On 03/31/00, 09:59:31AM +0200, Gustav Schaffter wrote:
> Is there any way of doing the md5sum test on an already burnt CD?
I would think just mount the CD, change to that mountpoint and enter:
md5sum --binary zoot-i386.iso assuming your image is for Intel.
Then compare to the signatures from your download source. NOTE: This
does take some time. On my P-II 733, it takes close to 5 mins.
John
>
> I have the download done in one site (Win-NT), burn the CD and then
> bring it home.
>
> At home, under Linux, I'd like to check the CD before launching the
> upgrade.
>
> Regards
> Gustav
>
> "John P. Verel" wrote:
> >
> > And this time...sucess! Thanks all for the checksum tips. I was
> > otherwise poised to use a corrupted image to upgrade. Much misery
> > averted! Thank you.
> >
> > John.
> >
> > On 03/30/00, 11:56:27PM -0500, John P. Verel wrote:
> > >
> > > Off we go on another overnight pickup ;)
> > >
> > > >
> > > > $ md5sum --binary zoot-i386.iso
> > > >
> > > > That should get the right number. Note that calculating it takes a while,
> > > > so don't think the system is hung.
> > > >
> > > > -W-
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