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Ok, so if like me, you've managed to kill both the linux install's you had, and have downloaded gentoo disc's 1 and 2 to a windows desktop, how in hell's name do I check the md5sum from that?
And please don't just say try md5summer, cos the "verify sum" facility doesn't seem to work with xp, cos when i look at the files that it shows, it won't show a .iso file - cos it doesn't seem to like files that windows can't read.
Or md5sum11.exe a command line (as in dos) prog, that says hit enter to close, so it doesn't matter if I put the path for the file into it, there seems no way of "entering" the info - and as there's not graphic interface for it, or browse facility, you can't just click on a file.
Well bugger me sideways with the rough end of a pineapple
Thanks for the suggestions ter_roshak and demonbane.
I still can't get the f*****g checksum out of the gentoo iso's that I downloaded yesterday and for the life of me I can't work out why (other than the obvious, i.e. being a stupid bastard!).
I'll probably just burn them to disc and give them a try. If nothing else, I'll learn a little of what it's like to install the gentoo. If I end up having to download it again, then "whoopedyshit"!
Josh ter_roshak
I am getting the folowing redult when I try to check the file
[joe@localhost joe]$ md5sum SuSE-9.0-LiveEval-i386-Int-RCl.iso
md5sum: SuSE-9.0-LiveEval-i386-Int-RCl.iso: No such file or directory
Any help would be appreciated Thanks Joe
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