Re: how do I extract a 2.6 gigabyte .tar.gz file ?
Darxus <darxus@Op.Net> writes:
> Well... I would say I've had substantial success.
>
> Cygnus gnu win32 gzip/tar was able to extract my 2.6 gigabyte .tar.gz, and
> all the filenames seemed to be intact in windows' long filename format.
> But when I booted back to Linux, and attempted to copy the files over to
> my current home directory, I noticed that all the filenames were the 8.3
> version -- long filenames were not working on my fat32 partition. None of
> them are now. I *know* this used to work. Any idea why it isn't now ?
Do you have the vfat module loaded or compiled in your kernel.
Do you specify type vfat when mounting. If you are using type auto
it does not always mount as vfat.
> I can get my filenames intact (I think) by booting back to windows, and
> using the cygnus stuff to re tar & gzip the stuff I extracted from my
> 2.6gb file, but I would really like to get my long filename support back.
>
> BTW: The Cygnus gnu win32 thing is an implementation of the unix api
> under win32 (or something like that) -- basically, it'll let you compile
> & run unix stuff under windows 95/NT. gcc is capable of recompiling
> itself with this thing. And it comes with a bunch of unix utilities, and
> the bash shell. I'm still not used to running a bash shell in win95...
> oh, and you can find all of this at (of course) http://www.cygnus.com.
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