Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:21:18 -0500 From: "Sean Cavanaugh" <Millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: "Ffflee Ffflee" <ffflee_ffflee@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: about the checksum Message-ID: <BAY126-DS4FF0AA88C9F03BD2A8C5CCA3F0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <478355.21984.qm@web57501.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <478355.21984.qm@web57501.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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they are there so you can compare the real checksum hash for the .ISO file against what you downloaded as a way to make sure you downloaded every single bit of the file or if it has been changed. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ffflee Ffflee" <ffflee_ffflee@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 4:39 PM To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: about the checksum > when i downloaded the freebsd ISO files is there any reason why > i should downlaod the checksum files also? why would they be on the > download > ISO page if there isnt a reason for them being there. what is the purpose > of checksum files? and do I need to download them? I got the freebsd cd > ISO. do i need any others off the same page. ..........Newby. > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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