[Ma-linux] verifying checksum of CDs after burning

[Jay Hart]

md5sum /dev/cdrom worked great, now I think I can proceed with my install
without having to burn all five prior to install. I can proceed one disk at a
time.

Jay

> If you've got the MD5 sums for the discs, all you should have to do is:
> 'md5sum /dev/hdc' or 'sha1sum /dev/hdc' for whatever your CD drive is. That
> sum should match 'md5sum disc.iso' and, hopefully, the hash from the site
> you downloaded the images from.
>
> Will
>
> On 1/7/07, Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org> wrote:
>>
>> I can perform a mediacheck during the install, but what I would really
>> like to
>> do is verify the disk is good after I've burned it and prior to using the
>> disk
>> to continue my install. That way I can start with disk 1, get to the disk
>> 2
>> section, insert a known good disk, and continue.  I'd like to do the
>> install
>> this way so that I don't have to burn all five disks, then check them,
>> then do
>> the install. (saves time if I can check each disk as I burn them)
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