I am trying to burn some more linux distros on a cd but i cant because K3b wont burn them. I installed all the packages. Then I got a 48x blank cdr and set k3b to 48x. Then I clicked burn iso or start. It gets to either 53% or 67%. THen it just stops and says input output error. I really want to burn these, but i have no idea what the problem is... Thanks

Try using a slower burn speed? perhaps you are trying to burn faster than your comp can keep up with.

I tried 40 and 42x too..dont know how much slower i should go

K, i tried 4x , 24x, and a different program to burn...not sure what else I can do to get it to work...

Any idea what the problem is?

Not familiar with this program, K3B. Do you have problems burning other CDs? Have you ever burned a CD with this program?

Int.

Have never tried any other cd''s. Just different isos, but I know they work because I was able to download them on another computer and copy them to a cd.

input output error sounds like a buffer underrun error or a corrupt file...

from a terminal run `md5sum /path/to/redhat.iso'' and compare the results to the md5sum at the site you downloaded the isos from. They should be identical, if not, your copy is corrupt.

Try burning about as slow as you can... 8x, 4x, 2x... or even 1x if you feel like letting it take a really long time. Don''t run any other software while you are burning.

You may also want to try a different program.. Arson is quite nice IMHO, and even directly using cdrecord from a terminal works

If it''s buffer errors I give ten to one odds you have a via chipset on your motherboard. They work fine as long as long as your kernel is compiled with via chipset support, but if not then any drive access slows your computer to crawl.

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usually most of this programs are just frontend for cdrecord, k3b is in fact a frontend for cdrecord,and other cd burning tools, try to close all programs(yes X too) and do the following steps:

1.- cdrecord -scanbus
this will show all cdrw that you installed.

2.- mount -o loop=/dev/loop0 REDHAT.iso /some_mount_point
check if anything is in order.

if you dont have any problems:

3.- umount /some_mount_point

4.- cdrecord -v speed=48(or whatever speed you want) dev=X,Y,Z, -data REDHAT.iso

dev is the device listed in step 1(usually 0,1,0 if your cdrw is IDE or 0,6,0 if is scsi).

PS: excuse my poor english, is not my mother language.