On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 17:29:18 +0200 Renzo <rfabr...@nerdshack.com> wrote:
>
> On Friday 09 July 2010 08:54:15 patrick keshishian wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I recently attempted an installation from a usb memory stick, where
> > installation of xfont47.tgz failed consistently due to "crc
> > error"[0]. The stick was prepared following steps from OBSD FAQ[1].
> >
> > I recopied xfont47.tgz file to the stick, and confirmed (or so I
> > thought) that the source and new copy of this file were identical
> > using cmp(1).
> >
> > Restarting the install bombed on the same file. So I stuck the stick
> > in my source computer and mounted it and ran md5(1) on it. Sure
> > enough the checksum is different from the source. I did a umount(8)
> > and a mount(8), then ran md5(1) again, and this time yet a new
> > value was reported. While mounted, running md5(1) again reports the
> > same value
> > -- i assume this is because the file is cached at this point --
> > explaining why cmp(1) initially failed to raise a flag. Every
> > umount(8), mount(8) and md5(1) gives a new result:
> >
>
> In adition to previous answers:
> http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20100404103735
The article didn't stress enough how important it is to fsck.
Hmmm... I should probably rephrase that, but it's true either way. ;)
jcr
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