NeXT Computers

[domiel]

I've been trying to dig "VBE20DisplayDriver.config" and "/usr/standalone/i386/boot" out of the "OS42MachUserPatch4.pkg" package.

When I open the package with the Installer.app all is well: I can get a listing, and apply the patch.

But, if I try and un-tar the archive file inside the package I get a checksum error...

...what am I missing/doing wrong?

[Nitro]

Some files in NeXT patches have pathnames that are too long for tar to handle, so NeXT created a modified version of tar called “installer_bigtar”. It’s located in the installer package folder and can be used to untar the patch 4 install files. First open the patch 4 package in folder view (File > Open as Folder) and uncompress the OS42MachUserPatch4.tar.Z file. Move the newly created OS42MachUserPatch4.tar file to a safe folder where you can untar it. Open a terminal window and use the following commands (as root):

cd /safe_folder
/NextAdmin/Installer.app/installer_bigtar xvf /safe_folder/OS42MachUserPatch4.tar

That should untar the files and allow you to get the ones you want. More information on this can be found by searching the Usenet comp.sys.next.* groups for the term “bigtar”. Hope this helps.
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Nitro

[domiel]

Thanks Nitro!