Corrupted download files for DB2 8.2 PE Linux 2.6

[vmrha]

I just downloaded the file

414465677 Jun 5 16:15 LNX26_V822_PE_x 86-64.tar

from the IBM Web DB2 web site, and it looks like the file is corrupt.

N. Shamsundar
University of Houston
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[db2inst1@vmrha ~]$ tar tf LNX26_V822_PE_x 86-64.tar
../pe/
../pe/db2/
../pe/db2/linux26/
../pe/db2/linux26/IBM_db2cliv81-8.1.3-88.x86_64.rpm
tar: Skipping to next header
tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

[Ian]

Re: Corrupted download files for DB2 8.2 PE Linux 2.6

vmrha wrote:[color=blue]
> I just downloaded the file
>
> 414465677 Jun 5 16:15 LNX26_V822_PE_x 86-64.tar
>
> from the IBM Web DB2 web site, and it looks like the file is corrupt.
>[/color]

I just downloaded this file with no issues.

[Mark A]

Re: Corrupted download files for DB2 8.2 PE Linux 2.6

"Ian" <ianbjor@mobile audio.com> wrote in message
news:42a3e4b0$1 _3@newsfeed.slu rp.net...[color=blue]
>
> I just downloaded this file with no issues.
>[/color]
Did you un-tar it?

[P. Adhia]

Re: Corrupted download files for DB2 8.2 PE Linux 2.6

It's a spooky coincidence, but that's exactly the same messages I got
when I tried to un-tar. Read my latest post on the "Latest stable
version" thread.

P. Adhia

[N. Shamsundar]

Re: Corrupted download files for DB2 8.2 PE Linux 2.6

P. Adhia wrote:[color=blue]
> It's a spooky coincidence, but that's exactly the same messages I got
> when I tried to un-tar. Read my latest post on the "Latest stable
> version" thread.
>
> P. Adhia
>[/color]
On Linux, my download was by straight HTTP download (FireFox browser). Just to check,
I did a second download on a different PC running WXP, using IE and Download
Director, and tried extraction using (i) Winzip and (ii) Cygwin-GNU tar. Same story.

So, it is no mere coincidence (unless there is a bug in Tar!) and no spookiness.

N. Shamsundar

[Ian]

Re: Corrupted download files for DB2 8.2 PE Linux 2.6

Mark A wrote:[color=blue]
> "Ian" <ianbjor@mobile audio.com> wrote in message
> news:42a3e4b0$1 _3@newsfeed.slu rp.net...
>[color=green]
>>I just downloaded this file with no issues.
>>[/color]
>
> Did you un-tar it?
>
>[/color]

Yes, of course.

[N. Shamsundar]

Re: Corrupted download files for DB2 8.2 PE Linux 2.6

Ian wrote:[color=blue]
> Mark A wrote:
>[color=green]
>> "Ian" <ianbjor@mobile audio.com> wrote in message
>> news:42a3e4b0$1 _3@newsfeed.slu rp.net...
>>[color=darkred]
>>> I just downloaded this file with no issues.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Did you un-tar it?
>>[/color]
>
> Yes, of course.
>[/color]
Now, the plot thickens. Apparently, the Principle of Determinism does not apply to
downloads!

N. Shamsundar