Rpi Datasheet 701 Downloading OS Images

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Linux Instructions:

1. Download image file
2. Go to a Linux terminal (Shell prompt))
3. Run sha1sum /path/to/file
4. If it's not there go back to step 3 and start again
5. Compare the hash you have with the one on the site
6. If they are the same... great success
7. If not, go back to step 1


Windows Instructions:

1. Download imsage file
2. Download sha1sum.exe from http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/tools/sha1sum.exe
3. Open command prompt (DOS prompt) and drag and drop the sha1sum.exe in to the command prompt (and it will display the path to the file sha1sum.exe file), then you just put a space, drag the image file into the command prompt too and press enter compare result with one on site
4. If it's not there go back to step 3 and start again
5. Compare the hash you have with the one on the site
6. If they are the same... great success
7. If not, go back to step 1