Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 10:57:12 +0200 From: "Ian Barnes" <ian@cerebellum.za.net> To: "Razvan Sandu" <rsandu@go.ro> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: A FAQ about FreeBSD download Message-ID: <INEHIGGGOPFHACAEGEBFOEJMCFAA.ian@cerebellum.za.net> In-Reply-To: <005801c24cd9$f72d98d0$0f05280a@connetro.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Razvan Sandu > Sent: 26 August 2002 10:24 > To: Jonathan Chen; questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: A FAQ about FreeBSD download > > > Please excuse my ignorance on this subject, but would you please > explain how > should I do that, exactly ? On Linux, I usually use rpms and the check is > done automatically ... > > Regards, > Razvan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathan Chen" <jonc@chen.org.nz> > To: "Razvan Sandu" <rsandu@go.ro> > Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:35 AM > Subject: Re: A FAQ about FreeBSD download > > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 10:10:07AM +0300, Razvan Sandu wrote: > > > Hello! > > > > > > Even if I've read the docs, I didn't find an answer to the following > > > question - which is almost a FAQ. Would you please help me ? > > > > > > Is there any way to verify the integrity of the FreeBSD .iso files > BEFORE > > > actually burning 'em on CD (or AFTER, for verifying the CD)? I mean an > > > option similar to the "mediacheck" feature recently introduced in Red > Hat's > > > install program... > > > > That's what they CHECKSUM.MD5 is for. It contains a md5 checksum of > > the related ISO's. Compare it with what you've got. > > -- > > Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Power corrupts, Absolute Power is pretty neat > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > You type md5 <filename>, it will print out a md5 number, and compare it with what is in checksum.md5 Ian ------------------------- BOFH - Mom's Pharmacies Email - ian@cerebellum.za.net ------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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