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Yep, re-downloaded it and everything went fine! Thanks! Robert Dewey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Unidata Support" <address@hidden> To: "Robert Dewey" <address@hidden> Cc: <address@hidden> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 12:57 PM Subject: 20041017: Errors unpacking binary GEMPAK 5.7.3 > > 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 > > > -- > **************************************************************************** < > Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program < > (303)497-8643 P.O. Box 3000 < > address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 < > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- < > Unidata WWW Service http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/support < > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- < > NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the > Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available > through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made > available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us. > >