On Sun, 31 Aug 2003, Charlie wrote: > Yep, those are the numbers in the .asc files from the mirrors alright. But > when I check this way; > # mkcd --checkmd5 MandrakeLinux-9.2rc1-CD1.i586.iso > or disk 2 or 3, I get what I reported above. Now I'm lost again. > > As usual...:-) > > So, I had set today aside to finally install RC1, and urpmi it to current > cooker. Is it safe to install RC1 from these (rsynced against sunet and > checked as reported above) or have I burned useless copies.
Well, you can check the majority of the data on the CDs, using 'rpm -K path/to/RPMS/*'. You can do this with the ISOs loop-mounted. Of course, this tells you nothing about DraxX, but if the RPMS all verify, chances are the 100MB of DrakX, stage2 etc should be ok. > I used -RWs so it > doesn't matter. Or should I just say screw it and do the usual hd.img cooker > install. That's fine for me; but a friend has an old Compaq he wants to > "sacrifice to the testing Gods" and I'd need disks for him tomorrow. Give them a try and find out. > > I vaguely recall something similar in a previous release. Published md5sums > not matching the disks I mean. A couple of releases ago I think, and I had > already installed whichever version it was at the time without trouble. > The ISOs on ftp.sun.ac.za/iso-images/mandrake-beta match the md5sums, this mirror rsync's from sunet.se, so I don't think this is the case. Regards, Buchan -- |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
