According to ^Mr^: While burning my CPU. > > before this , i've successfully installed and decompressed tar.gz files > ...a few days back , i tried downloading micq & zicq ... somehow rather > , both were in *.tgz format ... > i tried my normal routine of installing a file :- > gunzip micq* > i got the error : > gunzip:micq.tgz:invalid compressed data- format violated > > so , i thought problably i downloaded a faulty archive .. > then i tried gunzip licq* > the error was invalid compressed date --crc error > > i thought it was a coincidence .. > so , i downloaded some index.html ( a guide file from somewhere i don't > remember ) > which was in a *.tgz format too .. it too didn't work and gave the error > unexpected end of file .. All of the above error's are possably caused by you ftp'ing the files in ASCII mode instead of BINARY mode. > somehow rather , i think i'm not uncompressing it right ? any other way > ? > > ps : what is make zlilo ? i do know what is make zImage ... make zlilo makes a kernel image and uses "lilo" to install it, as i have explaned not a good idea "unless" you know what your doing. > > -- Regards Richard. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
