Re: rsync problems with 2.2_rev2 binary-m68k-1.iso

["J.A. Bezemer" <costar@panic.et.tudelft.nl>]

On 4 Jan 2001, Goswin Brederlow wrote:

> >>>>> " " == Ian Smith <ISmith@fourthphase.com> writes:
> 
>      > <color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>I'm attempting to create an
> 
> Is that supposed to be html mail?
> 
>      > .iso file from a pseudo-image that I downloaded from
>      > ftp.us.debian.org.  I keep on getting bad checksums.  I've
>      > tried rsync with multiple servers using the command in the
>      > pseudo-image kit:
> 
> 
>      > rsync --verbose --progress --stats --block-size=8192
>      > rsync.kernel.org::pub/mirrors/<FontFamily><param>Times New
>      > Roman</param><bigger>debian-cd/2.2_rev2/m68k/binary- m68k-1.iso
>      > .
> 
> This html stuff will certainly break everything. Appart from that you
> should use --partial so that a timeout won't kill your file and -c to
> allways checksum.

Using --partial WILL kill your valuable pseudo-image if rsync fails after 1
byte has been transferred. So either back up your pseudo-image or do NOT use
--partial.

The -c doesn't have any effect in this case (it is intended to be used with
--times only).


Regards,
  Anne Bezemer