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On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I've got a bit of a problem recently with (I think) k3b. Over the |
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> last couple of months *some* copies of CDs made in k3b using the Clone |
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> Copy feature do not reliably play in my car's CD player. I've tried |
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> multiple CD spindles and I've tried burning the copies on two |
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> different Gentoo machines - one 32-bit and the other 64-bit - with the |
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> same results. The thing that is VERY strange about this problem is |
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> that some CDs and all copies of those CDs play fine. For other CDs the |
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> originals play fine but every copy I make fails, and if they fail, |
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> they fail using either Gentoo machine to copy them. (Hope that's |
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> clear....) |
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> |
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> I'm wondering if there is a program that can verify the contents of |
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> each CD against each other, bit for bit, to identify whether this is a |
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> problem on all of my computers or whether it's something about my |
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> car's CD. The strange thing is that the original CDs play fine in the |
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> car. It's only the copies that sometimes don't, and it's only the |
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> copies of *some* CDs, not all CDs. |
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> I've been using these same machine and same car CD player for years |
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> and everything has always been fine. Now for the last 2-3 months |
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> nearly 50% of what I copy fails. |
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I don't think there's a way to do bit-for-bit compare of audio CDs... |
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if it's a burning issue I would try burning at a slower speed (as slow |
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as you can tolerate waiting for). |
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Maybe your car's CD player/laser is dying. Perhaps try taking some old |
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CDs that you know used to work and see if they still play okay. The CD |
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player in my car for the past month or so has decided to be unable to |
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play a CD without skipping like crazy. It is maddening. |
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