manuel@fornax.UUCP (Frank Manuel) (10/19/90)
Can anyone out there in netland offer me any advice on this problem? I've been trying for three weeks to figure out how to de-archive downloaded programs and if it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. I am working from a Sparc1 and emailed panarthea for a list of de-archiving programs for the Atari 1040ST. Since the problems are always the same, I'll deal with my tribulations with uud/uue. This program arrived by email, and the header informed me that it was uuencoded with the UNIX version of uuencode, so I UNIX uudecoded it. This gave me the file "dumasuux.arc" which I then transferred to a formatted floppy using MTOOLS. To be sure that I was not experiencing format-type problems, I transferred to both a dos(MTOOLS) disc and one formatted on my Atari. Then I took the discs home and added the de-archiving programme arcx.ttp which was on a STart magazine disc. I've used the program to de-arc other programs on the same disc, so I'm sure that it works. All that happens with dumasuux.arc is a white screen with cursor for about fifteen seconds while the floppy drive makes serious working noises, then pops back to the desktop. This happens with booz, zoo201g, pkunarc, shar,and unlzh14. I've also tried it with uniterm with no more encouraging results. I've been tearing my hair out now for three weeks and am down to the last few tufts, which my wife wants me to keep. Any suggestions? Oh, yes, I forgot to mention: when I tried to de-arc booz I got booz.docwhich had about one readable page, then became a garbled shambles, which just about describes me at this point. All suggestion, either by email or post-to-net will be gratefully received. Frank.
kentd@FtCollins.NCR.com (Kent.Dalton) (10/31/90)
> This program arrived by email, and the header informed me that it was >uuencoded with the UNIX version of uuencode, so I UNIX uudecoded it. This gave >me the file "dumasuux.arc" which I then transferred to a formatted floppy >using MTOOLS. To be sure that I was not experiencing format-type problems, I >transferred to both a dos(MTOOLS) disc and one formatted on my Atari. Then I >took the discs home and added the de-archiving programme arcx.ttp which was on >a STart magazine disc. I've used the program to de-arc other programs on the This sounds like it should work. Did you ever think that MTOOLS might be the problem? I can't get it to work on our machines here at work. To test it out just download an ascii on to disk and look at it. (also, note that ST uses cr/lf as end of line whereas the SPARC/UNIX system will be using just plain lf) On my machine, the SPARC-written floppy's directory looks fine but the first few bytes are just repeated over & over and the drive makes a terrifying "chewing" noise (anybody remember the old Atari 810? :^) Maybe the mtools programs don't handle the FATs right or something. -- /**************************************************************************/ /* Kent Dalton * EMail: Kent.Dalton@FtCollins.NCR.COM */ /* NCR Microelectronics * CIS: 72320,3306 */ /* 2001 Danfield Ct. MS470A * */ /* Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 * "This mind intentionally left blank" */ /* (303)223-5100 X-319 * All standard disclaimers apply */ /**************************************************************************/
buggs@cup.portal.com (William Edward JuneJr) (11/04/90)
Speakin' of archivers........
Someone asked for a ST version ZIP, well I have an ST UNzipper here, all
uuencoded and waitin'. One thing, I erased your address *8^(
Mail me, eh?
Ed June
Where's the zipper? Is there one DC utilites, as BobR says?peter@loon.ubc.ca (Peter Jackson) (11/06/90)
In article <KENTD.90Oct31085619@zappa.FtCollins.NCR.com>, kentd@FtCollins.NCR.com (Kent.Dalton) writes: |> |> > This program arrived by email, and the header informed me that it was |> >uuencoded with the UNIX version of uuencode, so I UNIX uudecoded it. This gave |> >me the file "dumasuux.arc" which I then transferred to a formatted floppy |> >using MTOOLS. To be sure that I was not experiencing format-type problems, I |> >transferred to both a dos(MTOOLS) disc and one formatted on my Atari. Then I |> >took the discs home and added the de-archiving programme arcx.ttp which was on |> >a STart magazine disc. I've used the program to de-arc other programs on the |> |> This sounds like it should work. Did you ever think that MTOOLS might be |> the problem? I can't get it to work on our machines here at work. To |> test it out just download an ascii on to disk and look at it. (also, |> note that ST uses cr/lf as end of line whereas the SPARC/UNIX system |> will be using just plain lf) |> |> On my machine, the SPARC-written floppy's directory looks fine but the |> first few bytes are just repeated over & over and the drive makes a |> terrifying "chewing" noise (anybody remember the old Atari 810? :^) |> Maybe the mtools programs don't handle the FATs right or something. |> |> |> -- |> /*********************************************************************** ****/ |> /* Kent Dalton * EMail: Kent.Dalton@FtCollins.NCR.COM */ |> /* NCR Microelectronics * CIS: 72320,3306 */ |> /* 2001 Danfield Ct. MS470A * */ |> /* Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 * "This mind intentionally left blank" */ |> /* (303)223-5100 X-319 * All standard disclaimers apply */ |> /*********************************************************************** ****/ I have noticed the same problem when using MTOOLS on a sun ss1+. My atari drive just flashes back and forth between track 0 (where the fat is) and the disk track on which the file starts (reading it over and over and over and ...). This doesn't happen all the time, but often enough to be annoying. Peter