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From: Eef Hartman on 30 Jun 2010 12:23
geep <geep_at(a)boursomail_dot.com> wrote:
> I gave up downloading the complete DVDs ages ago and instead download the
> individual files from my favourite mirror using rsync.

I _do_ get the DVD iso, but never BURN it. I just mount the iso
file with "-o loop" instead and then do the install/update to
"another partition".

PS: the reason the MD5 sums are different on the DVD themself
is probably that because the disk is BOOTABLE there is more than
one track in the iso file, while "md5sum /dev/dvd" likely only
tests a single track (when you MOUNT it you get the "data" track,
when you BOOT it you get the isolinux "boot" track).
At least, that used to be the problem with bootable CD's, I do not
know if Pat's still using iso9660 on the DVD too or switched to
udf (which shouldn't need the extra boot track).
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From: root on 30 Jun 2010 13:24
Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman(a)tudelft.nl> wrote:
> geep <geep_at(a)boursomail_dot.com> wrote:
>> I gave up downloading the complete DVDs ages ago and instead download the
>> individual files from my favourite mirror using rsync.
>
> I _do_ get the DVD iso, but never BURN it. I just mount the iso
> file with "-o loop" instead and then do the install/update to
> "another partition".

I want the DVD so I can use it to install on every machine
that comes into my province.

>
> PS: the reason the MD5 sums are different on the DVD themself
> is probably that because the disk is BOOTABLE there is more than
> one track in the iso file, while "md5sum /dev/dvd" likely only
> tests a single track (when you MOUNT it you get the "data" track,
> when you BOOT it you get the isolinux "boot" track).
> At least, that used to be the problem with bootable CD's, I do not
> know if Pat's still using iso9660 on the DVD too or switched to
> udf (which shouldn't need the extra boot track).

Something might have changed in that respect between 13.0 and
13.1

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