gentoo install problem... tar isn't working! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

cheerios · 01-09-2004, 03:51 PM

So, I'm following the instructions to install gentoo (stage 2) on an Athalong XP 2100+, 20 gig HD, I'm on this step here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handboo...ap=5#doc_chap2
and i use links2 to download the file (I've tried 3 different mirrors at different times).
I run tar -xvjpf stage20-athalon-xp-20030910.tar.bz2
it un-tars fine for awhile then it errors. the message is this:

tar: ./usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.3/libcgj.a: Wrote only 2560 of 10240 bytes
each file after that will read something like this:
tar: skipping to next header
< file path here >
tar: < same file path>: Wrote only 0 of 10240 bytes
tar: skipping to next header

So... I have tried different mirrors, I've sucessfully un-tarred this file before... I don't understand what the issue is. any help appreciated.

cheerios · 01-09-2004, 04:00 PM

ack... think I figured it out... skipped something on accident, and I think that may be the issue... finding out now.

edit: nope, still puking on the untar. ARG!

Silvy · 01-09-2004, 05:16 PM

I think the md5 checksums are available on the mirrors... do they match with the files you downloaded?

edit: and another question: are you untarring on a medium with enough space? (also check wether any filesystem is short on space it may be a "swap"-problem)
edit2: did you download the file on a medium with enough space?

P.S. I never did a stage 2 install (only stage 3)....

cheerios · 01-09-2004, 05:30 PM

the md5 checksums ARE available... how do I go about checking them??

I'm un-tarring(and downloaded) in 20 gigs of HDD... IO should HOPE there's enough space. swap's 512 Megs... this's the only thing on the drive.

Silvy · 01-09-2004, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cheerios
the md5 checksums ARE available... how do I go about checking them??

good point. Is the "md5sum" program available to you?

If so download the file stage2-athlon-xp-20030910.tar.bz2.md5 with links2 (yes, I also found it on the mirrors

)
then run:

Code:

md5sum  stage20-athalon-xp-20030910.tar.bz2

then run:

Code:

cat stage2-athlon-xp-20030910.tar.bz2.md5

and check wether the checksums match.

(there is a nice user-friendly way to check these sums in one command, but I always forget how it works

)

Silvy · 01-09-2004, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cheerios

I'm un-tarring(and downloaded) in 20 gigs of HDD... IO should HOPE there's enough space. swap's 512 Megs... this's the only thing on the drive.

I think I remember having a diskspace problem before aswell but I do not remember which program. But I did find out it needed free disk space in something other than the current dir or swap. Try using

Code:

df -h

to list the disk usage info of all filesystems, if any is nearly full your problem might lie there...

cheerios · 01-09-2004, 06:00 PM

well, I'm dl'ing the checksum, but the df command says I've got 100% usage inthe disk, and almost none elsewhere.
I've got 18 G free in /dev/hda3, mounted on /mnt/gentoo which si where I'm running tar from & where it's dumping the files.

cheerios · 01-09-2004, 06:09 PM

w00t!!! it's un-tarring! i think what changed was I was accidentally trying to untar the md5 checksum... I think. I honestly am not sure, but i'm not complaining about sucess.

thanks Silvy

Silvy · 01-09-2004, 06:18 PM

EDIT: you're very welcome cheerios

I do not think however that untarring the md5 sum would create the original error you posted. Perhaps it was something else you accidentally fixed

But you're right if it ain't broke: don't fix it.
(or more appropiate: if you just fixed it, don't break it

)

Anyhow, I prepared a response before you posted your success, I'm leaving it in place in case you run into a similar problem...

---- Original reply-----
The checksum should be a 1kb file, it should not take more than a few seconds...
(just to make sure...)
I assume you mean that /dev/hda1 is full (it is at least 32MB in size?)
and that /dev/hda3 is nearly empty ?

If I'm not mistaken the boot partition should not be full. Try using:

Code:

ls -alh /mnt/gentoo/boot

to find out which files are taking up all the space.
(to compare: my /dev/hda1 contains only 5.1 MB)

you could also try creating a temporary directory in /mnt/gentoo (call it tardir or something) copying the archive into that dir and running the command in there...

cheerios · 01-09-2004, 07:45 PM

let me clarify ,I was too lazy to type the table out, I will now so we're being clear, 'cuz I think I confused you...

Code:

FileSystem			Size	Used	Avail	Use%	Mounted On
tmpfs				110M	110M	   0	100%	/var/state/init.d
tmpfs				110M	   0	110M	  0%	/dev/shm
tmpfs				110M	   0	110M	  0%	/lib/dev-state
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0		 95M	 95M	   0	100%	/mnt/cdrom
/mnt/cdrom/livecd.cloop
				199M	185M	3.7M	 99%	/mnt/cloop
tempfs				110M	110M	   0	100%	/
/dev/hda3			 19G	 33M	 18G	  1%	/mnt/gentoo
/dev/hda1			 38M	 13K	 36M	  1%	/mnt/gentoo/boot

I hope that shows...
so, basically, plenty o hd. tryin' to dl perl right now, but perl's servers are bein' a butthead... *crosses fingers*

Xirax · 01-09-2004, 08:50 PM

Yeah, pleny of space. tempfs should be the ramdrive anyway, and the only changes you make will not be in /, but rather in /mnt/gentoo/

Silvy · 01-10-2004, 02:53 AM

Yeah, I did get a little confused there...
The table looks fine, and diskspace should obviously not be a problem.
However, what caused the original error I do not know...

cheerios · 01-10-2004, 09:35 PM

me either, but i"m fully installed & about to emerge XFree... hopefully that won't take TOO long, but i have a fully working, bootable box w/ user accts

01-09-2004, 03:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	gentoo install problem... tar isn't working! So, I'm following the instructions to install gentoo (stage 2) on an Athalong XP 2100+, 20 gig HD, I'm on this step here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handboo...ap=5#doc_chap2 and i use links2 to download the file (I've tried 3 different mirrors at different times). I run tar -xvjpf stage20-athalon-xp-20030910.tar.bz2 it un-tars fine for awhile then it errors. the message is this: tar: ./usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.3/libcgj.a: Wrote only 2560 of 10240 bytes each file after that will read something like this: tar: skipping to next header < file path here > tar: < same file path>: Wrote only 0 of 10240 bytes tar: skipping to next header So... I have tried different mirrors, I've sucessfully un-tarred this file before... I don't understand what the issue is. any help appreciated. Last edited by cheerios; 01-09-2004 at 04:04 PM..

01-09-2004, 05:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	I think the md5 checksums are available on the mirrors... do they match with the files you downloaded? edit: and another question: are you untarring on a medium with enough space? (also check wether any filesystem is short on space it may be a "swap"-problem) edit2: did you download the file on a medium with enough space? P.S. I never did a stage 2 install (only stage 3).... __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints) Last edited by Silvy; 01-09-2004 at 05:23 PM..

01-09-2004, 06:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	EDIT: you're very welcome cheerios I do not think however that untarring the md5 sum would create the original error you posted. Perhaps it was something else you accidentally fixed But you're right if it ain't broke: don't fix it. (or more appropiate: if you just fixed it, don't break it ) Anyhow, I prepared a response before you posted your success, I'm leaving it in place in case you run into a similar problem... ---- Original reply----- The checksum should be a 1kb file, it should not take more than a few seconds... (just to make sure...) I assume you mean that /dev/hda1 is full (it is at least 32MB in size?) and that /dev/hda3 is nearly empty ? If I'm not mistaken the boot partition should not be full. Try using: Code: ls -alh /mnt/gentoo/boot to find out which files are taking up all the space. (to compare: my /dev/hda1 contains only 5.1 MB) you could also try creating a temporary directory in /mnt/gentoo (call it tardir or something) copying the archive into that dir and running the command in there... __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints) Last edited by Silvy; 01-09-2004 at 06:23 PM..

01-09-2004, 07:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	let me clarify ,I was too lazy to type the table out, I will now so we're being clear, 'cuz I think I confused you... Code: FileSystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted On tmpfs 110M 110M 0 100% /var/state/init.d tmpfs 110M 0 110M 0% /dev/shm tmpfs 110M 0 110M 0% /lib/dev-state /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 95M 95M 0 100% /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom/livecd.cloop 199M 185M 3.7M 99% /mnt/cloop tempfs 110M 110M 0 100% / /dev/hda3 19G 33M 18G 1% /mnt/gentoo /dev/hda1 38M 13K 36M 1% /mnt/gentoo/boot I hope that shows... so, basically, plenty o hd. tryin' to dl perl right now, but perl's servers are bein' a butthead... crosses fingers Last edited by cheerios; 01-09-2004 at 07:48 PM..

01-09-2004, 08:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
Xirax Psycho Location: Toronto	Yeah, pleny of space. tempfs should be the ramdrive anyway, and the only changes you make will not be in /, but rather in /mnt/gentoo/ __________________ perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'

01-09-2004, 04:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	ack... think I figured it out... skipped something on accident, and I think that may be the issue... finding out now. edit: nope, still puking on the untar. ARG!

01-09-2004, 05:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	the md5 checksums ARE available... how do I go about checking them?? I'm un-tarring(and downloaded) in 20 gigs of HDD... IO should HOPE there's enough space. swap's 512 Megs... this's the only thing on the drive.

01-09-2004, 06:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	well, I'm dl'ing the checksum, but the df command says I've got 100% usage inthe disk, and almost none elsewhere. I've got 18 G free in /dev/hda3, mounted on /mnt/gentoo which si where I'm running tar from & where it's dumping the files.

01-09-2004, 06:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	w00t!!! it's un-tarring! i think what changed was I was accidentally trying to untar the md5 checksum... I think. I honestly am not sure, but i'm not complaining about sucess. thanks Silvy

01-10-2004, 02:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	Yeah, I did get a little confused there... The table looks fine, and diskspace should obviously not be a problem. However, what caused the original error I do not know... __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints)

01-10-2004, 09:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	me either, but i"m fully installed & about to emerge XFree... hopefully that won't take TOO long, but i have a fully working, bootable box w/ user accts