Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4417 mails)

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Alex Khroustalev <svintuss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Saturday 01 November 2003 18:26, Doug Glenn wrote:
>> Please take a moment to check your disks (CD & DVD) before attempting
>> the upgrade. I recieved my boxed set the other day and only discovered
>> both sets were bad after I began the install and had it lock up or fail
>> to unpack RPMs. Even the DVD was affected.
>>
>> The scratches are about 1 inch wide (or 2.7cm) and about the same
>> length. They vary from deep to almost invisible starting at the inner
>> hold.  The marks on the DVD were literally invisible and I could only
>> see them after I tried wiping it with a clean cloth.
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>
> In RedHat the installer checks the discs for defects before installing.
> Is there something similar in SuSE?
>

Apparently not, 
or Doug Glenn wouln't have had the experience he did.
However, it would be a "good thing" to add.


 


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