nivek7 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 ive looked around, but how do you check them? is there a special program? sorry if this is very noobish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickemoney Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navc...&q=md5+checksum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrStaticVoid Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 md5sum <filename> Then compare that to the md5 reported from the server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 10, 2004 Hi! I'm trying to head to bed, but will make this a quick answer. On Linux, type md5sum program_name In Windows, google or go to download.com and search for a free program to do it. ;) [EDIT: Where I say program_name, I mean file_name.] :pinch: must head to bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fulcrum Subscriber¹ Posted March 10, 2004 Subscriber¹ Share Posted March 10, 2004 for *Nix Try md5sum <file name> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivek7 Posted March 10, 2004 Author Share Posted March 10, 2004 do you check the burnt cd or do you check the iso? cause i dl'ed slackware twice but the iso doesnt match the md5 file both times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmathis Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 You check the downloaded iso. It should match the checksum in the md5 file you download with it! If you continue to get corrupted iso`s, download from another mirror. Remember to use a download manager. ;) Solaris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 10, 2004 You might also want to try a different FTP client. Particularly if you are using MS IE to download. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivek7 Posted March 10, 2004 Author Share Posted March 10, 2004 :s thats werid, i used bittorrent for one, then i used ftp, and the iso's are the same checksum but the checksums dont match the md5 file.... o btw do i use the md5 or asc one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 10, 2004 Are you looking at the "checksum" for the .iso files? Or did you download an "md5sum" program? They aren't the same. I don't know where to find a Windows version of an md5 program, but google should be able to help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmathis Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 If you miss md5sum for Windows, here you have one. md5summer. It should be self-explaining! ;) Solaris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivek7 Posted March 10, 2004 Author Share Posted March 10, 2004 If you miss md5sum for Windows, here you have one. md5summer.It should be self-explaining! ;) Solaris thanks, it works now! i guess i just used a wrong program. one more thing, is there a program that can check if the burnt cd matches the iso? edit: nvm, i guess checking the md5 file on the cd works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivek7 Posted March 12, 2004 Author Share Posted March 12, 2004 one more thing, how do i work the .asc md5 sum thingys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 12, 2004 What is an ".asc md5 sum thingy"? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivek7 Posted March 12, 2004 Author Share Posted March 12, 2004 lol, one of these things : Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download.md5sums.asc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 12, 2004 Oh! That's just an ASCII text file. Open with vi, kedit, OpenOffice.org, or whatever. It lists the md5sums for the CD .iso images. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amoeba Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Linux ISOs are notorious for not passing their own MD5 sums. The best way to check is if the distro has built-in install-time image verification. Fedora has this IIRC. But in general, you MD5 the file you downloaded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 12, 2004 RedHat/Fedora is the only distro that I know of that not only has a screen to prompt the user to check md5sums, but it defaults to "yes". I might be wrong (and will probably be flamed if I am!) ;) :pinch: As for Linux ISOs not including on-board MD5sums, I like having the md5sum separate from the image. A good double-check, as a forger won't be able to generate his own on-board md5 to make his CD image look valid. (if that is what you are talking about regarding Linux .isos not passing their own md5sums) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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