[tex-live] The suggestions (from tex-d-l) (Re: Comment on Re: TeXLive-CD/DVD (Installation))
Kaja P. Christiansen
kaja at daimi.au.dk
Wed May 23 16:59:45 CEST 2007
Oliver Bandel wrote:
> Maybe also mechanical problems of the DVD....
> ...so that maybe read-errors occur and the drive was slowed down?!
>
> I inserted the DVD to my Powerbook. It made a lot of sound.
> Even when not reading from the DVD, it made a lot of sound,
> and I think the DVD touches the drive and scratches around.
>
> This might be another problem.
and Frank Küster replied:
> In other words, we might be spending valuable time and thinking-energy
> on a problem that was caused by broken hardware.
'broken hardware'? I don't install TL from DVD, but wanted to have a look
at what's on and inserted it in the drive (HW: OptiPlex 745, SW: FC6).
The drive made so much unhealthy noise that I assumed it was broken to begin
with and asked hardware lab to check it. We run several tests. Conclusions:
among all DVDs in my office (including Collection 2005), only 2007 DVDs
(I have two) made the drive madly noisy.
Regards
Kaja
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