Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 16:36:49 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: msmith@iea.com (Mark D. Smith) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: elm distfile corrupted Message-ID: <199601310606.QAA17758@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199601310510.FAA22004@comtch.iea.com> from "Mark D. Smith" at Jan 31, 96 05:10:50 am
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Mark D. Smith stands accused of saying: > >> My current problem is with a distifle on the CDROM. when I try > >> to gunzip the elm.(whatever).tar.gz, I get a CRC error. Where > >> can I get a good copy of the file(s)? > > > >Is it _only_ the elm distfile that's corrupted? If not, I'd be suspicious > >of your CDrom drive - what is it? > > It's a Toshiba XM3401 on a Buslogic BT545S SCSI controller. Hmm. Do you have SCSI parity enabled? > >Why are you gunzipping the distfile manually? > > Because copying the distfiles to the /usr/.../distfiles directory > and running make from the /ports/mail/elm directory on the CD > didn't work. You have to have the relevant parts of the ports tree on a writable media, as work is done in a subdirectory 'work' under the port's directory. > Mark -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Banzai [[
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