Bug 112331

Markus Doppler wrote:
>> Number:         112331
>> Category:       i386
>> Synopsis:       Checksum differs after download of cd 1 and cd 2 Version 6.2
>> Confidential:   no
>> Severity:       serious
>> Priority:       low
>> Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>> State:          open
>> Quarter:        
>> Keywords:       
>> Date-Required:
>> Class:          doc-bug
>> Submitter-Id:   current-users
>> Arrival-Date:   Tue May 01 22:00:11 GMT 2007
>> Closed-Date:
>> Last-Modified:
>> Originator:     Markus Doppler
>> Release:        6.2
>> Organization:
>> Environment:
> none
>> Description:
> I download version 6.2 from ftp2.ch.freebsd.org, cd 1 and cd 2 and the md5 checksum file.
> Then I download checksum utility from Arpoon Checksum 1.5.0 and I have this utility calculate the checksums of the 2 cd.
> The result is totally different from what the page says in the Checksum.MD5 File.
> Then I deleted the iso image and downloaded it again. Twice I get an identical but different checksum...
> should I download the files from your site?
> 
> Thanks
> Markus
>> How-To-Repeat:
> I downloaded the files twice and get twice same checksum that is different from the one in your Checksum.MD5 file
>> Fix:
> 

Hello

Does this occur on ftp.freebsd.org as well? sometimes these things can 
be caused by incomplete downloads or mirrors (one minor glitch can 
change the md5 code).

That said; it's unwise to rely on just one host to determine whether
this is a problem or not; please consider using at least ftp.freebsd.org
as well and if possible also a third one (ftp3.freebsd.org or something
random) so that we can really exclude stuff there.

I also advise you to continue this on the Questions@ mailinglist which 
you can find on 
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions they will be 
able to help and assist you much quicker since this is a very different 
platform and not really a support platform.

Thank you for using FreeBSD and reporting this issue!

Cheers,
Remko
-- 
Kind regards,

      Remko Lodder               ** remko@elvandar.org
      FreeBSD                    ** remko@FreeBSD.org

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Comment 2 Remko Lodder 2007-05-02 19:13:43 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

See my followup for more information regarding this closure, in short: 
-> FreeBSD Questions would be the appropriate support forum for this, 
additional advise to test various other hosts as well to double check 
whether this is a problem or not.