[plug] md5 mismatch

Jim Householder nofixed at westnet.com.au
Wed Oct 20 13:43:55 WST 2004


Matt Kemner wrote:
> Hi Jim
> 
> 
>>I have just downloaded MDK 10.1 (3 cds) from mandrake.waixusers.net
>>and checked the md5 digests.  I get matches on 2 and 3, but not on 1.
>>Nowhere close.  I used md5sum <file>.
>>
>>Do I scrap the file and try again, or is it mostly usable and the odds
>>of my finding the difference slim?
> 
> 
> Find an rsync mirror containing the first iso, and use rsync to "fix" it
> 
> Rsync is able to work out the differences between a remote and a local
> file and only download those differences.
> 
According to its man page, rsync operates on sets of files rather than looking for differences in copies of a single file.

So does this mean that I need to mount the offending iso loopback?  And how do I locate rsync mirrors?

Jim



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