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From: dlr@daver.bungi.com (Dave Rand)
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Subject: Re: Help.... monitor never returns from write
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Date: 22 Sep 90 23:36:13 GMT
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[In the message entitled "Help.... monitor never returns from write" on Sep 22, 14:07, Lee Damon writes:]
> >CRC ok, length = 346262
> >Command (? for help): write d'30256 2000 d'346262

Try using blocks... about d'677 should be enough (instead of 346262).

> ># ncat /dev/hd4 | uncompress > /tmp/bin1.tar
> >Write failed
> >stdin: not in compressed format

I didn't have any luck using pipes this way, and you are using ncat wrong.
Try:

ncat /dev/hd4 346262 >/tmp/bin.tar.Z
uncompress /tmp/bin.tar.Z
tar xvf /tmp/bin.tar

This should get you up...


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