Informix installation problem
IEPL-HQ-ISS got the error 'This is not a cpio file, bad header' installing Informix 4GL 6.05.UD1 from CD-ROM with cpio. Alex Daman and Neil Truby suggested the media may be tar format (tar tvf, ls -l on the mount point). Paul Watson advised running file on the CD file and setting cpio blocksize to zero. Peter said it may be a file on the CD to mount first and feed to cpio. No confirmation of a fix.
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Tried to install informix 4gl ver 6.05.UD1 from CD-Rom using cpio command as stated in key card. However, the following error occurred : This is not a cpio file, bad header Anybody can help?? thks
The distribution CD's are usually in cpio or tar format. Try reading the tape with the tar command. tar tvf device_name. Alex IEPL-HQ-ISS wrote in message <01bef683$e3c77180$45b215a5@kat-pc>... >Tried to install informix 4gl ver 6.05.UD1 from CD-Rom using cpio command >as stated in key card. However, the following error occurred : > > This is not a cpio file, bad header > > >Anybody can help?? > >thks >
The 4GL that I've just loaded from CD-ROM, admittedly a later version, was in tar format. Maybe yours is? Try doing ls -l /CDROM (where /CDROM is the mount point of your drive) - this should give some clues. IEPL-HQ-ISS wrote in message <01bef683$e3c77180$45b215a5@kat-pc>... >Tried to install informix 4gl ver 6.05.UD1 from CD-Rom using cpio command >as stated in key card. However, the following error occurred : > > This is not a cpio file, bad header > > >Anybody can help?? > >thks >
In article <01bef683$e3c77180$45b215a5@kat-pc>, iepliss@iepl.com.sg (IEPL-HQ-ISS) wrote: > Tried to install informix 4gl ver 6.05.UD1 from CD-Rom using cpio > command > as stated in key card. However, the following error occurred : > > This is not a cpio file, bad header > > > Anybody can help?? > > thks > > Try doing a file on the CD file and check to see what it really is, if its a cpio try setting the blocksize to zero Paul Watson # I don't suffer from WF Software Ltd. # stress, I'm just Tel. (+44) 1436 674729 # a carrier Fax. (+44) 1436 678693 # www.wfsoftware.com
Sometimes it is a file on CD, so you have to mount the CD first und using the file on CD as cpio's input. On 4 Sep 1999 03:18:45 GMT, "IEPL-HQ-ISS" <iepliss@iepl.com.sg> wrote: >Tried to install informix 4gl ver 6.05.UD1 from CD-Rom using cpio command >as stated in key card. However, the following error occurred : > > This is not a cpio file, bad header > > >Anybody can help?? > >thks >