) there's a
high chance for the unit going bad.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
Reply to: