RE: trouble downloading

From: Bob Gustafson (bobgus_at_rcn.com)
Date: 08/10/05

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    Hi Graham

    You may have downloaded a source disk. Or, it may have been a bad download
    or burn. You can do a check of the image after download to see if it is OK.
    I think the command is something like 'shasum <diskname.iso>'

    BobG

    >Hi Ed,
    >
    >Thanks for telling me about the Aug edition of APC - I'll try and find
    >it (although I did a quick look last night and most of the places now
    >have Sep but I'll keep trying).
    >
    >I did manage to get the downloads down, but now, as I install via the
    >CDs, the installation routine asks me to insert the next disk, disk 2,
    >so I insert it and then it says that it is the wrong disk. I did a
    >media check on that disk and it reports it as being disk 7!!!! I only
    >have 4 CD images so where does disk 7 come from?
    >
    >How do I get past this point?
    >
    >BTW - I'm in Canberra.
    >
    >
    >Thanks
    >
    >Graham
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com
    >[mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Edward Dekkers
    >Sent: Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:57
    >To: For users of Fedora Core releases
    >Subject: Re: trouble downloading
    >
    >
    >Graham S. Green wrote:
    >> Hi all,
    >>
    >> My first post to the list so apologies if this question is commonly
    >> asked but the problem is driving me nuts.
    >>
    >> Is anyone else having problems downloading Fedora 4? I've tried to
    >> download it on two separate boxes, using two different FTP programs
    >and
    >> burn the ISO images on two different CD burners but each time I do a
    >> mediacheck on it, I get a "FAIL - corrupted disk or download error"
    >and
    >> it then refuses to install. I've also tried to download it from two
    >> different servers - the main Fedora server as well as an optusnet
    >mirror
    >> here in Australia.
    >>
    >> I do not have any Linux boxes available and that is why i am trying to
    >> download this and so i cannot do a SHA1SUM check.
    >>
    >> Any ideas or should i want until it is available on a magazine?
    >>
    >>
    >> Thanks
    >>
    >>
    >> Graham
    >
    >APC August has it Graham. See if you can grab a copy of that.
    >
    >Otherwise, where are you? If not too costly I could do you a burn.
    >
    >I'm close to Perth.
    >
    >Regards,
    >Ed.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
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