Thanks Paul, It's working now.
cheers -----Original Message----- From: Paul DuBois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 14 January 2003 3:41 p.m. To: Defryn, Guy; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: Unable to install 4.08 or 4.09 At 15:31 +1300 1/14/03, Defryn, Guy wrote: >I have tried to install mysql 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 and I get the following error >After running gunzip < mysql-4.0.9-gamma.tar.gz (source install) > >Mysql-4.0.9-gamma/bdb/ >Mysql-4.0.9-gamma/bdb/db/ >Mysql-4.0.9-gamma/bdb/db/db_upg.c >Mysql-4.0.9-gamma/bdb/db/db.c >Mysql-4.0.9-gamma/bdb/db/tags > >Tar : skipping to next header >Tar: archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers > >Gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data --crc error >Tar: error exit delayed from previous errors > >Does anyone know why this happens. I am using a fresh freebsd 4.7 install You're not transferring the distribution in binary (image) mode, and you're ending up with a corrupted download as a result. At least, that's the most common reason for errors such as these. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php