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[Q] Checking Md5 sums

I'm a noob when it comes to Linux and it's commands and I'm currently dual booting with ubuntu (windows installer) and when it says check md5 sums to see if they match i have no idea, how am i suppose to find the md5 sum for my phone because i have no idea. Detailed instructions is greatly appreciated. My phone is currently rooted running oxygen RC 7 s-off stock table.
Thanks,
Ryan

Why would you want to find the md5 of the phone? Since your S-off and running oxygen I'm gone guess you want to change hboot, just download the hboot image, then open a terminal and type "md5sum "with the space, and drag and drop your hboot image in to the terminal window. It might add " to the location of the hboot image so remove those.
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You need to check the md5 of the file you've downloaded to make sure it matches the original file on the website. Google it and you'll find some freeware programs that will do the job
md5 is nothing to do with your phone

Let me google that for you.

yeah GOOGLE is your friend

Command name is 'md5sum'. This utility usually comes built-in with linux (most distros should have this..). Go to a terminal and type in:
'md5sum <filename>'
Replace <filename> with the file you want to check and make sure you are in the directory which holds that file.
EDIT: I'm not sure what you meant when you said "find the MD5 sum of my phone"...this is the only way I know of for checking MD5 sums.

In very simple terms:
MD5 provides a checksum for an arbitary file. It's just a string of characters like a long PIN code.
You can use it to guarantee that the file that's been downloaded is identical to the original, i.e. not corrupted on the way. So for any file that has an associated MD5 sum. You download the file and run a MD5 utility on that file on your system and check the MD5 value output against the original one.
There are many other checksum utilities available but MD5 is the one most used currently.

need hp

i am new on this i wos worked whit 6.5 hd2 all things
can somebody give links about why we must check md 5 what is that
some basic things i look on net but is so dificult to understanding
thanks

Md5 is like a validation that a package is complete I.e not corrupt. If there is an Md5 value with a download, you run the package through an Md5 app and if the output matches, its all good.
If you're on windows, Google winMd5
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Md5 is something like file integrity check.
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5
I use this tool: http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/md5sums/
Drag & drop the file on the .exe and it generates the MD5 sum.

5 md I realized how much like a fingerprint jedinstver which every rom there correct me if I am wrong I am specially interested in what was to check the MD 5 the numbers are small, or something within the file, I have not found anywhere video tutorial because it would mean a lot of people who are struggling with English so well as I do, and thus reduce the number of posts with the same issues apologize ...one more for this

[Q] Verify md5 (radio flash)

It says to verify md5... I downloaded the file verifier off the market. Now where do I go and how do I verify the md5? Thanks in advance!

I usually verify the MD5 on my computer, then transfer the zip to my SD card. I'm not sure how to do it from the phone.
EDIT: I downloaded MD5 Checker from the Market to my phone. You'll need to browse to the zip file for the radio, and copy/paste the MD5 hash that the zip is supposed to have. It'll run to see if the two match.

Okay... I am looking at this:
To flash:
1. Place on ROOT directory of your FAT32 formatted SD card & rename to only PB31IMG.zip.
2. Boot into hboot (volume down + power) & confirm the radio update.
3. When done updating select reboot now. Do not try to boot immediately into recovery from hboot.
Newest First:
2.15.00.08.08
Download: http://www.mediafire...an7zwl5642jxv2j
Md5: DB604392CB81DC6C7323C8151937CBEF
2.15.10.07.07
Download: http://www.mediafire...6fkv5ywe6esc6mr
Md5: 50AFC97ABB7AA5AE6D3114D940AB22F1
So... what am I verifying these md5's against?

RMarkwald said:
EDIT: I downloaded MD5 Checker from the Market to my phone. You'll need to browse to the zip file for the radio, and copy/paste the MD5 hash that the zip is supposed to have. It'll run to see if the two match.
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Ah.. Gotcha! Thanks! Gonna go try that.

cniDXDinc said:
Ah.. Gotcha! Thanks! Gonna go try that.
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Yeah, you'll want to browse to the location of the radio zip file, and copy the MD5 the website lists into the MD5 field, then run the checker to see if the MD5 matches.

[Q] md5sum of the hboot file don't match!

Sorry for beginner-level question...
Via the wiki page below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com
/wiki/HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
I have downloaded the file vision.hboot-0.84.2000.zip but the result of the md5sum is not what is shown on the wiki page: 2CE1BDD5E4C1119CCFCECB938710D742...
Could anyone tell me where is the problem?
Is the server of the zip file still trust-able?
I use my browser plugin to check md5sum and it works fine with other files I downloaded...
Thank you for your help in advance!

Possible the download was corrupted. Re-download and check it again.

I just took a quick look.
I downloaded it twice and checked md5 sum twice.
D8F61830F104FF5D48B855BBE0D95F56 *vision.hboot-0.84.2000.zip
File size: 221,206 bytes.
Edit: Here are the md5 checksum for the HBoot download from the cyanogen wiki and xda wiki
D8F61830F104FF5D48B855BBE0D95F56 *vision.hboot-0.84.2000(1).zip
D8F61830F104FF5D48B855BBE0D95F56 *vision.hboot-0.84.2000(2).zip
Edit 2: This is generated with Fast Sum 1.7 from Kirill Zinov, and my HDD has fiile compression on so my md5 maybe different that yours but nevertheless, the files seem to be trust-able.
My guess: The xda wiki folks and the cyanogen folks forgot to check the check sum, or maybe it's just crappy software generate crappy md5 SUM
My advise:
1/ go ahead and use it, or
2/ use cynogenmod guide. I personally used this guide. They're the same anyways.
Cyanogen root guide for the Desize Z
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HT...26_the_Engineering_HBoot_for_the_HTC_Desire_Z

for the xda wiki, its the md5sum for the .img inside the zip. not the zip.
The cm wiki has the zip of the zipfile, as gu1dry doesn't want to add the extra instruction.
-Nipqer

Thank you. I have got D8F61830F104FF5D48B855BBE0D95F56 too!

Oh, I see... Thank you for the info!

installing custom rom involving zip file and md5 file?

ok so im having problem trying to flash C-rom series. How do i flash this rom?
There are two parts that we are suppose to download, the zip file and md5 file.
how do i go ahead and flash this?
i went to recovery mode and tried to install the zip file but didnt work, it said md5 file is missing.
are we suppose to merge those files together first? and create new zip file and then flash it?

Ive seen a lot of roms not include an md5sum. But usually they will still flash. Check the settings in recovery to make sure its not requiring it. The md5 isnt an extra file, its a value based on a hash of the file itself which is them embedded into the files properties if im not mistaken. Its done to ensure file/download integrity. Anyway, you should be able to turn it off somewhere in recovery.

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Ive seen a lot of roms not include an md5sum. But usually they will still flash. Check the settings in recovery to make sure its not requiring it. The md5 isnt an extra file, its a value based on a hash of the file itself which is them embedded into the files properties if im not mistaken. Its done to ensure file/download integrity. Anyway, you should be able to turn it off somewhere in recovery.
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thanks a lot for on time reply's! yes md5 is not really required i guess after all. I was able to flash the C-rom series. thanks again!