Solved cannot install FreeBSD because of checksum

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I try to make a complete new install of FreeBSD 13 on my new machine.
I downloaded
FreeBSD-13.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img
from
January 25. and checked the checksum with sha256 - matched exactly.

While installation the installer gives me an error:
"The ckecksum for base.txz does not match. [...] redownload."

I did. Checked the checksum again - matches exactly, also no difference to the file from Jan. 25th.
Same problem.

Now what?
 
How did you write the image to the stick? And have you tried a different stick? The stick itself might be bad.

I've downloaded and used that image countless times already without any issues, so the image itself should be good.
 
As in the hb ist mentioned: dd...
I also installed FreeBSD many times via stick - no problems.
...I'll try another stick!
 
Seems to work.... - checksum tests are passed - "New password:" - System installed!

THANKS!
It'd never occured to me that the stick may causes such a problem...
Just used my old 2GB one again completely ugly tape - but a proven system.

Thanks covacat. That's also good to know.

Problem solved! Thanks!
 
Profighost said:
It'd never occured to me that the stick may causes such a problem...
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I've had that happen a couple of times. Old sticks gone bad. They either die completely all of a sudden or start giving weird read/write issues.

The image itself could have been corrupted during download but you ruled that out by comparing the checksums.
 
You are absolutely right.
The curious thing is: I've explicitely spent a new stick for this task, but it worked on the old creased, ugly one, completely wrapped in tape since the housing was shattered years ago... it's just USB 2.0 :cool:
Well, after all it's all about statistical probabilities.

Thanks again.
 
I got this problem when I tried to install a new jail. I solved it by deleting the folder /usr/freebsd-dist/
as a result, new files will be downloaded during installation and problem solved.
 
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