Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 14:56:12 +0100 From: Michael Haertl <michael.haertl@gmx.net> To: Tadimeti Keshav <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: URGENT:how to down load i386 ISOs? Message-ID: <3C50127C.B47D406C@gmx.net> References: <20020124045426.29179.qmail@web21003.mail.yahoo.com>
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Tadimeti Keshav wrote: > Specifically, I want to know how to save the file. > When I right click & try to save the file it tries to > save it as '4.4-install'. Should I append '.iso' to > make it look like '4.4-install-iso'? The name is not critical. And you can always rename it after downloading. It depends on your cd burning program if it accepts a file without the extension *.iso. > > Q2: What is the file CHECKSUM.MD5 for? Should I > > download this also? This file is optional. It contains a short ascii-string of the md5-checksum of the iso-image (just for verification purposes). If you run the command md5 <isofilename> or sometimes md5sum <isofilename> on a unix-box then you should get the same checksum string printed out after a while. HTH -- /* Michael Haertl */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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