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I can't burn Ubuntu on a DVD

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Raisen223

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I've followed the guide which they've typed out on their website for disk burning, but Disk Utility always fails the burning process. When I tried burning it on high speeds (4x~8x), it gave me an error saying that this particular disk drive could be incompatible, or the speed may be too much. Then I tried on the lowest speed possible (2x), and it gave me a medium write error.

The DVD is a DVD-R from Maxwell with 4.7 gigabytes of recordable memory. It's labelled on the disk that it can be used both for video and data; so I'm assuming that an iso should work just fine with no issues.

If anybody could tell me how to burn Ubuntu on these DVD-R's, that'd be swell. Thanks a ton in advance!
 
Update: I've now tried with a Sony DVD+R, with 4.7 gigabytes of recordable memory, and Disk Utility still gives me the same errors.
 
I think it is an issue with the drive, not with the media. Normal DVD's can be burned with 16x speed, so 4x - 8x should be fine.

Before you head for a repair, try to clean the lens of the drive using a CD/DVD lens cleaner kit. I did this for the first time a few weeks ago on a 4 years old Superdrive and it helped.

I assume you have checked the integrity of your downloaded ISO file already, by comparing a checksum.
 
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macenied said:
I think it is an issue with the drive, not with the media. Normal DVD's can be burned with 16x speed, so 4x - 8x should be fine.

Before you head for a repair, try to clean the lens of the drive using a CD/DVD lens cleaner kit. I did this for the first time a few weeks ago on a 4 years old Superdrive and it helped.

I assume you have checked the integrity of your downloaded ISO file already, by comparing a checksum.
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Sorry if this is a lamebrain mistake, but no I didn't. How would I go on about checking the integrity of my ISO?
 
Here is the checksum you should see for the x64 desktop version - "Erwartetes Ergebnis" at the bottom of the active window.
 

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It does sound like a issue with the drive in my opinion , Why not try a Usb Drive its faster and more reliable than discs . Maybe you should try running a virtual machine and burning the disc inside that to see if there is any difference . It is worth a try , but it probably wont make a difference .
 
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J232022 said:
It does sound like a issue with the drive in my opinion , Why not try a Usb Drive its faster and more reliable than discs . Maybe you should try running a virtual machine and burning the disc inside that to see if there is any difference . It is worth a try , but it probably wont make a difference .
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I tried with a USB drive and it worked flawlessly, thanks. And yeah, this does seem like a drive issue. I'll send my MAC for repairs.
 
Raisen223 said:
I tried with a USB drive and it worked flawlessly, thanks. And yeah, this does seem like a drive issue. I'll send my MAC for repairs.
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Happy to see it worked out for you and good luck I hope you get the drive fixed or replaced . Ubuntu is a very good os too and I highly recommend it .
 
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