Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 10:02:03 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: Typh0on@concentric.net, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.2 Gamma Install Problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970304095909.21914C-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <21112.857459354@time.cdrom.com>
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On Mon, 3 Mar 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > gunzip: stdin: invalid comp data--format violated > > /stand/cpio/: premature end of file > > Debug: switching back to VTY1 > > > > Any Clues ? > > Looks like the DOS I/O routines failed to read the data correctly off > of this partition. Interesting! How large is this DOS partition > you're reading from and what is the cylinder geometry of the disk it's > on? As a data point Jordan, I've had the same problem with a Gateway 2000 Solo with a 1 gig disk, FIPS'd roughly in half. I can get more details if you like, it's not my machine so it'll take a bit. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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