Can't get md5sum to work

[roloone at fibertel.com.ar]

I believe that the easier way is to use K3b that will check the md5sum 
automatically for you when you burn an iso.

Hope that may help.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ari Torhamo" <ari.torhamo at saunalahti.fi>
To: <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 1:52 PM
Subject: Can't get md5sum to work


> Hello,
>
> Could anyone please help me to get md5sum work for me. I have downloaded
> and burned Hoary array6 and would like to check if it's OK. When I do
>
> md5sum /dev/hdc
>
> I get
>
> /dev/hdc: failed in buffer_read(fd): mdfile: Input/output error.
>
> This has actually always happend to me, already when I burned early
> Warty CDs. The drive is hdc and it starts to do something and goes on
> for a few minutes, but then I get the error message above. I have tried
> different discs too, but it hasn't help either. There are no problems
> using the drive othervise, it reads and burns without any problems.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Ari
>
>
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