On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Ronald W. Heiby wrote:
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> Hello seawolf-list,
>
> I recently downloading a .iso file and wrote it using cd burning
> software to a CD-R. However, since the software I used was a new
> version that I'd never tried this on, I am left wondering whether it
> actually worked.
>
> I'm sure this is simple, but I'm looking for the command line that
> will verify the contents of the CD-R against the md5 checksum for the
> original .iso file. I've tried several md5sum command lines, and
> looked through CD burning FAQs, but have been unable to come up with
> the right magic.
Here's what I do. I copy the file containing the MD5 sum of the target
CD. Then, you can change the name of the CD image file found in the MD5
file to the device name of your CD-ROM. For example, /dev/hdc. Now you
can do: md5sum -c <check file_name>. If the CD is correct, you should see
something like "/dev/hdc: OK.
Another important thing to mention is that you should use the DAO (disk at
once) option when burning the CD. If you don't, you're likely to get IO
errors at the end of
the verification.
HTH.
Bill in Denver
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