Re: about the checksum

2010-02-26 Thread Sergio Tam
2010/2/26 Ffflee Ffflee : > when i downloaded the freebsd ISO files is there any reason why > i should downlaod the checksum files also? why would they be on the download > ISO page if there isnt a reasonĀ  for them being there. what is the purpose of > checksum files? and do I need to download the

Re: about the checksum

2010-02-26 Thread C. P. Ghost
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Sean Cavanaugh wrote: > they are there so you can compare the real checksum hash for the .ISO file > against what you downloaded as a way to make sure you downloaded every > single bit of the file or if it has been changed. There are many reasons for checksum fil

Re: about the checksum

2010-02-26 Thread Sean Cavanaugh
they are there so you can compare the real checksum hash for the .ISO file against what you downloaded as a way to make sure you downloaded every single bit of the file or if it has been changed. -- From: "Ffflee Ffflee" Sent: Friday, February 2