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Re: TAR will not work on my Linux box

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Cameron)
Tue May 28 21:00:36 1996

Date: 	Tue, 28 May 1996 20:00:05 +0200 (GMT+0200)
From: Andrew Cameron <andrew@andy.alt.za>
To: "Brian P. Clifford" <bclifford@fhu.edu>
cc: bclifford <bclifford@fhu.edu>, linux-config@vger.rutgers.edu,
        linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.PMDF.3.91.960527181457.6847A-100000@FHU.EDU>

On Mon, 27 May 1996, Brian P. Clifford wrote:

> I am trying to upgrade my Linux server from Pine 3.91 to 3.93.  When I 
> try:
>    tar -x pine3.93.tar

USE tar -xvf pine3.93.tar


> 
> I get the following error:
>    tar: can't open /dev/nftape : No such device
> 
> When I look in /dev the file  nftape@  is present.
> 
> Any advice?
> 
> TIA,
> Brian
> 
> ****************************************************************************
> *                             Brian P. Clifford                            *
> *        Instructor in Computer Information Systems and in Business        *
> *                         Freed-Hardeman University                        *
> *                           158 East Main Street                           *
> *                           Henderson, TN  38340                           *
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> 
> 
> 

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