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Part V: The Part of Tens
4. Tab to the Test button and press Enter. If you are using CD-ROMs and
want to test a different disc, tab to the Eject CD button and press Enter.
If you chose the second option, remove the first CD-ROM from the
CD-ROM drive and replace it with the CD-ROM you want to test. Close
the CD-ROM drive and make sure that Test is selected.
5. Press Enter to begin the media check.
The Media Check status box opens and shows you the name assigned to
the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM along with how much progress has been made.
At the end of the inspection, the Media Check Result dialog box opens.
6. Look at the text after and the result is.
If the result is PASS, then nothing is wrong with the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM
itself. Your installation woes are caused by something else. Return to the
section “Tip #1: ‘The Linux Installer Froze,’” earlier in this chapter.
If the result is FAIL, then the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM you just tested is
flawed. If you purchased this CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, talk to the company
you purchased it from to see whether you can get a replacement. On the
other hand, if you burned your own DVD-ROM or CD-ROM, try one of the
following:
• Burn the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM again, at a speed of 4x or lower.
• Burn the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM again on a newer drive with
BurnProof technology (www.digital-sanyo.com/BURN-Proof)
or something similar.
If the DVD-ROM that came with this book is defective, contact the technical
support address listed in this book. However, remember that the ISO installation
files contained on the DVD-ROM must first be copied to your hard drive,
and then be burned onto a DVD-ROM; you can’t run the installation directly
from the DVD-ROM supplied in the book.
Tip #3: “I Told the Installer to Test My
Graphics, and They Failed”
The installer may have guessed wrong about what hardware you have.
Double-check the settings as best you can. If they look right, try choosing a
lower resolution for the time being, and test again; if that fails, try a lower
number of colors and test again. You can then try setting things back the way
you want them after the machine is fully installed and updated, when (hopefully)
it will have a fix available for whatever the problem might be.