Re: random pkg "failed checksum from repository" errors

From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen_at_grosbein.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:35:09 UTC
14.06.2022 16:23, Graham Menhennitt wrote:

> I've just installed a 13.1 Release system on AMD64. Trying to install some packages:
> 
> 
> # pkg install xorg kde5 sddm nvidia-driver-390
> Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
> FreeBSD repository is up to date.
> All repositories are up to date.
> The following 890 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
> 
> New packages to be INSTALLED:
> ...
> 
> [99/890] Fetching llvm13-13.0.1_2.pkg: 100%  159 MiB 179.5kB/s    15:31     
> pkg: llvm13-13.0.1_2 failed checksum from repository
> 
> 
> I then repeat the same command and llvm works correctly but another package further on fails with the same error. After a few tries of the command everything eventually succeeds. So it appears to be some kind of intermittent error.
> 
> Does anybody have any suggestions, please.

Definitely, you need to check your hardware starting with RAM checks.
Use something like memtest86[+]