Error uncompressing stage 3 tarball

[winmonster]

I'm trying to install 1.4 RC1 on a Dell C600 laptop. I have downloaded the PIII stage 3 tarball 4 times (two separate installs) from ibiblio, and I always get the same error. The last line I see is:

./usr/share/man/man3/IO::Socket::UNIX.3pm.gz

I then get errors about a corrupt tarball. The exact error is:

"bzip2: Compressed file ends unexpectedly;
perhaps it is corrupted? *Possible* reasoon follows.
bzip2: Inappropriate ioctl for device
Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout)

It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted.
You can use the -tvv option to test the integrity of such files.

You can use the 'bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover
data from undamaged sections of corrupted files.

tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors"

"tar -tvv" seems to not do anything (i.e. the process is listed as running, but there is no processor utilization - I <CNTL>C'ed it after about 4 minutes). Can anyone help?

[roTor]

I get the same problem with the 1.4 rc1 stage 1 tarball after booting from a 1.2 iso.
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[rac]

Does using "bunzip2" to decompress the tarball, and then "tar xvpf" to expand it work? If not, which action causes the problem?
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[dennis]

i had the same problem ...

[roTor]

Does using "bunzip2" to decompress the tarball, and then "tar xvpf" to expand it work? If not, which action causes the problem?

Doesn't using the "j" option turn on bzip?
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Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
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[rac]

[roTor]

Ok, got ya.
Will give it a try.
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Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
-- Will Rogers