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20041017: Errors unpacking binary GEMPAK 5.7.3

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  • Subject: 20041017: Errors unpacking binary GEMPAK 5.7.3
  • Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:57:35 -0600
Robert,

Try downloading the file again.
You may have had problems transfering the tar file originally which
corrupted the download. I was able to downlaod the Linux and
source tarfiles through the web portan and unpack.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User SUpport


>From: Robert Dewey <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200410172059.i9HKxQUE015449

>Hello,
>
>I am having a problem unpacking the GEMPAK 5.7.3 distribution... I can 
>"gunzip" the file, but "tar -xvf" fails with the following errors (Note, 
>I included some of the lines above the error so you can get a reference 
>point):
> 
>...
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/zonebnds.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/zonebnds.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/hcnbnds.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/hcnbnds.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/cwabnds.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/cwabnds.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/ssa_bnd.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/ssa_bnd.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/statebnds.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/statebnds.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/greatlakesbnds.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/greatlakesbnds.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/lakesbnds.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/lakesbnds.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/adjcstlbnds.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/adjcstlbnds.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/us_ak.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/us_ak.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/locowobnds.tbl
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/locowobnds.tbl.info
>GEMPAK5.7.3/gempak/tables/bounds/countybnds.tbl
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: gempak.tar: Cannot read: Input/output error
>tar: Too many errors, quitting
>tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
>
>My machine is running Fedora Core 2 (have never had problems with NAWIPS 
>and FC2 in the past), with an Athlon XP 2400, 512MB DDR333, and 40GB HDD 
>space.
>
>Thanks!
>Robert Dewey
>
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