Every iso fails?

cbyp · 10-23-2005, 02:28 PM

ive downloaded debian twice now and after every burn i try to boot and it fails on one fila or anothother, ive even tried burning multiple copies of the same iso and get incosistencies... the thing i dont understand is that everything else i download works fine, ive tried lots of iso's and even xbox iso's work a treat, but not debian...

any ideas??

musicman_ace · 10-24-2005, 06:57 AM

Where are you downloading from?
Do you use the md5 checksum to verify your downloads?

cbyp · 10-24-2005, 08:14 AM

yeah checksum comes out ok??

downloading from bittorrent, going to try again... if it fails again im gonna go buy a copy i think

Tons of Fun · 10-24-2005, 09:30 AM

Are you trying to use the full install or net install? I have had this happen with the full install from time to time, but never the net install. Try changing to a different mirror, that has helped me in the past.

Good Luck.

cbyp · 10-24-2005, 10:59 AM

i have a wireless only lan so no net install available...

so yeah full install, damn theyre so big, wish it wasnt 8gb every time im using up my bandwisth allowance fast!

davcefai · 10-24-2005, 12:29 PM

This might be a wimpy way out but you can get the full 4 DVD set (source and binary) for about Stg10, plus or minus a bit for postage. I don't know if I'm allowed to post the url of the UK supplier I used but I asked a question about postage on Wednesday, got a reply on Thursday, placed the order and the discs were in my letterbox on Monday morning. Overseas shipment here, UK to Malta.

I probably could not have downloaded that lot in 4 days anyway!

basileus · 10-25-2005, 04:03 AM

Unless you have specifically verified that the cd-rom drive on your to-be-debian computer works, the I'd say it is faulty. If you've check md5sums and verified every Debian CD against the image, then it should work.

Some cd-rom drives are picky about their media - one cd-rw may work, another may not. Even some cd-r may be troublesome.

davcefai · 10-25-2005, 04:10 AM

However it is strange that other isos have worked for him - unless the CDRW has developed a fault since then.

A possible solution is, if the CMOS setup permits it, to turn down the PIO mode of the cdrom. I have found that some older drives are unhappy with "home burned" CDs at their default PIO settings but will work Ok when you drop this from PIO mode 4 to 3 or even 2.