Re: [OT] DVD Rewriter and disks

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Keith Doxey wrote:

> What disks should I get ?
>
> spec of writer is
>
> ... and where is the best place to buy them.
>

www.blankdiscshop.co.uk will sell you a sample pack of different
DVDs/CDs so you can see which ones work...

I used datawrite "red" ones in my panny E100 with >99% success
rate so
far. My powerbook doesn't like them though. Oddly enough, I have some
nanya ones which the panny hates, but the powerbook loves.

> As an aside, I spent 12 hours downloading the ISO's for Mandrake 10.0
> and burnt
> them to CD but I must have done something wrong because the CD's only
> contain a
> single ISO file whereas the disks I have for Mandrake 9 contain
> hundreds of
> installation files. How should I have dealt with the ISO's to get then
as
> workable installation CD's ?


You need to tell your burning software that you want to burn an image,
not a data disc [of files]...

> As you have probably guessed... my knowledge and experience of burning
> disks is
> extremely limited :-(


Look on the bright side, you'll have a lifetime supply of shiny new
coasters...

Jim