Re: KNOPPIX as an installer for Debian
On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 05:25:29 +1000
bob parker <bob_parker@dodo.com.au> wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 09:45, csj@mindgate.net wrote:
> >
> > Consider yourself lucky. I have problems just trying to download
> > the image. Just two days ago I managed to get past the 150 MB
> > mark, when the mirror I was using decided to put up a newer ISO
> > image. Just yesterday, using another mirror, I had already
> > downloaded 30 MB of the newer Knoppix 3.2 release series, when
> > the mirror also decided to change ISO images. I have tried
> > downloading Knoppix dozens of times, all of them ended up as a
> > cruel waste of dialup bandwidth (fairly cheap but slow access).
>
> The method used for the 3.1 version was to ftp download the iso.
> It took several days on my dialup, restarting each night.
>
> Tested the md5sum, it failed.
>
> Corrected the iso using rsync. The correction took 2 to 3 minutes.
What mirror did you use? I suppose you can't effectively rsync two
different iso images (say from version 3.1 to 3.2). My problem is that I
can't find a mirror where the ISO image stays put for at least two
weeks. Take for example planetmirror.com. I was merrily downloading
KNOPPIX_V3.2-2003-03-21b-EN.iso (165 MB) when the available version was
upgraded to KNOPPIX_V3.2-2003-03-28-EN.iso. Can I use the 165 MB of
KNOPPIX_V3.2-2003-03-21b-EN.iso I already downloaded as the
resuming point for downloading KNOPPIX_V3.2-2003-03-28-EN.iso?
I've had much better luck downloading the 3 CD set of Redhat 8.0, a more
humongous download but one that I had confidence of restarting each
night for the month or so it took to fully download them.
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