On Monday 19 Dec 2005 15:38, Jonathan Wright wrote:
> Paul wrote:
> > :-[ PERFORM OPC failed with SK=3h/ASC=73h/ACQ=03h]: Input/output error
>
> That suggests a bad disk - OPC is Optimum Power Calibration and is a
> test done on all discs to find out how must power is needed to optimally
> write to the disc (can only be done 99 times on any disk) IIRC.
>
> Have you tried with another disk?
>
Thanks for the suggestion.
I am now in the process of writing the image file using a different make of 
disc.
How silly of me to think that if discs work on windows they should work on 
linux!!!!

Thanks for all who have helped
Paul

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