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

[Goswin Brederlow <goswin.brederlow@student.uni-tuebingen.de>]

>>>>> " " == J A Bezemer <costar@panic.et.tudelft.nl> writes:

     > 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.

It will? I thought that option will keep the partial download.

Why does it not merge the old file with the downloaded changes and
keep that?

MfG
        Goswin