Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:48:39 -0400 (EDT) From: big-sky@altavista.net To: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tar error question Message-ID: <000421104839CJ.28920@weba2.iname.net>
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That was the problem... I wanted to extract the contents of the tar file and didn't understand the meaning for the f flag in the man page. Thanks for the reply. ---- you wrote: > big-sky@altavista.net wrote: > > > Trying to tar -x ip-fil3.3.12.tar and I get an error: > > > > tar: can't open /dev/rsa0 : Device not configured > > > > I looked in my /dev and found a rsa0 > > > > So how do I configure it? > > You'll need to build support for it into the kernel, and possibly run > MAKEDEV again (just in case). > > But, are you really trying to access the tape drive (which is > what the rsa0 device is) or are you trying to extract a file on a > filesystem called ip-fil3.3.12.tar? If the latter, you want `tar -xf > ip-fil3.3.12.tar'. > > -- > Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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