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** Second wright some files to the disk, and make sure the program verifies
 
** Second wright some files to the disk, and make sure the program verifies
 
* Make a Sticker for the drive. the sticker should say its a "CD R/RW" its speed "**X" and "OK"
 
* Make a Sticker for the drive. the sticker should say its a "CD R/RW" its speed "**X" and "OK"
 
==always have fun in anything you do==
 
   
 
 
 
*you should also check the md5sums
 
 
 
* a simple way is to:
 
 
you@place:~ $ diff <(cat slackware.MD5) <(md5sum /dev/burner)
 
 
* , or
 
 
you@place:~ $ md5sum -C iso.md5
 
 
the last one is only good if the file iso.md5 has information like this:
 
 
92cab6a4817dd29786b713b944b3e05c /iso/location.iso
 
     
 
      /|\
 
        \_____( this is the md5 hash, or magical number. It is not random )
 
 
** a note on the md5 hash:
 
 
* to generate it type:
 
 
md5sum /some/file/any/file/data/file/text/file > file.md5
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Hardware Testing]]
 
[[Category:Hardware Testing]]
 
[[Category:Howto]]
 
[[Category:Howto]]

Revision as of 17:35, 24 July 2008

to test a burner

  • grab a CD R/RW drive
  • jumper it so that the drive is a master
  • plug the CD R/RW into the machine. Remember both the power and the ribbon cable.
  • boot the computer (the computer will automatically login you into a GUI)
  • Test the Drive With K3B.
    • first simulate
    • Second wright some files to the disk, and make sure the program verifies
  • Make a Sticker for the drive. the sticker should say its a "CD R/RW" its speed "**X" and "OK"