From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 30 00:05:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A737B16A4CE for ; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:05:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay17-f42.bay17.hotmail.com [64.4.43.92]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9340543D1D for ; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:05:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from the_worm_qc@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:05:01 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 69.70.11.117 by by17fd.bay17.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:04:12 GMT X-Originating-IP: [69.70.11.117] X-Originating-Email: [the_worm_qc@hotmail.com] X-Sender: the_worm_qc@hotmail.com From: "Christ The_worm" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:04:12 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Nov 2004 00:05:01.0833 (UTC) FILETIME=[3CD28F90:01C4D670] Subject: tar : unrecognized archive format X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:05:02 -0000 Hi, I am running on FreeBSD 5.3 and did some ports and packages installation and everythings works fine. But ... today when i try to untar a *.tar.gz file I get a " tar : unrecognized archive format " error I am still able to untar *.tgz files, but no more *.tar.gz ?!? Did i do something wrong whitout knowing it ;-) Thanx for your help ! Christophe Montreal, Qc. Canada