Re: [suse-sles-e] SLED10 SP1: SLED-10-SP1-x86-DVD1.iso broken

From: Peter Van Lone (petervl_at_gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 21 2007 - 15:16:43 CEST


Message-ID: <68b791330706210616l49c4dc17sdb405d787985881a@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:16:43 -0500
From: "Peter Van Lone" <petervl@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] SLED10 SP1: SLED-10-SP1-x86-DVD1.iso broken

On 6/21/07, Rasmus Plewe <rplewe@suse.de> wrote:

> > That's why we recommend to check the md5sum...
>
> Sorry, that was not meant as a snappy comment. Comparing md5sums is
> really important, as there can also be less obvious transfer errors
> resulting in extensive and unneccessary bug search. However, in my
> experience md5sums have about the same status as (private, personal)
> backups: everyone knows it should be done, and hardly anyone really does

yes, and my comment was not meant as a complaint ... more just being
thankful for the thread, saving me the (potential) pain of attempting
an install from broken media.

I do get lazy about the md5sum ... for example, I checked the first
couple cd's I downloaded, then when I got to the rest of the cds and
finally the dvd -- I did not bother.

Oh, well ...

P

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