I just downloaded all of the chunks that make up the Debian Binary CD.
I also downloaded the MD5SUM.EXE and MD5SUMS files. However, when I use
MD5SUM to test the chunks, EVERY single one fails! What are the chances
that every chunk is bad?? Is it possible I have downloaded an old
One possibililty is that the files were downloaded as ASCII
files, not binary. Most ftp servers display a message similar to
Opening BINARY mode data connection for file_name when they start
downloading a file. Ftp servers on UNIX machines usually default to
binary, but some ftp servers or
P. D. Tisdale [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just downloaded all of the chunks that make up the Debian Binary CD.
I also downloaded the MD5SUM.EXE and MD5SUMS files. However, when I use
MD5SUM to test the chunks, EVERY single one fails!
A better possibility than that you downloaded in text
I also ran across this problem when I tried a hand built MD5SUM from the
source package on sunsite. Once I replaced it with the Debian copy, the
problems went away. Check to see if you have more than one copy of
MD5SUM in your path.
Steve Mayer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Carey Evans wrote:
P. D.
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