ok unix people, wtf does this mean...
 

gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error

gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

i'm trying to decompress this tar.gz file and keep getting this error, i've tried like 4 different commands.

do this.


tar -pzxvf files.tar.gz

It means you are using the wrong commands, or your file is bad.

tar -zxf will try to use gunzip and tar together, try it w/o the z switch.

It looks to me like a corrupted archive. When the data is checked by the crc it doesn't translate into anything readable. I dunno what you could do about that.

Sounds like the tarball is broken to me...
Make sure you downloaded it in binary format

WG

i downloaded from the web and uploaded it Ascii, should i upload it binary?

Yep, binary

Yep, any programs, distributions or graphic files should always be transferred in binary.

WG

ugg, now i get...

Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

ok, i switched to root access and it worked. i hate this technical crap.

download from web in binary and make sure you keep the correct file extension (netscape tends to strip the .gz)
upload in binary
tar xvfz files.tar.gz

Repeat as needed
WG

thanks bro :thumbsup

Anytime Bill :thumbsup
WG