On 04/10/2010 02:58 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
On 2010/04/10 14:31 (GMT+0800) Ed Greshko composed:
On 04/10/2010 12:32 PM, Bruce Samhaber wrote:
Being suspicious of the DVD I read the data back using both dd and K3B, the md5sums on the readback fils were different.
Does this mean that the DVD files did not get burned correctly?
Yes, that is what it means. I would burn at a lower speed than the maximum. This is especially true when using "generic" blank DVDs.
Quality of DVD blanks does not generally correlate well to brand names. Generics can be top quality, and brands you might think you could trust often fall short. Read http://www.digitalfaq.com/reviews/dvd-media.htm before you buy any more. Any time you experience failures with what you bought, switch to slower speed burning until you run out and can get something better.
My last purchase was DVD-R by JVC, a brand I'd never bought previously. I'm about 60% through the spool of 100 with 0 failures so far. Others with very low failure rates were Maxell and Taiyo Yuden. High failure rates have come from Sony, Philips, HP, Memorex, Staples & Office Depot. Last year I was using about 200-300 per month. Now I'm down to probably less than 40/month.
Suppose I should have said YMMV since I've never had a problem with recognized brand name media. But, that is just my experience. In any event, burning at a lower speed is indicated. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org