[readme-burning-isos/f18] Pulling updated validation info from master

Fri Mar 8 04:29:57 UTC 2013

commit 76d74e5fd74acfc284bb2aba9f9602472dcde74a
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize at fedoraproject.org>
Date:   Thu Mar 7 21:27:56 2013 -0700

    Pulling updated validation info from master

 en-US/Validating.xml |   24 ++++++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Validating.xml b/en-US/Validating.xml
index 64df140..5820ae2 100644
--- a/en-US/Validating.xml
+++ b/en-US/Validating.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 			The Fedora Project and Red Hat, Inc. have no control over external sites such as the ones listed in the sections below, or the programs they provide.
 		</para>
 	</important>
+	<section id="ect-Burning_ISO_images_to_disc-Validating_the_Files-Getting_the_CHECKSUM_Files">
+		<title>Getting the CHECKSUM Files</title>
+		<para>Before getting started, it's a good time to download the checksums from <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/verify"></ulink>. Click on the link that matches the ISO you have downloaded and keep it handy for the next steps.
+		</para>
+	</section>
 
 	<section id="sect-Burning_ISO_images_to_disc-Validating_the_Files-Validating_in_the_Windows_Graphical_Environment">
 		<title>Validating in the Windows Graphical Environment</title>
@@ -29,17 +34,17 @@
 		<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 +52,9 @@
 			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 +65,15 @@
 	<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>
@@ -118,7 +126,7 @@ $ sha256sum Fedora-&PRODVER;-i386-DVD.iso
 			Open the file <filename>CHECKSUM</filename> with a text editor, such as <application>gedit</application> or <application>kwrite</application>, to display its contents. Make sure the hash displayed by <application>sha256sum</application> 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>
-			If all of the hashes match the hashes found at <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/en/verify"></ulink>, you can burn the ISO file to disc. If a file does not match, download it again.
+			If all of the hashes match the hashes found at <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/verify"></ulink>, you can burn the ISO file to disc. If a file does not match, download it again.
 		</para>
 
 	</section>
