[arch-general] arch linux install iso problem

[Jeremy O'Brien]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015, at 17:36, Mauro Santos wrote:
> On 13-04-2015 21:55, Jeremy O'Brien wrote:
> > Join the club of Brasero haters. That issue existed at least 2-3 years
> > ago when I used it last. Incredible.
> > 
> > On Mon, Apr 13, 2015, at 16:42, Francis Gerund wrote:
> >> Well, I'll be [darned]!
> >>
> >> Burned another cd manually, using wodim, then verified it, as per the
> >> website.
> >>
> >> It worked.
> >>
> >> So it does seem to be a problem with Brasero, after all.
> >>
> >> Thanks guys.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Mark Lee <mark at markelee.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Monday, April 13, 2015 02:28:00 PM Francis Gerund wrote:
> >>>> When I do:
> >>>>
> >>>> file
> >>>> /run/media/default/USBHD005/New_stuff/Archlinux/
> >>> archlinux-2015.04.01-dual.is
> >>>> o
> >>>>
> >>>> I get:
> >>>>
> >>>> archlinux-2015.04.01-dual.iso: # ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem data
> >>>> 'ARCH_201504                     ' (bootable)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Damjan Georgievski <gdamjan at gmail.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>> :: Triggering uevents . . .
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ... blk_update request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1226572
> >>>>>> ... blk_update request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1226572
> >>>>>> ... Buffer I/O error on dev sr0, logical block 153344, async page
> >>> read
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> :: Mounting '/dev/disk/by-label/ARCH_201504' ^@ERROR: device did not
> >>>>>> :: show
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> up after 30 seconds . . .
> >>>>>
> >>>>> check the label of the iso, you can do it with "file ...iso"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> although the I/O errors suggest the CD is unreadable.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> damjan
> >>>
> >>> To Damjan,
> >>>
> >>> Sounds like a bad burn. Can you try booting via USB?
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Mark
> > 
> 
> Might it be because of the backend? Were you using cdrkit or cdrtools?
> 
> -- 
> Mauro Santos

It's been too long for me to remember; I haven't had to burn a CD in
ages since most BIOSes I touch support USB-booting.