Maybe wrong, but sounds like the d/l was corrupted to me. Try downloading again and 'yes' to overwrite. Try copying from another web location in case somehow that source was/is corrupted. --- bmike101@cox.net wrote: > okay.... so I put the download and the md5sum in the > same > directory. > > > root@1[mepis3.4]# md5sum SimplyMEPIS_3.4-3.md5sum -c > > root@1[mepis3.4]# > > Is this correct? > I then burned the ISO and after the MD5 check it > goes > wa-waaa and a k3b says: > > an error occured while reading from file > > Any ideas how I should get it to burn? The burn > speed was > 1x and the burn program used was cdrecord 2.1a19. > This is > on the livecd so I can't upgade it (already tried). > Should > I change the weriting mode? The options are AUTO, > DAO, > TAO, and RAW. I used AUTO. > > > From: Gerard Snitselaar > > Date: 2006/02/11 Sat PM 06:43:44 PST > > To: Main PLUG discussion list > > > Subject: Re: burning woes > > > > I forgot to add another way to check it is to use > the -c > flag and > > a file containing the md5sum you are supposed to > check > against. > > Here is a quick little example: > > > > snits@newton:/home/snits/proj/c=>ls > > hanoi* hanoi.c > > snits@newton:/home/snits/proj/c=>md5sum hanoi > > hanoi.md5 > > snits@newton:/home/snits/proj/c=>md5sum -c > hanoi.md5 > > hanoi: OK > > snits@newton:/home/snits/proj/c=>rm -f hanoi > > snits@newton:/home/snits/proj/c=>gcc -O3 -o hanoi > hanoi.c > > snits@newton:/home/snits/proj/c=>md5sum -c > hanoi.md5 > > hanoi: FAILED > > md5sum: WARNING: 1 of 1 computed checksum did NOT > match > > snits@newton:/home/snits/proj/c=>cat hanoi.md5 > > 359935d45f69fcb2fd0afd882211062b hanoi > > > > > > On Sat, 2006-02-11 at 17:59 -0800, > bmike101@cox.net > wrote: > > > Well, I downloaded a simply mepis ISO and burned > it > and > > > it runs grub (I believe?) and then tells me that > it > found > > > simplymepis then it says : > > > hds: tray open > > > end_request: I/O error on device...... > > > then it also says: > > > cloop=error -5 uncompressing block numbers> > > > > > > Does this sound like a burn error or a corrupt > down > load? > > > I would check the download but I do not know how > to do > the > > > MD5 thing. Would someone care to inform me how > to use > it?? > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you > mail > settings: > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/ > plug-discuss > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/ > plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > Ed Culbertson/ke7feg Remeber Katrina? For several days, only hams could get out, and talk to others. No Morse Code required for Technician class licensee New hand helds start at about $85 and up for single band transcievers at many dealers, just fyi. Long live Knoppix, and Puppy Live Linux cd's. Complete operating systems free if downloaded. I am running w/o a hard drive on both!! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss