On Friday 02 April 2004 13:58, pa3gcu wrote: > On Friday 02 April 2004 17:38, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > > i've been using xcdroast for years on my thinkpad, but it consistently > > reports errors duplicating disks on my new desktop. i was trying to > > duplicate an ISO disk. i tried several input disks (as well as isos on > > my hard drive) and many output blank disks, both CDR and CDRW. > > > > the xcdroast always reports the error > > after fixation, the scales are always 100% and 99% for read and write > > and yet there do not seem to be obvious errors in the logs, > > plus the newly-created disks mount and look good, and i've even booted > > off one of them. > > > > i have tried all sorts of options but the failures are always > > the same. > > > > note that when i use mondo, i burn using the same Plextor drive > > and the same batch of CDR and CDRWs and these disks are fine (i know, > > i've restored my system from them at least twice!) > > > > any ideas? > > If i am not mistaken, you say you have a problem but you also say i can use > the disks i make, now i ask is that a problem.?? > Anyway, i am sure that what you say happens, so i being a great beliver in > linux documentation would suggest the following URL's to you. > > http://www.xcdroast.org/faq/ > http://www.xcdroast.org/manual/ > > I have never to be honest duplicated a cd as i always keep my iso's that i > have dowloaded, i will on the otherhand this weekend duplicate a cdrom. > > To be clear on your so called problem, just how do you duplicate.? > Sounds silly to ask does it not, BUT, its not if you consider... > > 1) One may have 2 cdroms, one for reading and the other for writing, > (You did not say). > 2) Are you duplicating on the fly or do you create a file then burn the > image.?? > 3) Only have one cdrom and burn on the fly.?? > 4) Whats the hardware, not only cdrom(s) but CPU memory, what other > processes are running, all those things are explained in the above URL's, > so tell us/ me... > > Things like that tell in answering such a question, if i am to try what you > are doing then i and possably Ray need to know HOW you do it. > > If as you say everything is fine and dandy but all i see wrong is some > message in a the log from a xcd session, then possably a mail to the > address(s) mentioned in the above URL's may well give you a better responce > than we can give you here. > > I hope that is clear. > > Let me/us know, i will see what happens here if the need arise. > > > -rei
Your issue sounds very familiar. My solution to a similar problem was to through away the disk I originally had problem with after I had bought a new package of disk. Frank - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
