Hi

So here's an update. This thread can be closed - it's solved actually.

Princo DVD's may be crappy but their CD's are good - LiteOn actually recommends them, and my burner is a LiteOn. Plus i've been using them for many years without a single problem.

So, in the end it turned out ALL FIVE of my PC Linux OS 2008 Gnome CD's actually DO WORK PERFECTLY. For some reason they appear empty under both Linux and Windows - BUT - once i had removed that #$@%#!! Nvidia graphics cad from that computer and used the on-board one, the OS installed just fine and now also works just fine. And just to prove the point i installed it no less than 5 times, testing each one of those CD's ..... ALL WORK!!

I hadn't thought this graphic card to cause such a problem..... but then, it made Mandriva crash after installing and SAM refuse to boot, so i thought i try without it.....

Strange only that Ubuntu has no problems whatsoever with that card.

Aaaargh geeky Linux stuff.

Best regards.......

Thanh