Re: old never used memorex cd media
On Tue 02 Apr 2019 at 18:14:17 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> Brian composed on 2019-04-02 20:55 (UTC+0100):
>
> > On Tue 02 Apr 2019 at 14:08:15 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
>
> >> I have a spindle of memorex cd-r's, and I've now downloaded and burnt 4
> >> copy's of the buster netinstall image to a series of them.
>
> My open spool of Office Depot CD-R probably still has 30 or more, and I think I
> have an unopened one squirreled away. My spool of Memorex CD-RW likely more than
> 30, which will probably cover whatever life I have remaining when the Office Depot
> supplies are exhausted.
>
> > 99% of users write netinstall images to a a USB stick.
>
> Cite please? If there are 100 users on this list, Gene plus Greg plus me would
> make 3%. :-D
If there are a thousand users, it would be 0.3%.
> > They know
> > the technology is reliable
>
> Depends how reliable is defined:
>
> USB media reliably has insufficient space to write with pen/chalk/crayon/marker on
> the media container what the media contains.
>
> USB media commonly differs in size or shape from other USB media.
>
> USB media has *no* convenient library system, unlike DVDs & CDs, for which uniform
> size and shape plastic containers with convenient additional labeling facility are
> available, for which drawers and boxes and the like are available to library.
>
> USB media fairly often usurps the normal boot device's device name(s).
>
> In the instant case, USB substantially over-supplies space for the half-CD or less
> required to fit the iso, keeping unit cost high for single or limited use media.
>
> Anyone tried to buy 2GB or smaller USB devices lately? I haven't seen any in
> stores in years.
These points may be valid but not in the context of writing a Debian
image to a USB stick.
> > and provides a bootable image. The other
> > 1% takes a different path which, very often, involves other people
> > in some work - like posting to -user.
>
> USB sticks don't cause the same?
I have yet to see a well-documented, repeatable failure of
cat debian_iso > /dev/sdX
which has given rise to any deteailed discussion.
--
Brian.
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