[Linux] K3b problems??? (WAS: "Fixing" failed download)

[Kwan Lowe]

> The burn problem you are experiencing is probably related to DMA, much
> the same as my issue was.
>
> My issue with K3b was that it wouldn't burn successive discs at the
> same burn rate and sometimes not at all.  Since K3b doesn't force DMA
> by default since some DVD and CD drives are buggy about DMA, you have
> to know your machine and do the tweaks to get it to work right.  Also,
> and I'm only saying this from personal experience, NEVER burn a DVD
> above 8x.  I have yet to get a functional disc after burning above 8x
> in spite of having a really good 16x Dual Layer drive.  Configure your
> /etc/hdparm.conf file and go from there.

There is something funky going on with my burns. Not certain if it's K3B
specifically, but the disks appear physically damaged after the burn. Instead of
even looking tracks, towards the inside of a burned disk it looks like the laser
went wild and skittered all over the disk.

> And in response to the bad MD5 ISO: dude, if there are that many bad
> chunks, just download it again OR have a friend with a fast connection
> do it for you.

Did you note the time stamp on the post?  I did have someone download it the next
day but I needed it that night.

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