Author Topic: nspire Linux Questions (Read 156434 times)

tangrs · « **Reply #15 on:** November 15, 2012, 09:25:51 pm »

Try using tar -xvjf

noobnonin · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2012, 10:03:54 pm »

root@noobnonin-GN670AA-ABM-SG3110LA:~# tar -xvjf rootfs.tar.bz2 -C/tmp/mount

bzip2: Compressed file ends unexpectedly;
perhaps it is corrupted? *Possible* reason 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 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 is not recoverable: exiting now
root@noobnonin-GN670AA-ABM-SG3110LA:~# =(

sup tangrs xd

tangrs · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2012, 11:12:45 pm »

Maybe a corrupted download?

Vogtinator · « **Reply #18 on:** November 16, 2012, 01:24:38 am »

Yeah, try downloading it again. On my server and laptop it works fine.

aeTIos · « **Reply #19 on:** November 16, 2012, 05:53:28 am »

Maybe split all those help posts into a separate topic and keep this topic for updates?
And woot

linuxgeek96 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 16, 2012, 08:42:31 pm »

Hey Omni,

I tried using mkfs.ext /dev/sda, but once I partitioned, I couldn't mount the full disk. Any ideas?

Vogtinator · « **Reply #21 on:** November 17, 2012, 07:02:50 am »

Partitioning overwrites the first 512 Bytes of your USB-Stick, making it's filesystem corrupt.
If you want to use the whole disk, you mustn't partition it!
But if you want to partition, do it first, then mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1.
If you really partition /dev/sda on your computer, make sure it's your USB-Stick, else your data will be lost, be careful!

linuxgeek96 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:12:30 am »

vogtinator, I don't have a problem with formatting the disk, but instead with mounting the resulting partition, as I get an "Invalid argument" error. Sorry if I'm making some n00b mistake, usually I actually partition my disks

Vogtinator · « **Reply #23 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:14:40 am »

If you partition /dev/sda, you have to mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1, then mount it.
You have to use partprobe to reread the partition table, if it's not automatically invoked.

linuxgeek96 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:15:59 am »

I _don't_ want to partition, I want to use the full disk, but I can't mount it now.
EDIT: but isn't there no partition table if you mkfs.ext4 the whole disk?

Vogtinator · « **Reply #25 on:** November 17, 2012, 10:23:49 am »

If you format the whole disk, the partition table becomes invalid.
So format it, unplug and replug it (or use partprobe) and mount it. (`mount -t ext4 /dev/sda /media`)

noobnonin · « **Reply #26 on:** November 17, 2012, 12:17:41 pm »

vogtinator,

i have the same error, i downloaded your rootfs.tar and when im going to tar -xvf rootfs.tar.bz2 -C /tmp/mount it says that the file is corrupted,
btw my /dev/sda is my hdd so my usb is marked as" /dev/sdb " when i run the command " sudo fdisk -l ",still, i have the same error
Regards,

Vogtinator · « **Reply #27 on:** November 17, 2012, 12:50:27 pm »

One HDD (of two, RAID 1) from my server is faulty, maybe thats the cause.

I'll upload it to dropbox, if I can find my username

Could you please post the commands you're running?
rootfs.tar.bz2
zImage.tns

noobnonin · « **Reply #28 on:** November 17, 2012, 12:56:06 pm »

ok, well the commands are just the ones that i posted here http://ourl.ca/17131;msg=269705

i just ran what u told me tar -xvf rootfs.tar.bz2 -C /tmp/mount

i run sudo fdisk -l to see the name of my usb and the name is always /dev/sdb
thats all
Regards

noobnonin · « **Reply #29 on:** November 17, 2012, 01:17:51 pm »

ok i downloaded it again and ran " tar -xvf rootfs.tar.bz2 -C/tmp/mount" but its giving me the same error as before =(

Regards,