[lug] FC3 download problems - MD5SUM fails

[D. Stimits]

Michael Deck wrote:
> I'm looking for any advice on downloading Fedora Core 3 iso's. So far 
> I've tried
> 
> * download via wget http from hiwaay mirror, burn using Nero (Win32), 
> fail mediacheck all 4 discs
> * download via wget http from hiwaay mirror, burn using cdrecord (FC1), 
> fail mediacheck
> * download via wget http from kernel.org mirror, burn using cdrecord 
> -pad (FC1), fail mediacheck
> 
> None of the above succeed even after booting nocddma and ide=nodma which 
> are suggested through some lists and on the Fedora FAQ. I hadn't 
> considered md5sum checking (d'oh) and was getting annoyed with the pile 
> of dead CDs, so I tried
> 
> * download via wget http from kernel.org mirror, md5sum fails
> * download via ftp from fedora.redhat.org, md5sum fails all 4 .iso files
> 
> So I'm stumped. I have a cable internet connection which isn't too too 
> slow, takes about +/- 40 minutes to download each .iso. I'd try the DVD 
> but I don't have quite the disk space for the image. (I download the 
> iso's, burn, and erase.)

Just curious, does the MD5 sum differ each time? Does the ISO byte size 
stay the same each d/l from the same web site/method? Or does it vary?

I've seen something like this quite a while back when the ram failed 
memtest86. The lower memory dimm worked, the upper one had errors.

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net