ERROR "THE FILE SOURCE IS CORRUPTED" **SOLVED**

[Mhbt Ba]

This is what I currently have, I don't really know if I did right

[Captain Kevin]

Looking real fast, it looks like files 2-2 and 2-4 don't match.

[virtuali]

This is what I currently have, I don't really know if I did right

Yes, you did it right and, it seems that for some reason your local Cloudflare node has the gsx_p3d4_setup2-2.bin, and gsx_p3d4_setup2-4.bin files wrong, while gsx_p3d4_setup2-1.bin, gsx_p3d4_setup2-3.bin and gsx_p3d4_setup2.exe are correct.

I triggered another refresh for these now, so they should hopefully work if you remove the Documents\GSX_Installer and run the installer again.

[Mhbt Ba]

Perfect, it did fix the issue, thank you very much !

[girlano]

Hello


I had the same problem installing my GSX / GSX V2 into my P3D 4.5 , after download the installations files I received a message “ Source Files Corrupted” and the installation was aborted. Looking at the forum ( this post ), I proceed with the check resume test and I saw that my setup2.exe file mismatch de the correct check resume number. I disable my firewall, my anti-virus . How can I resolve this problem ?

[virtuali]

Just try again, we refreshed those two files that on *your* local Cloudflare node were probably still outdated ( they weren't on the other users nodes ).

[Jasona1972]

None, zip, zero of the above is working for me. I have tried everything. I have no idea how to do some of the things that were suggested whether in this post or some similar posts. I have probably tried over a hundred times by now doing everything I know how to do now or things I can think to do. I need an installer that can just install correctly. I either need explicit directions to make sure I do it correctly or I need someone to login remotely to show me. I have tried over a hundred times by now over the. Of about 4 1/2 days. I do not know how to control what server my download comes from to make sure it comes uncorrupted from a cloudfair server. I do know that this is getting really, really, really old to have to jump thru so many hoops to do download and install something when it wasn't like this in the past. In the past I could just download and install it and it was no big deal. Now my computer it's so wide open when it comes to antivirus and firewall protection that I think a 747 can fly through it.

What am I supposed to do? Why was my earlier post removed when I wanted a solution?

Jason

[virtuali]

I have tried everything

You haven't tried the last thing I told you to try

I have no idea how to do some of the things that were suggested

Then please explain what is you don't understand of my previous explanation about how to check which files were bad.

I need an installer that can just install correctly

The installer obviously works for everybody. But as I'm sure you probably noticed, it needs to download files and, as I already explained, the files are downloaded from the Cloudflare node closest to you and THAT particular node might still be outdated.

WHICH IS WHY, I posted precise instructions how to check which files they are, so we can do something to fix them at YOUR specific node.

. I either need explicit directions to make sure I do it correctly

Which is precisely what you have been given in my last post to you. If you don't understand some parts, then please explain again which they are, so I can try explain them better.

I do not know how to control what server my download comes from to make sure it comes uncorrupted from a cloudfair server.

That's not your job to know how to do that, yours is only tell me which file you got bad. Read my previous reply to you, which explains how to use a free utility to check the checksums of the files you downloaded. Just post the results, as user Mhbt Ba did.

[Jasona1972]

Turns out that the link you sent (http://getmd5checker.com/)  is for all versions of "Windows" except "Windows 10". How does this help in a process that really should not have to be done by your customers?

[virtuali]

Turns out that the link you sent (http://getmd5checker.com/)  is for all versions of "Windows" except "Windows 10".

Turns out you are wrong, and you haven't even bothered to TRY if it works because, if you did, you would realize it obviously does, it's just the website might have not being updated in a while, so it doesn't explicitly lists Windows 10, but it DOES work ( I tried it, of course, you haven't... ) so why, instead of keep continuing this useless polemic, you don't just do what other users did, which ( guess what ) fixed their problem immediately ?

How does this help in a process that really should not have to be done by your customers?

Wrong. Again.

The whole point of this procedure is to figure it out which files YOU got a bad download from, because this is a conditions that affect YOUR local Cloudflare servers so, obviously, the only way to know this, is to be sure which files were wrong in YOUR download, and checking the MD5 checksum is the standard way to do that and it must be done on YOUR files on YOUR system.

Checking for checksums for downloaded files has always been considered a good practice, especially when files are fairly large, because the chance of transmission errors is higher.

[Jasona1972]

Turns out that the link you sent (http://getmd5checker.com/)  is for all versions of "Windows" except "Windows 10". How does this help in a process that really should not have to be done by your customers?

What am I supposed to download if none of the links are for W10? Is it correct to think I am supposed to download the GSX base package file for FSX and P3Dv4 and install them and then scan the files in Docs / GSX Installer to see what the string of letters and numbers is that come up?

[Captain Kevin]

What am I supposed to download if none of the links are for W10? Is it correct to think I am supposed to download the GSX base package file for FSX and P3Dv4 and install them and then scan the files in Docs / GSX Installer to see what the string of letters and numbers is that come up?

I would say go with the first link since the latest one listed is Windows 7. Then run it, check the files, and compare those string of letters and numbers to the ones on this list:

http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,19926.msg165843.html#msg165843

You can do either one of two things. You can either post the names of the files that don't match, or if this is too complex, just screenshot what it came up with like what Mhbt Ba did in an earlier post, and then he can check.

[virtuali]

What am I supposed to download if none of the links are for W10?

As I've said, the program WORKS in Windows 10. Now, there are 4 links in total, 2 of them are in Chinese. Assuming you don't want the Chinese version, this leaves us with:

- Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7, those are all 32 bit OS which Windows 10 is compatible with ( otherwise it couldn't run FSX, for example, a 32 bit app )

- Windows 95/98, those are the older 16/32 bit Dos-based OS, which Windows 10 is not compatible with.

Considering I already told you the program WORKS in Windows 10, this doesn't leave you much choices other than the obvious 1st link, that is the NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 version in English.

Is it correct to think I am supposed to download the GSX base package file for FSX and P3Dv4 and install them and then scan the files in Docs / GSX Installer to see what the string of letters and numbers is that come up?

Exactly.

[Jasona1972]

I am at work now but when I get home I will try to do what you suggested. I would like to verify that what you want me to do is download and install the GSX base pack for FSX and P3D4 and then use the newer version of the tool to scan the files in the Docs / GSX Installer folder.  Then it sounds like there will be a string of numbers letters that I am supposed to copy and send to you. Is this correct?correct?

[Captain Kevin]

I would like to verify that what you want me to do is download and install the GSX base pack for FSX and P3D4 and then use the newer version of the tool to scan the files in the Docs / GSX Installer folder.  Then it sounds like there will be a string of numbers letters that I am supposed to copy and send to you. Is this correct?correct?

We've both confirmed in our previous posts that this is correct.