[DISCUSSION] Parted Magic

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  1. t94xr

    t94xr MDL Novice

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    Okay lemme check...

    Code:
    md5sum pmagic_2020_08_23.iso
    ab1ab7636dbca82e1dc389a67e38d8cd  pmagic_2020_08_23.iso
    yep it matches ... unsure what you're talking about. A bit may have flipped during your download process?
     
  2. 9fw

    9fw MDL Novice

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    #142 9fw, Sep 1, 2020
    Last edited: Sep 2, 2020
    I got this:

    CRC32: A13ED301
    MD5: 59670204E4E4649F745EA34DEE29CFD7
    SHA-1: 7BE22B09DA5ACBB61ED2E16F3B9C1FDB1FBA8457
    SHA-256: C27DF09CDABA0D5DF1A3E4552EA52D249F84E88849779DFEA4127C67E5E32D51
    SHA3-256: 62C0B0610D71A980344623270D193AD6D109546CC62EF88F6F260F699A52DFCB

    787 MB (825,229,312 bytes)

    Very strange.
    I will DL again to be sure.
    Will post back.

    Ok now I got this:

    CRC32: 2A694C58
    MD5: 4CD9D71C94EF5042D50B5CD74379A507
    SHA-1: 4477FAD097E0B856CFDD5197376D1E62ECD4DC52
    SHA-256: 2A33BD764C834D1C55D68B4FF55A2DFB82CE86BE0BAB4A9773D3D8E9294BE12B
    SHA3-256: ADF488D4E4B4539C8E6E81DDAB8FD506B37C1C5BED606B4266EAA9E5AE61A62E

    Same file size.
    ????

    I did a binary compare and there are a huge number of changes.
    They both open fine in Winrar and UltraISO. No visible differences.

    Downloaded a 3rd time and got different hashes again.

    CRC32: 26DBFB9E
    MD5: 239E4B11D26926292A58A56C68FC179A
    SHA-1: FC97F5085B250A87963B419EB5AE0ABFC5533338
    SHA-256: AFC8C707EA0AD4E662710F0ED86F9E1CB9BCEF6F19972D19EAB68194428D6D7B
    SHA3-256: 078F2CC9FBA2231B71D53E1B7F0F49B9DAE79A9BE9C64467F4EAEFAD91D47323

    Same file size.
    Something very weird.
    Never seen this in 30 years.
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    Used curl twice
    Got different hashes each time.
    All different in all cases.

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    I downloaded it from a file sharing site and the hashes matched.
     
  3. 9fw

    9fw MDL Novice

    Feb 19, 2017
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    Thanks.
    I did find 1 site rapidgator that hashes matched.
    I will try the one you posted next time if needed.
     
  4. go0Chi1Gape2

    go0Chi1Gape2 MDL Novice

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    Hi t94xr, I can confirm that my downloaded copy produces different checksums:

    Code:
    pmagic_2020_08_23.iso
    825229312 bytes (787 MiB)
    CRC32: DC829EB7
    CRC64: 1670FA122D70D5B4
    SHA256: EE2E71690CBB3F50B17183D36066E972B7DF20E78F36A9A367E98960375CB309
    SHA1: 782ACF3D5F94C06C8ECD5B956BF26BDCDFA8F1DF
    MD5: 175E93AD09B9B35B31394491CBFDE88E
    
    Comparing with the ISO with the correct checksums, the differing files are:

    • scsi.cgz
    • vmlinuz
    • unicode.pf2
    • BOOTX64.EFI
    • sgd2.gz
    • super_grub2_disk_standalone_x86_64_efi_2.04s1.EFI
    • ohci.mod
    • part_acorn.mod
    • parttool.mod
    • bootx64.efi
    • PMAGIC_2020_08_23.SQFS
    • bzImage
    • fu.img
    • initrd.img
    • m.img
    • partmap.lst
    • parttool.lst
    A binary compare of parttool.lst shows a string of zeroes in the bad copy:

    Code:
    Bad: <bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00><bh:00>
    Good: msdos: msdospart
    
     
  5. LostED

    LostED SVF Patch Lover

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    #147 LostED, Oct 12, 2020
    Last edited: Oct 14, 2020
    Code:
    Name: pmagic_2020_10_12.iso
    Size: 1617854464 bytes (1542 MiB)
    
    MD5: 2e59a6df9c760b1ec806b76cd0831c43
    SHA-1: ea353d78875dd0ffa20e61b40efccc1bb3435f42
    SHA-256: dffca95318855b46722720dc5574a5d93b6b77b930b461576d3f1c4f803c190b
    
     
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  6. jim_p

    jim_p MDL Senior Member

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    Can you please add its md5 sum as well? Thank you in advance.
    Also, for the first time in years (if not ever), I am not able to find it on torrent! I resorted to some ddl site to get it :(
     
  7. jim_p

    jim_p MDL Senior Member

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    Imho, parted magic has changed from a rescue-based distro to a common one. The only difference between an everyday distro, e.g. ubuntu, is that parted magic can't be installed on the hdd.
    Also, today's iso is like 10 times bigger than 6.7, the last one before that new versioning scheme of "pmagic_year-month-date" that was introduced in 2011.
    Code:
    --- /mnt/Public/ISOs/distros ---------------------------------------------------
        1.5 GiB [##########]  pmagic_2020_10_12.iso                                
      180.2 MiB [#         ]  pmagic-6.7.iso
     
  8. Konsti

    Konsti MDL Novice

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    I am seriously considering ending this bi-monthly "chase" of releases, starting from this one, as I can't afford the space on my NAS for just the likely event of a need for a rescue-based distro... for me or a friend's computer... Thanks to both of you for your replies!
     
  9. jim_p

    jim_p MDL Senior Member

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    #154 jim_p, Oct 15, 2020
    Last edited: Oct 15, 2020
    If you do want a 32bit version in case of an old pc, keep the one that was released before August 2020. Other than that, imho, there is no need to keep old versions around.
     
  10. Konsti

    Konsti MDL Novice

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    Hi everyone, I need your valuable advice. I was under the impression that current (and older) Parted Magic ISOs would include file recovery tool(s) that would scan an HDD for removed partitions, scan everything and find deleted files. Unfortunately this is not the case, it seems (nor the free tool you posted earlier @oldsh_t unfortunately) any idea what I could use? Parted Magic doesn't contain the tools necessary to undelete files (like good old Hiren's ISO) so your advice is very very welcome. Thank you!
     
  11. Konsti

    Konsti MDL Novice

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    Thanks @jim_p and @TigTex for your help. I didn't see Parted Magic have photorec to be honest. Even had to revert to last years ISO because the recent one changes A LOT to my own disappointment (I think I will abandon getting new bloated versions, as TigTex said, it became already a Linux bistro and no more a real Swiss Knife tool). I need to recover a partition that was deleted by the Windows re-install feature, and on top of that, scan for deleted files too. I know TestDisk on my Mac, it can recover partitions but doesn't seem to scan for deleted files. I will try photorec or qphotorec and let you know if we manage to do anything useful. For now, to me personally, Parted Magic has "sailed" to other worlds :D
     
  12. verndog

    verndog MDL Member

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