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kernel source installation failure

When I try to install the source for the kernel (for purposes of modem driver installation), I get the following output. Can anyone tell me what is going wrong? I'm using Mandrake 9.0.

root@localhost tmp]# urpmi kernel-source-2.4.19-16mdk.i586.rpm
problem reading synthesis file of medium "tmp"
installing ./kernel-source-2.4.19-16mdk.i586.rpm

Preparing... ##################################################
1:kernel-source #####error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/src/linux-2.4.19-16mdk/arch/i386/kdb/kdbasupport.c;3e0736da: cpio: MD5 sum mismatch

jdfox

Sounds like a corrupted RPM, possibly as a result of urpmi having a problem creating (or writing to) a tmp directory. This could simply be a permissions problem. Make sure you've got write permission to ./tmp.

Also try downloading the RPM direct and installing the source the usual way, without using urpmi:

ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/9.0/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/kernel-source-2.4.19-16mdk.i586.rpm

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hubristic

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I don't think it's a corrupted rpm, as I got an error message when I tried to install it from the installation cd using mdk Software Manager. I then downloaded it again from an ftp server and tried the command 'urpmi kernel-source etc...' which led to the above error message and my reasons for asking for help.

I tried what garboua suggested. I typed "rpm --checksig kernel-source-2.4.19-16mdk.i586.rpm" and got the following:
error: kernel-source-2.4.19-16mdk.i586.rpm: No signature available

What does this mean?

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