joelle wrote on 01/16/08 05:33 PM:
> Hello,
> 
> I am downloaded the SXDE appliance for Parallels running on a MAC.  For some 
> reason tar does not work.  I am getting the following error messages:
> 
> bash: tar -x --bzip2 -f xulrunner-18.1.4-source.tar.bz2
> tar: /dev/rmt/0: No such file or directory
> 
> When I list what is in /dev/rmt their is nothing.  Any suggestions?

bunzip2 -c xulrunner-18.1.4-source.tar.bz2 | tar xf -

What you were trying is GNU tar stuff. If you must do that, use "gtar"
instead of "tar" - gtar is probably in /usr/sfw/bin

     ~Iain

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