Error installing on CENTOS 5

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Mark Brown Send message Joined: 8 Aug 09 Posts: 21 Credit: 602,685 RAC: 0	Message 62963 - Posted: 18 Aug 2009, 0:20:43 UTC I have CENTOS 5 on a system that has a lot of free resouurces. I know almost nothing about linux..HELP ME I access the system from SSH. I get the following error from eithor files: ------------------------------ $ sh boinc_compat_6.4.5_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh tar: Skipping to next header tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors ------------------------------ $ sh boinc_6.4.5_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh tar: Skipping to next header gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors ID: 62963 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

mikey Send message Joined: 5 Jan 06 Posts: 1895 Credit: 9,187,785 RAC: 3,502	Message 62969 - Posted: 18 Aug 2009, 9:54:09 UTC - in response to Message 62963. I have CENTOS 5 on a system that has a lot of free resouurces. I know almost nothing about linux..HELP ME I access the system from SSH. I get the following error from eithor files: ------------------------------ $ sh boinc_compat_6.4.5_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh tar: Skipping to next header tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors ------------------------------ $ sh boinc_6.4.5_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh tar: Skipping to next header gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors I also know next to nothing about Linux but was able to get several machines on line, all are no off line now though. I always did my installations thru the add a program part, Synaptic(sp) I think. It has been a while since I did an install. It looks to me like you are trying to install the latest and greatest version, I only got that working one time and it was purely by accident. If you use the Synaptic way it is all done by the program and all you have to do is basically just sign up for a project when it comes up. ID: 62969 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Mark Brown Send message Joined: 8 Aug 09 Posts: 21 Credit: 602,685 RAC: 0	Message 62971 - Posted: 19 Aug 2009, 2:43:19 UTC - in response to Message 62969. [quote][quote]I have CENTOS 5 on a system that has a lot of free resouurces. I know almost nothing about linux..HELP ME Is there a version to install that doesn use a GUI? I would use it... ID: 62971 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

mikey Send message Joined: 5 Jan 06 Posts: 1895 Credit: 9,187,785 RAC: 3,502	Message 62973 - Posted: 19 Aug 2009, 8:50:49 UTC - in response to Message 62971. Last modified: 19 Aug 2009, 8:51:10 UTC [quote][quote]I have CENTOS 5 on a system that has a lot of free resouurces. I know almost nothing about linux..HELP ME Is there a version to install that doesn use a GUI? I would use it... I couldn't use that anyway so I don't know. When I started my Linux travels I started a Thread on the Malaria boards here http://malariacontrol.net/forum_thread.php?id=642 The original message links to a Rosetta message but the webpage has changed so it doesn't work anymore. Maybe you can search for it or you could find Chris Sutton and ask him since he was a HUGE help in the beginning, and STILL is as a matter of fact!! I just did a search and don't see him here on Rosetta but he is on many boards and a Linux guru to me. ID: 62973 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

tubbie Send message Joined: 24 Nov 05 Posts: 1 Credit: 560,399 RAC: 0	Message 62995 - Posted: 21 Aug 2009, 20:06:57 UTC - in response to Message 62963. I have CENTOS 5 on a system that has a lot of free resouurces. I know almost nothing about linux..HELP ME I access the system from SSH. I get the following error from eithor files: ------------------------------ $ sh boinc_compat_6.4.5_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh tar: Skipping to next header tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors ------------------------------ $ sh boinc_6.4.5_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh tar: Skipping to next header gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors The files are corrupted. My guess would be that you transferred the files using FTP from a windows system. By default, most FTP-clients use 'ascii' mode to transfer shell scripts. Because the tar archive embedded in the shell script is not actually in ascii format, the file gets damaged. Try using binary mode to transfer the file. Alternatively, use wget to download the file directly to the server. ID: 62995 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Mark Brown Send message Joined: 8 Aug 09 Posts: 21 Credit: 602,685 RAC: 0	Message 63022 - Posted: 23 Aug 2009, 3:43:04 UTC OK..I resolved the issue. I had downloaded the file to windows and moved it via ftp the the CENTOS system. That file caused: tar: Skipping to next header tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors Here is my successful instructions. [FROM MY USER DIRECTORY] $ wget http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/boinc_6.6.37_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh $ sh boinc_6.6.37_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh $ CD BIONC $ echo [mypassword] > gui_rpc_auth.cfg $ ./boinc -daemon $ ./boinccmd --project_attach https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta [mykey] $ ./boinccmd --get_state $ cat stdoutdae.txt Thanks for all your help. ID: 63022 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

mikey Send message Joined: 5 Jan 06 Posts: 1895 Credit: 9,187,785 RAC: 3,502	Message 63024 - Posted: 23 Aug 2009, 10:32:27 UTC - in response to Message 63022. OK..I resolved the issue. I had downloaded the file to windows and moved it via ftp the the CENTOS system. That file caused: tar: Skipping to next header tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--length error tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors Here is my successful instructions. [FROM MY USER DIRECTORY] $ wget http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/boinc_6.6.37_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh $ sh boinc_6.6.37_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh $ CD BIONC $ echo [mypassword] > gui_rpc_auth.cfg $ ./boinc -daemon $ ./boinccmd --project_attach https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta [mykey] $ ./boinccmd --get_state $ cat stdoutdae.txt Thanks for all your help. Congratulations, now you will have to see if it was all worth it! ID: 63024 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote