4 times no match md5sum Xubuntu Alternate CD

ac "aec$news" at candt.waitrose.com
Wed Jun 13 08:00:49 UTC 2007


NoOp wrote:
> On 06/09/2007 05:15 PM, NoOp wrote:
>> On 06/09/2007 05:05 PM, Chris wrote:
>>> On Sat, 2007-06-09 at 14:32 -0700, NoOp wrote:
>>>> On 06/07/2007 06:36 PM, Chris wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> > Thanks guys for your import and the correct check sum..I've never had
>>>> > this problem before...I usually use k3b to burn it...and that program
>>>> > really....rocks...I love it.  But the problem is on the download side.
>>>> > I'll try the FTP this time...I've downloaded this like...5 times...all
>>>> > of them don't check out.  
>>>> 
>>>> Did FTP work for you?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> No...I've tried every download site I can find and the checksums still
>>> don't match. DO you remember which site you downloaded yours from?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the follow up!
>>> Chris
>> 
>> The same as in your original post:
>> 
>> http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/feisty/release/
>> 
>> I'll do an ftp from an mirror (ftp.cw.net/xubuntu/releases/feisty/) and
>> let you know if I have any problems.
>> 
>> 
> 
> Got exactly the proper md5sum after ftp'ing from
> ftp.cw.net/xubuntu/releases/feisty:
> 
> $ md5sum *.iso
> d38e78d8a8b6e8e43ded19cdaa2d0361  xubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso
> 
> Are you checking your md5sums on the file you download, or on the CD
> after you burn it? If the latter you will have different md5sums. Please
> verify that you are checking your md5sum via the terminal on the
> *downloaded* file, *not* the file on the CD.

IIRC I use the reference md5sum either via k3b or on the cd after it 
has been burned. I can accept that before burning, the downloaded file 
has a different md5sum, but is not the one I ever use.
-- 
ac





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