tar error unrecoverable?

[William Scott Lockwood III]

On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Curt Tresenriter <ctres at grics.net> wrote:

> As I said in my first post, it occurred when I tried to unpack it.
> As I said in reply to your suggestion, it happened when I tried to copy
> it to another hard disc.
> So it happened twice.
> Clear?
>

No, not really, but i would suggest that you check the file system for
errors before you do anything else. Are there any errors in the logs
regarding S.M.A.R.T.? This is old, but may be of some use:
http://tazbuntu.blogspot.com/2008/12/check-your-hard-drive-smart-status.html

It's just a guess, but I think the hard disk is bad, and the file is likely
hosed in some way. The real question at this point is, is it the ONLY file
that's hosed?


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