Error Important .tar

Hi, my arcade has been working fine but a couple of days ago I attempted to import 3 new games (tar format) and each time I got the error shown below. Can you advise please ?

[Biggles]

Originally Posted by AndyA

Hi, my arcade has been working fine but a couple of days ago I attempted to import 3 new games (tar format) and each time I got the error shown below. Can you advise please ?

Hi Andy

I had the same error message once or twice. I think it was caused by me being too hasty after install. Every time I went to next install too fast, I got that message. Cure for me was to just wait a bit and everything came good.

Hope that helps. Rather surprised no-one else has replied.

Biggles

[unitedpunjab]

I had the same problem,I had to edit something in tar.php. I'll try to find what I edit or else I'll attach tar.php here.

wait

--------------- Added [DATE]1199921067[/DATE] at [TIME]1199921067[/TIME] ---------------

The problem is this syntax in tar.php not your speed of Installing games

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

Just change it to

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

[Biggles]

Thanks, unitedpunjab (interesting username!)

I've made the code change and will let you know if it works for me too. Seems an insignificant alteration - but I'm no coder.

Biggles

[unitedpunjab]

Originally Posted by Biggles

Thanks, unitedpunjab (interesting username!)

I've made the code change and will let you know if it works for me too. Seems an insignificant alteration - but I'm no coder.

Biggles

lol, username used to be my site name,

Please do let me know if it works for you.

[putergirl]

Originally Posted by unitedpunjab

I had the same problem,I had to edit something in tar.php. I'll try to find what I edit or else I'll attach tar.php here.

wait

--------------- Added [DATE]1199921067[/DATE] at [TIME]1199921067[/TIME] ---------------

The problem is this syntax in tar.php not your speed of Installing games

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

Just change it to

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

Hello,
I am having the same errors when I try to install games. I don't know where to find tar.php... I can find arcade.php but not tar.php. Where do I find that?
Thanks.

[unitedpunjab]

Originally Posted by putergirl

Hello,
I am having the same errors when I try to install games. I don't know where to find tar.php... I can find arcade.php but not tar.php. Where do I find that?
Thanks.

here:- /arcade/functions/

[zhabbo]

Originally Posted by unitedpunjab

I had the same problem,I had to edit something in tar.php. I'll try to find what I edit or else I'll attach tar.php here.

wait

--------------- Added [DATE]1199921067[/DATE] at [TIME]1199921067[/TIME] ---------------

The problem is this syntax in tar.php not your speed of Installing games

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

Just change it to

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

Thankyou so much. Been waiting for that for ages!:up:

[Vijay P]

Yes finally! hope it works =)

[ricc]

excellent, the solution provided worked for me aswell!

Thanks a lot!