[readme-burning-isos] Updates to Validating.xml to remove broken link to validation tool added new hashing tools
Bryan Sutherland
iambryan at fedoraproject.org
Fri Mar 8 01:26:52 UTC 2013
commit c92f8ec5fbe56e944046ac6a974e6455faf42d17
Author: Bryan Sutherland <bryan.sutherland at gmail.com>
Date: Thu Mar 7 17:41:47 2013 -0700
Updates to Validating.xml to remove broken link to validation tool added new hashing tools
en-US/Downloading.xml | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
en-US/Validating.xml | 17 ++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Downloading.xml b/en-US/Downloading.xml
index b661236..e9ef2be 100644
--- a/en-US/Downloading.xml
+++ b/en-US/Downloading.xml
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@
]>
<section id="sect-Burning_ISO_images_to_disc-Downloading">
-<title>Downloading</title>
- <para>
- Several download options for Fedora ISOs are available from
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora" />, including
- "spins" (special versions targeted at specific audiences) and
- versions for different processor types. Multiple download
- methods are available, including direct download from an
- official Fedora mirror, and torrents. Torrents download data
- from multiple peers, but require special software (for example
- <package>transmission</package> or <package>Ktorrent</package>).
- </para>>
- <para>
- The ISO files are large, so it might take a long time to download them, especially using a dial-up modem. If you have a slow connection to the Internet, consider using a download manager. Download managers typically enable you to pause and recommence the download at convenient times and to resume a download that was interrupted.
- </para>
+ <title>Downloading</title>
+ <para>
+ Several download options for Fedora ISOs are available from
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora" />, including
+ "spins" (special versions targeted at specific audiences) and
+ versions for different processor types. Multiple download
+ methods are available, including direct download from an
+ official Fedora mirror, and torrents. Torrents download data
+ from multiple peers, but require special software (for example
+ <package>transmission</package> or <package>Ktorrent</package>).
+ </para>>
+ <para>
+ The ISO files are large, so it might take a long time to download them, especially using a dial-up modem. If you have a slow connection to the Internet, consider using a download manager. Download managers typically enable you to pause and recommence the download at convenient times and to resume a download that was interrupted.
+ </para>
<section id="sect-Burning_ISO_images_to_disc-Downloading-Choosing_CD_or_DVD">
<title>Choosing CD or DVD</title>
<para>
diff --git a/en-US/Validating.xml b/en-US/Validating.xml
index 64df140..f898320 100644
--- a/en-US/Validating.xml
+++ b/en-US/Validating.xml
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- HashTab: <ulink url="http://beeblebrox.org/"></ulink>
+ HashTab: <ulink url="http://implbits.com/HashTab/HashTabWindows.aspx"></ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Marxio File Checksum Verifier (FCV): <ulink url="http://www.marxio-tools.net/en/marxio-fcv.php"></ulink>
+ DivHasher: <ulink url="http://soft.mydiv.net/DivHasher.html"></ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- DivHasher: <ulink url="http://soft.mydiv.net/DivHasher.html"></ulink>
+ MD5 GUI: <ulink url="http://www.toast442.org/md5/"></ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
Follow the instructions provided to install the program. When you run the program, use the file selection tools provided to select your downloaded ISO image files. Then select the SHA256 algorithm for calculation, and run the tool. The program takes some time to complete, since it must read the entire ISO file.
</para>
<para>
+ If you are using HashTab, you will need to enable the SHA256 checksum option. In order to do this you will to open the File Properties window (right click --> File Hashes tab --> Settings), then select the SHA256 option. It is advisable to uncheck any preselected hash options as they will only slow down the hash calculations.
+ </para>
+ <para>
Open the file <filename>CHECKSUM</filename> with a text editor, such as <application>Notepad</application>, to display its contents. Make sure the hash displayed by the hash tool for <emphasis role="strong">each</emphasis> of the downloaded ISO files <emphasis role="strong">exactly</emphasis> matches the corresponding hash in the <filename>CHECKSUM</filename> file.
</para>
<para>
@@ -57,15 +60,15 @@
<section id="sect-Burning_ISO_images_to_disc-Validating_the_Files-Validating_at_the_Windows_Command_Prompt">
<title>Validating at the Windows Command Prompt</title>
<para>
- To check the files using the command prompt, download the program <filename>sha256sum.exe</filename> available from <ulink url="http://www.labtestproject.com/files/win/sha256sum/sha256sum.exe"></ulink>.
+ To check the files using the command prompt, download the program <filename>sha256sum.exe</filename> available from <ulink url="http://www.labtestproject.com/files/win/sha256sum/sha256sum.exe"></ulink>. If you have any problems accessing sha256sum.exe, you can try to grab <filename>md5sum.exe</filename> from <ulink url="http://etree.org/software.html"></ulink>. If you have downloaded <filename>md5sum.exe</filename> be sure to substitute for the correct tool below.
</para>
<para>
The <filename>sha256sum.exe</filename> program computes and displays hashes. To use it, save <filename>sha256sum.exe</filename> to the same directory as the ISO files. Select <guilabel>Run...</guilabel> from the Start menu and then enter <userinput>cmd</userinput> for the name of the program to start a <application>Command Prompt</application> window. Then change into the download directory. Run <command>sha256sum</command> with each ISO file like this:
</para>
-<screen>cd "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Downloads\Fedora"
-sha256sum.exe Fedora-&PRODVER;-i386-DVD.iso
-</screen>
+ <screen>cd "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Downloads\Fedora"
+ sha256sum.exe Fedora-&PRODVER;-i386-DVD.iso
+ </screen>
<para>
The program takes some time to complete, since it must read the entire ISO file.
</para>
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