[parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[rpengelly]

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I've downloaded the 0.92 install. I ran the md5sum on it and it wasn't correct. I'm wondering if the problem is that I am downloading to a windows box and then transferring it to a linux box for netbooting? would this cause problems with the checksums?

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Re: [parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[Richard Hirst]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 08:57:40AM -0400, rpengelly wrote:
> I've downloaded the 0.92 install. I ran the md5sum on it and it wasn't correct. I'm wondering if the problem is that I am downloading to a windows box and then transferring it to a linux box for netbooting? would this cause problems with the checksums?

The md5sum is for the .gz file:

[root@beast current]# md5sum /mnt/parisc/palinux-0.9.2.iso.gz 
45b3f776f5e702b02a9e02cd10358c99  /mnt/parisc/palinux-0.9.2.iso.gz
[root@beast current]# md5sum /mnt/parisc/palinux-0.9.2-install.iso.gz 
a7819f5fc2f5418bcdcb1de3068baade  /mnt/parisc/palinux-0.9.2-install.iso.gz

As they are gzipped files, "gzip -tv <filename>" would also verify
that they downloaded correctly.  I have known some browsers 'helpfully'
uncompress .gz during download.  If you only have the uncompressed
versions the sums should be:

[root@beast current]# zcat /mnt/parisc/palinux-0.9.2.iso.gz | md5sum
b7f13d7175744e2d204a738f2ab32bc2  -
[root@beast current]# zcat /mnt/parisc/palinux-0.9.2-install.iso.gz | md5sum
c7e3f1312ea387a27b7ec3b278850ac0  -


Richard

Re: [parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[rpengelly]

I downloaded the 0.92 full iso and its checksum did not match any of the
one's given. I'm wondering if it may be because I first have to download it
form esiee to a windows machine then transfer it via ftp to a linux box.

It still seems strange that the file downloads in .gz format but will not
unzip.

Would you be willing to help me out by sending the files by ftp to my linux
box? I don't know if you have a high speed connection or not?
Thanks again

Ray

Re: [parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[Randolph Chung]

In reference to a message from rpengelly, dated Jul 12:
> I downloaded the 0.92 full iso and its checksum did not match any of the
> one's given. I'm wondering if it may be because I first have to download it
> form esiee to a windows machine then transfer it via ftp to a linux box.
> 
> It still seems strange that the file downloads in .gz format but will not
> unzip.
> 
> Would you be willing to help me out by sending the files by ftp to my linux
> box? I don't know if you have a high speed connection or not?
> Thanks again

Be careful, Debian uses BSD md5sum instead of GNU md5, some other Linux
systems use GNU md5sum. They produce different output for the same
input!

randolph
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Re: [parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[Randolph Chung]

> Be careful, Debian uses BSD md5sum instead of GNU md5, some other Linux
> systems use GNU md5sum. They produce different output for the same
> input!

..... or maybe i'm just smoking something. ISTR them being different in
some cases, but when i tried just now they produce the same output.
Argh...

sorry to add to the confusion,
randolph
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Re: [parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 08:55:31AM -0700, Randolph Chung wrote:
> > Be careful, Debian uses BSD md5sum instead of GNU md5, some other Linux
> > systems use GNU md5sum. They produce different output for the same
> > input!
> 
> ..... or maybe i'm just smoking something. ISTR them being different in
> some cases, but when i tried just now they produce the same output.
> Argh...

You're confused with normal sum, I believe.  Although GNU sum defaults to
BSD-style, so I'm not sure exactly which drugs you're taking :-)

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Re: [parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[Andrew Shugg]

Quoth Randolph Chung:
> Be careful, Debian uses BSD md5sum instead of GNU md5, some other
> Linux systems use GNU md5sum. They produce different output for the
> same input!

It does?  I've never seen a GNU md5sum.  BSD's "md5" program has a
different output format although the algorithm is the same.  Also the
various checksum programs I've found for Windows and Mac OS refer to the
algorithm as 'RSA MD5'.  The only times I've found a discrepancy between
md5sum programs is the Windows command-line one that rudely assumes data
is ascii by default and has to be given the '-b' flag for checksums to
match those generated under a Unix or Mac.

(If you can set me straight off-list I'd be happy to listen.)

Andrew.

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Re: [parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[Grant Grundler]

"rpengelly" wrote:
> I downloaded the 0.92 full iso and its checksum did not match any of the
> one's given. I'm wondering if it may be because I first have to download it
> form esiee to a windows machine then transfer it via ftp to a linux box.

Someone once mentioned here that windows machines attempt to download
the files as text rather than binaries. You might search in the mail
archives from 2 or 3 monthes ago for the original posting.

grant

Re: [parisc-linux] problems with checksums

[Matthieu Le Corre]

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Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] problems with checksums
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:17:11 +0200
From: Matthieu Le Corre <matthieu.lecorre@polytech.univ-nantes.fr>
To: "rpengelly" <rpengelly@ati.stlawrencec.on.ca>


Le Jeudi 12 Juillet 2001 17:05, vous avez écrit :
> I downloaded the 0.92 full iso and its checksum did not match any of the
> one's given. I'm wondering if it may be because I first have to download it
> form esiee to a windows machine then transfer it via ftp to a linux box.
>
> It still seems strange that the file downloads in .gz format but will not
> unzip.
>
> Would you be willing to help me out by sending the files by ftp to my linux
> box? I don't know if you have a high speed connection or not?
> Thanks again

give me your ftp adresse i send it to you the .9.2iso full with correct
 md5sum

> Ray
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