Karl Larsen wrote: > Dean S. Messing wrote: >> Karl wrote: >> : Tim wrote: >> : > Tim: >> : > : >>> Try a different browser, just in case Firefox (or : >> Now I have a file that appears to be a respin of F8. It seemed to : >> work fine but the system doesn't want to stop! Instead of stopping it >> : keeps asking for the location of another DVD to read :-) >> : : But Conrol C stopped it and the file size is what I expected >> for a : fully updated F8 3443793697 2007-12-27 15:00 but it is a >> .iso.tmp file. : I can fix that. >> >> I would be in doubt if I were you. I didn't use a mounted reference >> DVD for my jigdo downloads but when they finished, each did a >> final checksum on the .iso and renamed it w/o the .tmp suffix. >> >> I have no idea if restarting will just begin where it left off or >> start the process all over again. >> >> Also note that the size of the .iso.tmp is misleading. Jigdo >> allocates the entire space for the .iso at the beginning and populates >> it with the directory/file structure, but those files are full of >> nulls until the appropriate package is downloaded. >> >> : I used the jigdo file that rday has on his web page and choose >> : number 6 for a i386 DVD which seems to be correct. >> >> In short I would not trust your .iso.tmp unless you've checksummed it >> manually. For fun, you can also mount the .iso.tmp file via loopback >> and look inside. Try doing `rpm -pqi' on a few of the .rpm files to >> see what you get. When I did that at the beginning of my run, the >> command returned an empty line. When I looked inside (with emacs) >> it was filled with ^@ (nulls). >> >> : I have been collecting bits of writing and copies of terminal >> data : to be part of a new potential Instruction for using Jigdo. It >> will be : ready tomorrow I hope. >> >> We'll be holding our breath until then. œ-) >> >> >> Dean >> >> > I have forgot the darn loopback thing. Looking in man mount there > is nothing loopback listed. Anyone recall? > Please read the man page again.... Look for "loop" and you will find an example.... -- With a rubber duck, one's never alone. -- "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
