Re: informix cdrom

Posted in 1998

Michal Hajek — Fri, 23 Jan 1998 08:45:17 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Thuc Nguyen wrote: > > Hi > > I have tried to install 4gl 6.05 on HP 10.20. I am not familiar with a cdrom. I have used the tape to install in the past. > The installation instruction does not explain clearly. > > What I did is: > > mount /dev/dsk/c0d1ti /cdrom > cd /cdrom > tar -xvf 4GLRT.TAR;1 > but the error message said cant open 4GLRT.TAR > > In /cdrom, it shows only 4GLRT.TAR;1 > > Is there another way to tar it? > > Thanks in advance for your reply. > > Thuc > Hmm. sounds to me as very often problem - a few years ago ... The file system on CD-ROM seems to be slightly different from the one that your /dev/dsk/c0d1ti use: there is a file, but its name is not correct - ";1" is a part of the name. Try tar -xvf "GLRT.TAR;1" If it will not work, I'd read the CD on other machine (PC ?), and ftp it to HP. Michal Hajek -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Michal Hajek mailto:hajek@nspuh.cz Sprava NIS http://www.nspuh.cz NsP Uherske Hradiste phone : voice +420 0632 529 204 Purkynova 365 fax +420 0632 551 014 686 68 Uherske Hradiste Czech Republic --------------------------------------------------------------