Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:22:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Gal Lis <gal_lis@yahoo.com> To: Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 7.1 64 bit Message-ID: <113969.68363.qm@web81401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <621586.4943.qm@web81406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20090317224536.GA846@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <355025.62139.qm@web81401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20090318012352.GA1379@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk>
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Hi Frank,=0A Thanks for the reply, I see what to compare the checksums t= o on the site, but I have a Windows machine. Any hints on how to check? =0A= Sorry to ask these mundane questions, but I'm a linux novice.=0A=0AThank yo= u! =0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Frank Shute <frank@= shute.org.uk>=0ATo: Gal Lis <gal_lis@yahoo.com>=0ACc: FreeBSD Questions <fr= eebsd-questions@freebsd.org>=0ASent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:23:52 PM=0AS= ubject: Re: 7.1 64 bit=0A=0AOn Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 04:08:25PM -0700, Gal L= is wrote:=0A>=0A> Hi Frank and Glen,=0A=0A> I tried both disks on my w= orkstation, and 6.4 started up, but=0A> there was nothing from 7.1, so= maybe my copy is bad. I burned=0A> it using imgburn, and i also have= magiciso. How can I check to=0A> make sure the file is correct? I've = never checksumed anything,=0A> and haven't been able to find any help = online on how to do so. =0A> =0A=0ALook here:=0A=0Ahttp://www.freebsd.org/r= eleases/7.1R/announce.html=0A=0AThe checksums are listed there.=0A=0AFor yo= u to checksum your iso, you do this on a unix/linux machine:=0A=0A$ md5 7.1= -RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso=0A=0Aand compare the checksum printed to that publ= ished on that page.=0A=0AIf the checksum is different, then you got some co= rruption and need to=0Adownload the image again.=0A=0AMy guess is that the = software you used didn't burn the iso correctly.=0A=0ALoad up 6.4 and burn = your CD from there, something like the following=0Ashould do it:=0A=0A# bur= ncd -f /dev/acd0 data 7.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso fixate=0A=0A=0ARegards,= =0A=0A-- =0A=0AFrank =0A=0A=0AContact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/co= ntact.html
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