Thufir wrote: > I suppose I'll have to re-download the iso if the md5sum doesn't match > (which it doesn't per <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ > UbuntuHashes#9.04>)? The problem is that the iso is corrupted? > Do the md5sums match? If they do you downloaded the cd fine. If not, redownload > thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ > thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ > thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/ubuntu-9.04- > alternate-i386.iso /media/cdrom0 > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0, > missing codepage or helper program, or other error > In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try > dmesg | tail or so > > thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ dmesg | tail > [ 461.450949] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds > [ 461.451532] EXT3-fs warning: maximal mount count reached, running > e2fsck is recommended > [ 461.488324] EXT3 FS on sda1, internal journal > [ 461.488342] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. > [ 616.822097] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3 > [ 616.993243] ISOFS: changing to secondary root > [ 617.046821] isofs_fill_super: root inode is not a directory. Corrupted > media? > [ 636.444512] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3 > [ 636.446011] ISOFS: changing to secondary root > [ 636.447168] isofs_fill_super: root inode is not a directory. Corrupted > media? > thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ > thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ md5sum ubuntu-9.04-alternate-i386.iso > 1dd3245e86b89b38abb01814b05ae299 ubuntu-9.04-alternate-i386.iso > You need to grab the md5sum file and run md5sum -c (md5sumfile) > thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ > thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ sudo e2fsck -yv /dev/sda1 > [sudo] password for thufir: > e2fsck 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008) > /dev/sda1 is mounted. > What is /dev/sda1? On most of my machines that's boot, although I won't assume anything. Also, I believe you can mount stuff read only via mount -o ro,remount <mountpoint> and fsck will be *much* happier. > WARNING!!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may cause > SEVERE filesystem damage. > > Do you really want to continue (y/n)? no > > check aborted. > thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ > > > I wasn't quite sure how to run fsck without a live cd... > > out of curiosity, when I tried to download via the torrent the speed > seemed exactly the same as directly downloading the iso but the progress > was painfully slow versus directly downloading the CD (which I'll do > again). > > Torrents speeds are based on your peers and isps. Downloads the traditional ways are direct connections to one server. Torrents should be faster but ISPs throttle you quite frequently. I hope this answered everything :) > thanks, > > Thufir > > -- Eric
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