Do Md5 check on CD/DVD/HDD
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Perform an md5sum on a device, like a CD
dd if=/dev/hdc | md5sum
Perform an md5sum on a device, like a CD
dd if=/dev/hdc | md5sum
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October 11th, 2008 10:22
Its always better to use the named devices than absolute devices
md5sum /dev/cdrom
or
md5sum /dev/dvd
Don’t ask me why. Something to do with device access and permissions.