Thanks so much,
zcat file.z  | tar xf -  worked

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>    5. Re: how do we install an external cased cdrom on linux?
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> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:29:57 +0300
> From: stevie kabs <[email protected]>
> Subject: [LUG] tar.z files on solaris
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> Hi all,
> How do i extract tar.z files on solaris? tried unzip  and tar, don't work
>
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> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:52:50 +0300
> From: Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [LUG] tar.z files on solaris
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> try:
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> zcat file.z  | tar xf -
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> On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:29, stevie kabs wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>> How do i extract tar.z files on solaris? tried unzip  and tar, don't work
>>
>> --
>> Stephen Kabali
>> Data center Administrator
>> Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI)
>> [email protected] +256-782-706582
>> www.uiri.org
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:59:38 +0300
> From: Juki <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [LUG] tar.z files on solaris
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> Or;
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> uncompress <filename>
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> 2009/11/16 Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]>
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>> try:
>>
>> zcat file.z  | tar xf -
>>
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:29, stevie kabs wrote:
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>> > Hi all,
>> > How do i extract tar.z files on solaris? tried unzip  and tar, don't
>> > work
>> >
>> > --
>> > Stephen Kabali
>> > Data center Administrator
>> > Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI)
>> > [email protected] +256-782-706582
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> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:08:27 -0800 (PST)
> From: lukanga dennis <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [LUG] how do we install an external cased cdrom on linux?
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> hi,
> lsusb and dmesg shows me some thing like the device has been recognised but
> it doest mount when i try to mount it.
> " device is not a block device"
> "connect-debounce failed, port 1 disables"
> "unable to enumerate usb device on port 1"
> All these are errors i have received in my strugle could please help!
> Thank you for your time.
>
>
> --- On Mon, 11/16/09, joseph mpora <[email protected]> wrote:
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> From: joseph mpora <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [LUG] how do we install an external cased cdrom on linux?
> To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]>
> Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 7:52 AM
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> Dennis,
>
> Recompiling the kernel is usually not necessary. Just plug in your USB
> CDROM.
>
> You can take a look at the output of the lsusb and dmesg commands,
> they will confirm whether or not your drive is installed.
>
> Cheers, Joseph
>
> On 11/14/09, lukanga dennis <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi people,
>> can any body take me through the processes of recompile a kernel, or teach
>> me another way of installing my newly bought cdrom case to my dell
>> latitude
>> note book. You must know that i installed fedora 10 using a usb coneection
>> to my laptop hard disk which i later connected to another  computer. When
>> i
>> disabled the internal hard drive and directed the fedora cd to install
>> throuh usb port to my laptop hard disk it worked. now i want to install
>> the
>> cdrom please help.!
>> lukaden
>>
>>
>>
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> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:14:27 +0300
> From: Rob Gipman <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [LUG] tar.z files on solaris
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> tat xvf is what i use most times tough now ubuntu uses the bz2 format
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> On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 12:29 +0300, stevie kabs wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> How do i extract tar.z files on solaris? tried unzip  and tar, don't work
>>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:18:09 +0300
> From: joseph mpora <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [LUG] how do we install an external cased cdrom on linux?
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> is the drive empty when you try to mount it? that would explain the "device
> is not a block device".
>
> try this, plug in your drive, insert a disk and tell us what happens
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:08 PM, lukanga dennis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> hi,
>> lsusb and dmesg shows me some thing like the device has been recognised
>> but
>> it doest mount when i try to mount it.
>> " device is not a block device"
>> "connect-debounce failed, port 1 disables"
>> "unable to enumerate usb device on port 1"
>> All these are errors i have received in my strugle could please help!
>> Thank you for your time.
>>
>>
>> --- On *Mon, 11/16/09, joseph mpora <[email protected]>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: joseph mpora <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [LUG] how do we install an external cased cdrom on linux?
>> To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]>
>> Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 7:52 AM
>>
>> Dennis,
>>
>> Recompiling the kernel is usually not necessary. Just plug in your USB
>> CDROM.
>>
>> You can take a look at the output of the lsusb and dmesg commands,
>> they will confirm whether or not your drive is installed.
>>
>> Cheers, Joseph
>>
>> On 11/14/09, lukanga dennis
>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc315.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi people,
>> > can any body take me through the processes of recompile a kernel, or
>> teach
>> > me another way of installing my newly bought cdrom case to my dell
>> latitude
>> > note book. You must know that i installed fedora 10 using a usb
>> coneection
>> > to my laptop hard disk which i later connected to another  computer.
>> > When
>> i
>> > disabled the internal hard drive and directed the fedora cd to install
>> > throuh usb port to my laptop hard disk it worked. now i want to install
>> the
>> > cdrom please help.!
>> > lukaden
>> >
>> >
>> >
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