> Gnu tar can apparently read POSIX archives without problem. The issue, > as you suggested, may be that the archive itself is corrupt. From a > quick google it appears that transferring a tar file in non-binary mode > can lead to such corruption. So next question: Did you ftp this file > from another machine? If you did, did you remember to transfer in Binary > mode?
I can't be sure, but i believe it was a working archive when i burnt it to the CD i am now trying to get it off. My next step is to go fire up the computer that has the burner that made this cd. I painted my "computer" room, so that computer is not hooked up at the moment, nor does it have the software i originally used, which sucks cuz it was direct-cd, which i don't know of working with linux. I'll have to google on that when i get home, but does anybody know a way to search a cdrom that isn't properly "ormatted" ? Thanks for the help, eric
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