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flinix · 10-26-2006, 12:15 PM

when downloading how can one verify the checksums before burning the cd,im interested in fedora 4,on a i386, pentium 2, any advice

uselpa · 10-26-2006, 01:50 PM

md5sum <name_of_iso_file> outputs the checksum

flinix · 11-01-2006, 05:55 PM

so i typed the md5sum command into a terminal ,return message could not find directory,

Ryptyde · 11-01-2006, 08:07 PM

What OS are you using to check the md5sum with? If you use windows there is a utility that's simple to use called md5.exe.

MD5GUI

uselpa · 11-02-2006, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flinix

so i typed the md5sum command into a terminal ,return message could not find directory,

Can you show us the exact command you typed? You need to add the name of the iso file, and you should be in the same folder.
For example, if your folder is /home/flinix/download/, and the file is distro1.iso, type:

Code:

cd /home/flinix/download
md5sum distro1.iso

flinix · 11-03-2006, 06:37 PM

ok thanks, it seems i was not in the folder,
im using ubun 5.10 n xp so i can try both,
what if the checksums dont add up,is there a way of geting a genuine iso.thanks again gr8 support

flinix · 11-05-2006, 08:38 AM

im using md5summer in xp,i get a warning message saying it has ascii something or other in the ,file, that im trying to verify,went to the md5 suggestd website,dosnt say how to solve it.

XavierP · 11-05-2006, 09:18 AM

If the md5sum doesn't match, the download isn't "true" and so will give you problems. The fix is to redownload it.

flinix · 11-05-2006, 07:29 PM

thought mayb i was usin the summer,md5 incorrect,i dowloaded 2 iso of slackware11,if you will give me a link, i got the iso,s from a list on this site.ps will the same mirror keep producing bad iso,s,