From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 3 12:58:43 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A21216A402 for ; Thu, 3 May 2007 12:58:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: from smtp1.tls.net (smtp1.tls.net [65.196.224.82]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0560813C45E for ; Thu, 3 May 2007 12:58:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: (qmail 66716 invoked from network); 3 May 2007 13:06:06 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.2.3 ppid: 66709, pid: 66713, t: 0.1205s scanners: attach: 1.2.3 clamav: 0.88.5/m:43/d:3196 Received: from 208-70-40-59.bb.hrtc.net (HELO ?192.168.0.105?) (dave.list@pixelhammer.com@208.70.40.59) by auth-smtp1.tls.net with SMTP; 3 May 2007 13:06:06 -0000 Message-ID: <4639DC2C.2090605@pixelhammer.com> Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 08:57:16 -0400 From: DAve User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (Windows/20060516) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@freebsd.org References: <20070501195825.GA10269@skytracker.ca> <20070502093757.GA2835@kobe.laptop> <20070502162657.GA21779@skytracker.ca> <20070502171723.GA1615@kobe.laptop> <20070502180815.GA50145@skytracker.ca> <20070502190950.GA84501@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> <20070503054842.GA14682@skytracker.ca> In-Reply-To: <20070503054842.GA14682@skytracker.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: can't zip large files 2gb > X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 12:58:43 -0000 David Banning wrote: > I have replace my memory. It didn't make any difference. > > root# gunzip *ian_mail* > gunzip: 3s1.com-ian_mail-full-20070503-0105AM.1.tgz: > invalid compressed data--format violated > root# > > and another way; > > root# tar tzf *ian_mail* > > lists most files in the tgz, then terminates with; > > ... > tar: Skipping to next header > tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers > > gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated > tar: Child returned status 1 > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > root# Just a thought and maybe nothing at all. Your example shows you are using tar. What happens if 1) You only archive with tar, and then read the tar file back, is it successful? (no compression) 2) You only use gzip, cat a few dozen log files together for example to get the same file size. Can gunzip uncompress them? 3) You state in your earlier emails you tried gzip from ports. Were your ports updated recently? FBSD 4 is no longer supported. Possibly your new install of gzip is not working properly. If so you might try deinstalling gzip, installing the ports system from your install CDs, reinstalling gzip. (I have seen many users drop into /usr/ports/something/something then enter "make;make install;make clean" and never notice a warning or issue fly by on the monitor during the build) Just thinking outloud, try tar and gunzip separately and see if the problem persists. Still think maybe a hardware issue. DAve -- Three years now I've asked Google why they don't have a logo change for Memorial Day. Why do they choose to do logos for other non-international holidays, but nothing for Veterans? Maybe they forgot who made that choice possible.