keep getting different checksum to one shown on website

[Iamgeese]

I am in the process of dual booting my desktop computer and the idea is to have windows on one drive and Pop OS on the other. I have noticed each and every time I have downloaded the IOS file I run the checksum algorythm and every single time the sodding thing comes back entirely different to the one on their website. I also have this problem with Tails meaning I have no idea if I am useing a borked version of distros or not. It's very offputting.

I have looked at contacting System 76 but it looks like you only can if you have bought physical products from them.

I have tried downloading the ISOs in different browsers to see if this would do anything but still the same issue. I am not sure what to do from here.

 

[Brickwizard]

Always use a good quality one clean and formatted fats 32, difference in check sum is proof of corrupt download, a bad burn to the Pen-drive or defective Pen-drive [just because its new or you use it for transferring files, doesn't make it fit for burning ISO's]

also consider POP is the product of system 76 and is constructed for the components used in their own manufactured kit, so as it not designed to be a general distribution you could have problems installing or running it [if it does instal and run without faults ..great, If not you could spend hours trying to get it working and still fail]

 

[Iamgeese]

Always use a good quality one clean and formatted fats 32, difference in check sum is proof of corrupt download, a bad burn to the Pen-drive or defective Pen-drive [just because its new or you use it for transferring files, doesn't make it fit for burning ISO's]

also consider POP is the product of system 76 and is constructed for the components used in their own manufactured kit, so as it not designed to be a general distribution you could have problems installing or running it [if it does instal and run without faults ..great, If not you could spend hours trying to get it working and still fail]

I used a Sandisk Cruzer Blade 32gb. Any recommendations though?

 

[Brickwizard]

That is one brand I use, if its fairly new and you re-format before use then it should not be a problem, so back to a corrupt download or a poor burn to the drive, bad download is more probeable if your not getting a SHA sum match

 

[KGIII]

Just to be clear, you're checking the checksum on the .iso file itself?

That's where you, the end user, should be checking this. (You mentioned 'IOS', but I can't be sure what you mean.)

 

[The Duck]

FWIW.
Using Linux 11 years and have never done a checksum.

Sure I've had a bad iso download it just happens for whatever reason.

I'm not saying not to do it although if you download the iso from the official distros website than I see no need for the checksum.

I've used just about every USB flash drive made and have a bowl full of them name brand and no name brand.

They all work well and some of them name brand and no name brand have failed.

So for the checksum and type of USB flash drive I believe it's luck of the draw.

 

[bob466]

The checksum tells you if the ISO has been tampered with...if it's not correct every time you try...I'd being trying a different Distro or take the risk.

This may help...
https://www.linux.org/threads/how-to-run-the-checksum-in-mint-cinnamon.56891/