This is a brief how-to with specific instructions for the two most recent releases, as of Saturday, March 13 2010.

The latest version of PhoenixOS is based on Ubuntu Karmic Koala, which was released 09.10. So any ISO based on that would be good for input file for zsync. However, since some have already done downloads of this file that have been corrupted in the process of uploading, I will base this short how-to on re-using that file.

The steps are : --

1. Open a Konsole window and navigate to the directory where the failed ISO file is stored.

    

   cd /path-to-directory/

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   You can copy the path from your file browser and paste it into the Konsole window using > Edit > Paste [Ctr+V doesn't work]

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2. Rename the corrupted file to prevent conflicts and confusion. I will suggest adding '.failed' to the file-name.

    

   mv phoenixos030410.iso phoenixos030410.iso.failed

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3. Download the phoenixos030410.iso.zsync file with wget [the -c switch means that you can resume from a break in the download, if needed]
   

     
   wget -c http-://pgtips91.pbworks.com/f/phoenixos030410.iso.zsync
   
     
   

4. Now run zsync with this .zsync file, the failed file as input using the -i switch, and the target file at the usual URL using the -u switch

    

   zsync   phoenixos030410.iso.zsync   -i   phoenixos030410.iso.failed    -u   http-://www.raccomputers.com/phoenixos030410.iso

        

This should result in your having a new, valid file in the same directory. Zsync will report the validation, just be sure to wait for it to finish. You can now burn the ISO to a DVD with confidence.

Should anyone wish to download the earlier laptop version, they can now do so using the most recent ISO as the input file. The steps are similar to 3) and 4)  above.

     wget -c http-://pgtips91.pbworks.com/f/phoenixos010610.iso.zsync

     zsync   phoenixos010610.iso.zsync   -i   phoenixos030410.iso    -u  http-://www.raccomputers.com/phoenixos010610.iso

I hope this is easy enough to follow, but if anyone needs further help post back on the forums at http-://phoenixos.forumotion.com/forum.htm


Notes : 

I have put a '-' after 'http' to stop the Wiki from creating automatic links, so you will have to remove them when copying and pasting.

When working in the command-line interface it is often helpful to let the computer complete the input with valid data. So, instead of typing the whole zsync line and potentially making a mistake, just type a minimum of letters, then hit the tab button.
e.g. I type zsync ph[tab], the line extends to zsync phoenixos0
     I type 3[tab], the line extends to zsync phoenixos030410.iso.
     I type z[tab] and the line extends to zsync phoenixos030410.iso.zsync 

You get the idea. The advantage of using the [tab] method is that you cannot really make a typo this way and if you do, the konsole will not budge with further hits of the [tab] key letting you know that a typo has been made.