Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
I'll try suggesting this one more time... After downloading the SHA1SUM
file from the same repository you got your ISO files, run:
$ sha1sum -c SHA1SUM
and tell us the result.
and what if he tried to boot from the SRPMS-disc-1
or he has burned the iso-file as single file?
what is the name of his "number one disk to boot" iso ?
$ ls /media/cdrom could be helpfull.
ronny strenger
is a "very computer literate"
he is working under "suse9.3"
he has "tried 2 dozen other linux distros"
...
i personaly would call him a linux expert ;-)
apropos, i do no understand why you suggest to dowload all 10 isos?
FC4-test3-<arch>-disc1.iso is enough for some installations.
$ LANG=C sha1sum -c SHA1SUM
sha1sum: FC4-test3-i386-DVD.iso: No such file or directory
FC4-test3-i386-DVD.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: FC4-test3-i386-SRPMS-disc1.iso: No such file or directory
FC4-test3-i386-SRPMS-disc1.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: FC4-test3-i386-SRPMS-disc2.iso: No such file or directory
FC4-test3-i386-SRPMS-disc2.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: FC4-test3-i386-SRPMS-disc3.iso: No such file or directory
FC4-test3-i386-SRPMS-disc3.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: FC4-test3-i386-SRPMS-disc4.iso: No such file or directory
FC4-test3-i386-SRPMS-disc4.iso: FAILED open or read
FC4-test3-i386-disc1.iso: OK
FC4-test3-i386-disc2.iso: OK
FC4-test3-i386-disc3.iso: OK
FC4-test3-i386-disc4.iso: OK
sha1sum: FC4-test3-i386-rescuecd.iso: No such file or directory
FC4-test3-i386-rescuecd.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: WARNING: 6 of 10 listed files could not be read
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shrek-m