Hello

I have tried unsuccessfully to burn the OpenSuse 11.2 DVD ISO several times on different burners and in both Windows, and Linux. In Linux it won't even start. It says there was an error. In Windows, it goes all the way to the end and then says there was an error.

I tried the KDE Live CD and got the same results.

Is anyone else having difficulty with these ISO's? I'm driving myself mad with this.

Any help appreciated.

Harpo

Suggestion -

Try burning at a lower speed - that's sometimes helped me (with any media)

Have you "checksummed" the ISOs to see if you have got the complete and accurate files?

I had...

I downloaded the openSUSE 11.2 DVD from my local Danish mirror, burned it and ran the check in the boot menu, with the return that the file and the checksum didn't match.

My response was to download a BitTorrent from the openSUSE site, with better results.

http://software.opensuse.org/112/en

I checksummed all downloads and had a correct match all times.

I also reduced burn speed in DVD's from maximum 16x (which is actually 16.4x) to 4x (actually 4.1x) still the same results. Not sure what is going on here, only that it is frustrating.

I thought for a while that it was a bad batch of disks, but I tried another type of DVD, and had the same results. I also used CD's for the Live CD. So unless every disk I touch is crap which I doubt, the disks are probably fine.

I also tried burning data disks both CD and DVD just to see if perhaps burner was bad. I had some bad burns, but mostly all burned fine.

Please save me from "Burning Hell".

Harpo

I guess the only thing left is to burn the ISO on someone else's burner and see what happens.

If you are burning as an image...

Have you had any inkling of a problem with the drive recently? Can you successfully burn any other linux live-cd?

I had a problem burning the DVD ISO's on two different machines, with different OS's. My dvd's tell me I am out of space. It must be close the a DVD size limit. Instead, I downloaded the skinny net install and it works just like a full DVD, only slower. I am not talking about a live CD, this gives you the full distribution choices.

Regards,

Randy.

I have had no problem with the drive. I can burn CDs with no problem, it is just once I try to do DVDs that issues show up. With regards to other distros, I tried to burn Mandriva 2010 DVD ISO, and had the same result. I am really puzzled here.

Harpo

Update. It appears to have been media all the time. Switched to different DVDs and all is well. Thanks for all the help.

Harpo