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- From: davisar@memstvx1.memst.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: SLS INSTALL QUESTIONS(1)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.161914.4780@memstvx1.memst.edu>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 16:19:14 -0600
- Organization: Memphis State University
- Lines: 54
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- [Part I of a III part message stand alones]
-
- I have this system: Toshiba 386/20, 100mb Hard drive internally,
- 387-20 math coprocessor and a Adaptec 1542, with Syquest SQ5110
- (external 88mb removeable)[SQ5110 not yet installed].
-
- I am new to Linux/Unix and C. I do have novice experience in DOS.
- I have read a lot of the Linux documentation. However, I am still
- new and wonder about the following question(s):
-
- subj#1: While installing SLS Linux Vers .99 [disk a1-a4, b1-b8,
- c1-c4], instead of installing [filename]....done, I witnessed
- installing [filename]...tar comment(s)
- as follows:
-
- Filenamed Comment(s)
-
- a1 (no problem)
- a2 (no problem)
- a3 (no problem)
- a4:bin...tar 1,2 done
- b1:tcpip...tar 1,4 done
- b2:emacs...tar 1,2 done
- b3:english..tar 3,4 done
- b4:vgalib....tar 3,4 done
- b5:smail... 5
- uucp....tar 1,4 done
- b6:man....tar 1,2 done
- b7:gofonts2...tar 1,2 done
- b8:cnews...tar 1 done
- c1:227d7a...tar 1,4 done
- c2:(no problem)
- c3:(no problem)
- c4:clisp...tar 3,4 done
- 845+1 records in
- 845+1 records out
-
- comment #1: skipping to next file header
- comment #2: tar: archive- EOF not on block boundary done
- comment #3: unexpected EOF on archive file
- comment #4: tar: child died with signal 11 (core dumped)
- comment #5: file exists. tar: could not create symlink to
- /usr/bin/smail done
-
- Question #1: can someone tell what any or all of the above means?
- in fact, are there different opinions as to the above?
-
-
-
- If possible could you also direct a copy of your response to my
- "home" address:
-
- //davisar@msuvx1.memst.edu// //bee-eye//
-
-