On %M 0, Dan Smith wrote > The first few archives I opened with tar worked fine, > but then it stopped working. I installed cpio and the > first few tars I opened with it worked fine too, but > then it stopped functioning as well. I tried > reinstalling both, to no avail. What happens is, I > type the command to untar an archive, and it scrolls > up a line and the next line is just blank, and the > whole thing freezes until I hit CTRL-C, at which point > I'm back at the prompt again. I can tell it isn't > doing anything during this time because the HDrive > light isn't on and it isn't making any drive noises. > Help! >
The actual command that you are running to produce this would help identify the problem. John P. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Oh - I - you know - my job is to fear everything." - Bill Gates in Denmark