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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problem w/ Walnut Creek distribution?
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 20:19:52 -0700
Organization: Walnut Creek CDROM
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Seth Bromberger wrote:
> 
> FYI:  2.2.2-RELEASE distributed by Walnut Creek:
> 
> #/cdrom/src/install.sh contrib
> Extracting source component: contrib
> cat: scontrib.ab: Input/output error
> cat: scontrib.ac: Input/output error
> cat: scontrib.ad: Input/output error
> cat: scontrib.ae: Input/output error
> 
> gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated
> tar: Unexpected EOF on archive file
> tar: child returned status 1
> 
> All other components install w/o error.  Is this a problem w/ the CD or the
> split file itself?

I'd say you have a dodgy CD - not sure how or why.  Contact Walnut Creek
CDROM and they'll be happy to replace it in any case.
-- 
- Jordan Hubbard
  FreeBSD core team / Walnut Creek CDROM.