[CS-FSLUG] ISO Image Quality & Burn Speeds

[K. Luckenbaugh]

Don,

As a rule of thumb,  always burn ISO @ 8x or less.  It will burn @ 16x 
but not always consistently.

Kelly

Don Parris wrote:

>I have been dealing with issues pertaining to the use of ISO images I burn,
>and want to know if others have had the same experience or am I just doing
>something wrong.  
>
>When I burned an Ubuntu image at standard speed on my box, then tried to use
>it to install Ubuntu to another box, I got an error message telling me to
>burn the CD at a slower speed.  I dropped from the max to about 32x, which
>apparently still wasn't slow enough.
>
>I noticed that the CD-ROM drive on the target box was rated at 24x, so I
>slowed my burn speed down to that level.  On the subsequent install attempt,
>I still had problems with installing GRUB, among other issues.  I tried
>again at 16x, and experienced a flawless installation.  From this, I derive
>the following conclusion:
><> Burn the CD at a speed below the rated level for the target drive.
>
>
>The 2nd issue is the quality of the burn.  I have experienced problems in
>the past with trying to use an ISO image for multiple installs.  It's like
>the ISO CD is a one-shot deal.  The CD-R's are Verbatim.  Just curious to
>hear back from others.
>
>Don
>  
>

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