--- "M. Fioretti" <mfioretti@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 09:50:37 AM +0200, Marc > Bruggeman (marc.bruggeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > > > when you have the iso image, you can do > md5sum > <isoimage> to check for > > a correct download. > > > > When you have burned the CD, insert it and start > the install. > > Which is exactly what he said he didn't want to do. > However, check the > archives of shrike-list, april 2003, thread subject > "How to check > *CDROM* correctness?" for how to check if an already > burned CD is OK > without rebooting. > > HTH, > Marco Hi Marco. Thanks, this is exactly correct. Here is the methodology for those who do not wish to search for it: http://rhlinux.redhat.com/anaconda/manualtest.html To manually test CDs, you will need to use the dd command line utility. First insert the CD to be tested into your CD/DVD drive. Do NOT mount the drive. If you have a file manager that automatically mounts this device when you insert a disc, you will need to disable this feature. Now enter the command: dd if=/dev/cdrom bs=2k | md5sum This will return a 32 character string which is the checksum of the CD image. You can find the correct value in the MD5SUM document where you downloaded the CD image from in a file __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
