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bigevil

10-21-2007 05:44 PM

ERROR Installing New Games

I keep getting this error trying to install any new games as well as old games... This occured only after I updated from 2.6.3a+ to 2.6.5+. I have listed the error code below.

Warning: unpack() [function.unpack]: Invalid format type p in /arcade/functions/tar.php on line 750

Warning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0 in /arcade/functions/tar.php on line 794

Any ideas what is doing this? I have tried reinstalling and I have also uploaded the new XML fix.

phatguy88

10-21-2007 06:58 PM

same error here too

bigevil

10-21-2007 07:20 PM

Along with the Warning Error I listed below this is also listed in a box below the log.

Error in TAR-Archive. Please upload again.

--------------- Added [DATE]1193009792[/DATE] at [TIME]1193009792[/TIME] ---------------

Here is the solution to this problem. You need to open up the tar.php file within your website/forums/arcade/functions folder. I have posted the fix as well as the link to the thread where I found the solution at.

Find:

Code:

var $tar_unpack_header = 'a100filename/a8mode/a8uid/a8gid/a12size/a12mtime/a8chksum/a1typeflag/a100linkname/a6magic/a2version/a32uname/a32gname/a8devmajor/a8devminor/a155/prefix';

Replace With:

Code:

var $tar_unpack_header = 'a100filename/a8mode/a8uid/a8gid/a12size/a12mtime/a8chksum/a1typeflag/a100linkname/a6magic/a2version/a32uname/a32gname/a8devmajor/a8devminor/a155';

The link to the thread is below...

http://www.ibpdownloads.com/ipb/inde...pic=12629&st=0

PurpleButterfly

10-27-2007 05:28 AM

Thank you SO much! :D

pedroenf

10-28-2007 05:26 PM

It works, great! Thanks for this solution. However it still shows this message:

Warning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0 in arcade\functions\tar.php on line 794

Warning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0 in arcade\functions\tar.php on line 794

GrendelKhan{TSU

11-02-2007 10:49 AM

woot! thanks! :D :D

no mods

11-03-2007 01:53 AM

Thanks a bunch big, fixed it right up.

popowich

11-12-2007 12:09 AM

Thanks for the help, fixed the problem for me too.

-Raymond

neopet001

11-16-2007 11:18 AM

Same problem here.
Fixed, thank you

MrZeropage

11-16-2007 05:30 PM

this fix is now part of upcoming v2.6.6+ :)

o0Hubba0o

11-27-2007 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pedroenf (Post 1370536)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrZeropage (Post 1383863)

this fix is now part of upcoming v2.6.6+ :)

Does that include a fix for the other error? Or is that something else?

Quote:

Warning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0. in /arcade/functions/tar.php on line 794

Warning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0. in /arcade/functions/tar.php on line 794

o0Hubba0o

11-30-2007 06:15 PM

The games seem to install fine, but I don't like getting these warnings when I install, any solution as of yet?

Quote:

Warning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0. in /arcade/functions/tar.php on line 794

Edster

01-23-2008 08:18 AM

That worked great. Thanks very much. :)

MrZeropage

01-23-2008 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by o0Hubba0o (Post 1392479)

The games seem to install fine, but I don't like getting these warnings when I install, any solution as of yet?

no solution needed, this is normal behaviour

DustyJoe

01-26-2008 02:45 AM

Edit:

nevermind

Emarkay

04-22-2008 04:31 AM

I tried copy pasting the earlier fix, didn't work. All you need to do is remove one of the "a8devminor" and the "prefix".

Quote:

This is the solution:

Open /arcade/functions/tar.php

edit the line :

Code:

var $tar_unpack_header = 'a100filename/a8mode/a8uid/a8gid/a12size/a12mtime/a8chksum/a1typeflag/a100linkname/a6magic/a2version/a32uname/a32gname/a8devmajor/a8devminor/a155/prefix';

Code:

var $tar_unpack_header = 'a100filename/a8mode/a8uid/a8gid/a12size/a12mtime/a8chksum/a1typeflag/a100linkname/a6magic/a2version/a32uname/a32gname/a8devmajor/a8devminor/a155';

in simple english, remove the /prefix that gives the error

I did that and everything works fine, on both www.yourforum.gr ( IPB 2.0.4 + Cyber's MOD Arcade ) & www.invisiongames.org ( 2.1.7 + ipbcoding.com Arcade 6.1.0 )

The issue is not the arcade but the TAR unpacker

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