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Subject: Re: Problems extracting Dann Corbit's Junkbase (scid version)

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 02:11:51 07/17/01

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On July 16, 2001 at 23:24:09, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On July 16, 2001 at 19:30:58, Andrew Williams wrote:
>
>>On July 16, 2001 at 18:23:25, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On July 16, 2001 at 17:55:44, Andrew Williams wrote:
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I've downloaded "Junkbase" from Dann's ftp site. Specifically, the three files
>>>>in the Scid directory. However, when I try to bunzip the junkbase.sg.bz2 file,
>>>>I get an error. I've tried downloading through a web browser and also through
>>>>normal ftp with the same result. Has anyone else had problems with this? Is the
>>>>file available anywhere else?
>>>
>>>1.  Was your download in binary mode?
>>>2.  What version of bzip2 did you use?  You cannot use bzip.exe.
>>>You might try this binary if you have Win32:
>>>ftp://cap.connx.com/pub/Scid/bzip2.exe
>>>or you can also use PowerArchiver:
>>>http://www.powerarchiver.com/
>>>
>>>What error message to you get?
>>
>>Hi Dann,
>>
>>1. Yes. I have downloaded all three; only the .sg. file gives problems.
>>
>>2. I don't use Windows at all. I've been using the bunzip2 utility which came
>>   with my (brand new) SuSE 7.2 distribution.
>>
>>The error message is reproduced below:
>>
>>-----
>>bunzip2: Data integrity error when decompressing.
>>        Input file = junkbase.sg.bz2, output file = junkbase.sg
>>
>>It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted.
>>You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files.
>>
>>You can use the `bzip2recover' program to *attempt* to recover
>>data from undamaged sections of corrupted files.
>>
>>bunzip2: Deleting output file junkbase.sg, if it exists.
>
>There is a problem with that file.
>I am working on a solution.

Thanks Dann.

Andrew



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