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i recently tried to install opensuse 12.1. but i got error message
checksum is wrong in /var/cache/zypp/raw/openSUSE-12.1-12.1-.4TnjOfS/suse/setup/descr/packages.gz

when i choose “use it anyway” it says broken pipe and installation gets aborted.

is there any way to resolve this problem?.

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On 12/23/2012 09:06 AM, ruthra wrote:
> is there any way to resolve this problem?.

yes.

do not install from a garbage disk…“Garbage in, garbage out!”
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIGO> is still true.

  1. check the iso you download with md5 or sha1
    <http://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/html/openSUSE/opensuse-startup/art.osuse.installquick.html>

  2. then burn on GOOD media at the slowest possible

  3. then self test the install media itself like here
    <http://tinyurl.com/b856ekd>

never install from faulty media…

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dd http://tinyurl.com/DD-Caveat

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On 2012-12-23 09:06, ruthra wrote:
> i recently tried to install opensuse 12.1. but i got error message
> checksum is wrong in
> /var/cache/zypp/raw/openSUSE-12.1-12.1-.4TnjOfS/suse/setup/descr/packages.gz

How exactly are you installing?

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))

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i’m installing from dvd and the version is openSUSE-12.1-DVD-i586

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On 2012-12-23 17:46, ruthra wrote:
> i’m installing from dvd and the version is openSUSE-12.1-DVD-i586

Then verify the disk as dd told you.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))

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yes, md5 checksum of my iso is different from the provided in <http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.1/iso/&gt;.
should i redownload the iso file or can it fixed?.

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On 2012-12-24 02:56, ruthra wrote:

> yes, md5 checksum of my iso is different from the provided in
> <http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.1/iso/>.
> should i redownload the iso file or can it fixed?.

It can be fixed, there are instructions on that in the download page help.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))

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thanks ,i installed it.but i amarok asks plugin for mp3 .doesn’t it come with 4.7gb full installation dvd. how to install the plugin?

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Mp3 is not a free as in speech program and thus is not included. This is openSUSE

Full instruction here

https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/how-faq-forums/new-user-how-faq-read-only/407184-multi-media-restricted-format-installation-guide.html

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On 2012-12-25 02:46, ruthra wrote:
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> thanks ,i installed it.but i amarok asks plugin for mp3 .doesn’t it come
> with 4.7gb full installation dvd. how to install the plugin?

mp3 is protected by a license that does not allow openSUSE to include
it, it would be illegal. The reasoning is here:

Restricted formats

And here you have a bypass:

(community)
Restricted formats](http://opensuse-community.org/Restricted_formats)

What we do is basically install those things from packman. gogalthorp
gives another link.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))