Robert L Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just recieved from a high bandwidth but 60% clue free friend a copy of
> the
> (as of thursday) Mandrake isos burnt to cds AS FILES.
:-)
> 1 How can i (after doing a copy of the cds to hardrive??) do a loopback
> mount so i can install the cds?.
You can copy the Installation CD ISO image file on your disk then install
from this ISO image file; see:
http://mandrakesoft.com/~gc/html/stage1.html
> 2 anyway to tell if the cds are intact?
md5sum <file.iso>
and compare the value with the md5sum on the servers
> 3Or should i just wait until i can front for a retail box?
Would be nice for our finances :-).
--
Guillaume Cottenceau
