On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 11:14:34AM +0200, Wouter Schoot wrote: > bash-2.05b$ ./steam -create asc-server pass "bla" "bla" > Checking bootstrapper version ... > Getting version 9 of Steam HLDS Update Tool > Downloading. . . . . . . . . . . > tar: Unaligned block (5817 bytes) in archive > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > update failed, please run "tar xzUf LinuxHldsUpdateTool_9.pkg" to install > the latest steam binary, errno 2 "No such file > or directory" > > On the other hand: > > -bash-2.05b$ tar zxvf LinuxHldsUpdateTool_9.pkg > steam > tar: ustar vol 1, 1 files, 7516160 bytes read, 0 bytes written in 1 secs > (7516160 bytes/sec) > > Oh, this was using gtar using a symlink: > > -bash-2.05b$ ls -l /emul/linux/bin/tar > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 17 Oct 6 21:14 /emul/linux/bin/tar -> > /usr/pkg/bin/gtar
Can gtar (instead of normal tar) extract LinuxHldsUpdateTool_9.pkg (with the options given by steam: xzUf) when you run it yourself? Then you could see if the problem is with gtar, or the way it is invoked by steam. Maarten -- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
