i have a md5 checker and 2 differnt downloads dont match the md5 the liquid quincy att checksum at least with this md5checker im using
I use md5 checker all the time with no problems. I'm thinking the download is bad.
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Bad download... but u would check md5 on windows or android?
I use Android file verifier on Android....most of the time just to be sure the file on my phone is good
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I am a newbie but i just wiped my brother's x10 mini pro and installed MiniCM v6.0 Final Release | for CWM (big thanks to doixanh) MD5: E4B8A514D72034DDB0BC53B08F4142E. I know not what to use or how to use the md5 and what to do with it. phone giving md5 error. Help!!!!
Compare the md5 of the file you've downloaded to the md5 in the first post of the slade miniCM 6 thread. If there's a mismatch, download the file again. Though, I probably wouldn't install v 6.0 on a wiped phone, since it takes ages to boot. Read more in the above mentioned thread.
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please pardon my ignorance, i'm a web developer but what exactly has md5 got to do in this? is there anything dat i have to do before installing or any other app i need to download?
I don't know exactly (actually, I have no idea...) how the md5 is generated, but from what I can understand, it reflects the integrity of the file. If the file is somehow corrupted during download, the md5 differs from the original one and if I recall correctly, slade included an md5 check in the installation script of his latest rom to avoid unnessecary phone-bricking. So, my advice remains, download the file again. There's no need to download or install anything else. I'm not a developer of any kind, so if you really want to know what the md5 is, i suggest google or wiki, but I'm fairly sure I've understood the use of it in this setting...
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I see this a lot here lately. What exactly is it and what do you use it for?
Very basically MD5 gives a value of the file it is referencing. If you see a file with a MD5 sum next to it you can download that file and check its MD5 sum to ensure the file downloaded properly. There are different programs for it.
Certain Odin and other files will be signed, for lack of a better word, with a MD5 sum. When Odin runs it checks for that signature and if found it runs a MD5 sum check. If the signature and check don't match Odin will fail.
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Thanks for the clarification.
How do I calculate the md5 sum before I go flashing something so I can check
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It depends on how you want to check it.
The pinned root guide in the dev section includes instructions for using busybox to check md5s prior to flashing.
md5sum is included in most *nix platforms but most Win users use 3rd party apps.
md5summer, md5deep, etc
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5sum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5deep
http://sourceforge.net/projects/md5summer/
I always check them on the device through terminal. You need busybox to do it and know where it is. It's usually in /system/xbin/. That would make your command as follows:
/system/xbin/busybox md5sum /sdcard/pg05img.zip
That is assuming the sdcard is where your file is, and pg05img.zip is the file name to be checked.
Appreciate the help guys I have an application that I use on my PC but I'm on the road right now
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I just got an app from the market. Works fine.
What's that app called? I refuse to flash radios without verifying md5
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There's no need for an app to do it. Like loonatik and I said, the function is included in busybox.
Open terminal and type what loonatik said above:
"busybox md5sum /sdcard/PG05IMG.zip"
or "/system/xbin/busybox md5sum /sdcard/PG05IMG.zip" if for some reason the other has a problem.
But if you need an app there are a few such as https://market.android.com/details?id=burrows.apps.crypto or https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hobbyone.HashDroid&feature=related_apps
I use AFV (ANDROID FILE VERIFIER) from the market...and its free
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I use AFV (ANDROID FILE VERIFIER) from the market...and its free
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Same here. You can even copy and paste the known md5 into the settings for automatic comparison of the next file calculated. Makes it super easy.
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sorry my english not good how can i check my galaxy note 2 checksum my orignal rom
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sorry my english not good how can i check my galaxy note 2 checksum my orignal rom
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If you download the rom directly onto the device you can us a file manager like es file explorer to check the md5 with the one that is listed on the site you download it from.
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I use MD5 Checker from the Play Store.
I copy and paste the MD5 from wherever I download it and then find browse to the file and select it. Then calculate to see whether or not it matches. If it matches, both MD5's turn green. If they don't match, they turn red.
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MD5 verification is a guarantee that nothing happened from the moment you downloaded the file from a site to the point you saved it on your device or where it is need to start flashing/installation. It is a "legal protection" in case a corrupted file finds its way on installation and causes problems. It is a safety check.
I found all this out AFTER flashing without even checking MD5 on a Samsung S5.
Nothing happened as in most cases but if it did anyone would tell I had been warned.
Agree with @disconnecktie on the File Manager option for any medium users.
Forgive me, but unfortunately my native language is not English ... So .. my research on this forum are very complicated.
After several attempts and with great difficulty I managed to download from droidbasemment "cm-10-20121030-EXPERIMENTAL-p4.zip."
At the same address I see that there is a file "cm-10-20121030-EXPERIMENTAL-p4.zip.md5sum" which I think is the MD5 of the ROM file of 152.52 MB.
If so, how can I verify the MD5 to make sure that the downloaded file is not corrupt?
Many thanks to those who want to answer. Hi
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Forgive me, but unfortunately my native language is not English ... So .. my research on this forum are very complicated.
After several attempts and with great difficulty I managed to download from droidbasemment "cm-10-20121030-EXPERIMENTAL-p4.zip."
At the same address I see that there is a file "cm-10-20121030-EXPERIMENTAL-p4.zip.md5sum" which I think is the MD5 of the ROM file of 152.52 MB.
If so, how can I verify the MD5 to make sure that the downloaded file is not corrupt?
Many thanks to those who want to answer. Hi
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most recoveries will verify the file automatically if that md5sum file is in the same place as the ROM when you flash it. If you want to make sure now, just open the md5sum file in any text editor to see the correct md5 and then look at the properties of the ROM zip file and look at the calculated sum there and confirm they match.
kRel there is a app just for this, I have it on my pc, give me some time and I will post it for ya. dill
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most recoveries will verify the file automatically if that md5sum file is in the same place as the ROM when you flash it. If you want to make sure now, just open the md5sum file in any text editor to see the correct md5 and then look at the properties of the ROM zip file and look at the calculated sum there and confirm they match.
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Thank you for your quick response ...
The problem is that ... if I open the zip file "cm-10-20121030-EXPERIMENTAL-p4.zip.md5sum", inside there is nothing!
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kRel there is a app just for this, I have it on my pc, give me some time and I will post it for ya. dill
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Thank you ... this applet I also have in my computer. It integrates in "explorer" and is called "HashTab v3.0.0"
But the problem is that inside the file: cm-10-20121030-EXPERIMENTAL-p4.zip.md5sum nothing!
If you have the Wifi 7510 tab that is the wrong md5, you want the p4wifi md5
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Do you have winzip or 7zip, you need a file extractor to open the md5 zip?
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also...
search market for md5 and you'll find a ton of apps the will calc the md5 from a file you can compare that to the hash inside the md5 file posted by pershoot.
md5sum -c /path/to/file.md5
The *.md5 file and the file it corresponds to must be in the same directory together. This works from your device in a terminal as well.
I discovered the mystery ....
Opening the file from linux (ubuntu) shows a normal text file containing the MD5!
CWM is also able to read and verify the MD5. But I have not understand how to.
Maybe you need to copy the file to your tablet also MD5??
I'm wondering if anyone has a different upload site for the no wipe ME7 factory image. I'm trying to return my phone to stock from root and every zip I have downloaded from android host has an error when unzipping the md5. I would really appreciate this if anyone has one available. I tried it from the OP of the original thread, but like I said the host site or file is being difficult for me.
Edit: Found some mirrors, and everything downloads fine, problem is everytime I extract the file it says its broken and it won't unzip.
You dont need to unzip the md5, just use the md5 in odin.
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I know, but the md5 comes in a zip file and I can't get the zip open to get the md5 out lol unless I'm able to flash the whole zip, but last I looked I couldn't, it wouldn't even show the zip to select.
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Are you using 7zip?
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I tried it with both 7zip and windows explorer
Edit: I ended up getting a new s4 today which had MDK on it which led me to downloading the md5 for the MDK version and I realized what had been missing was the .md5 on the initial zip of the folder which was why it wouldn't flash in odin nor would it unzip. Thanks for the help, I was having a blond moment lol
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