RedShift wrote: > Tait Clarridge wrote: >> On Tue, 2009-11-24 at 14:47 -0700, Dennis Kibbe wrote: >>>> I just download CENTOS 5.4 DVD ISO X86_64 version from internet. I >>>> tried to install it on DELL server and get following error message >>>> before RPM start install: >>>> >>>> parted_1.8.1-23.els.x86_64.rpm can NOT open >>>> >>>> anyone know why? >>>> >>>> Should I download it again from any good site? >>>> >>>> If I install CENTOS 5.3 and use yum update, will it go to CENTOS 5.4? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>> Did you check that the DVD was good with mediacheck? md5sum'ed the ISO? >>> No need to download again if the ISO is OK. >> Also, burn at the slowest speed to ensure that there are no errors. I have >> had this problem and solved it by burning at a slow speed, although it >> will take a lot longer to burn the DVD. >> > Burning at a slower speed usually does NOT increase burn quality. You may > have a bad writer or bad DVD R's. Use DVD-R's for maximum compatibility. Sure it does. For example, what's the alleged speed of the writer... and what's the alleged speed of the DVD itself? I made a coaster or two, just in the last year (don't burn a lot of CD's or DVD's), and once I slowed down the writer, it came out fine. mark