Adam, you need to get the tar file off the cdrom before you try to extract it, or at least specify a destination when you try.
dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Bogacki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 5:53 PM Subject: [SLUG] tar: install641_linux_intel.tar : Cannot open ... > > > > > >> > >> Sorry to bother you folks about this, but I don't seem to be able to > >> get it right (sleepy@ 1.25.AM) ... > >> ------------------------------------------------ > >> Cyberia:/mnt/cdrom/binaries/linux# ls > >> > >> install641_linux_intel.tar.gz > >> > >> Cyberia:/mnt/cdrom/binaries/linux# gunzip -v > >> install641_linux_intel.tar.gz > >> > >> install641_linux_intel.tar :Read-only file system > >> > >> Cyberia:/mnt/cdrom/binaries/linux# tar -xvf install641_linux_intel.tar > >> > >> tar: install641_linux_intel.tar : Cannot open: No such file or directory > >> tar: Error is not recoverable: Exiting now > >> ------------------------------------------------- > >> What am I missing here ? It is a while since I have done this. > >> There must be a more elegant way of doing this. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Adam Bogacki, > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
