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ERROR Installing New Games · **Released**: 10-21-2007

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 · #2 10-21-2007, 06:58 PM

same error here too

bigevil · #3 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 · #4 10-27-2007, 05:28 AM

Thank you SO much!

pedroenf · #5 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 · #6 11-02-2007, 10:49 AM

woot! thanks!

no mods · #7 11-03-2007, 01:53 AM

Thanks a bunch big, fixed it right up.

popowich · #8 11-12-2007, 12:09 AM

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

-Raymond

neopet001 · #9 11-16-2007, 11:18 AM

Same problem here.
Fixed, thank you

MrZeropage · #10 11-16-2007, 05:30 PM

this fix is now part of upcoming v2.6.6+

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