On Fri, 2006-01-13 at 09:30 +0100, Mogens Kjaer wrote: > Neal Becker wrote: > ... > > star -t -z -v -f filename. Don't bother gunzipping. > > > > Doesn't work for me: > > # star -t -z -v -f initrd-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4.img > star: XXXXX xftype == 0 (typeflag = '' 0x00) > 0 0 U--x-----x 0/0 Jan 1 01:01 1970 . > star: XXXXX xftype == 0 (typeflag = '' 0x00) > 0 0 U--x-----x 2 0/0 Jan 1 01:01 1970 sysroot > star: XXXXX xftype == 0 (typeflag = '' 0x00) > 0 0 U-w------x 1 0/0 Jan 1 01:01 1970 init > star: Wrong magic at: 0: '#!/bin'. > star: 3 blocks + 0 bytes (total of 30720 bytes = 30.00k). > # which star > /usr/bin/star > # rpm -qf /usr/bin/star > star-1.5a54-2 > > This works: > > # gzip -cd initrd-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4.img|cpio -t -v > > Mogens > -- > Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department > Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark > Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 > Email: mk@xxxxxx Homepage: http://www.crc.dk > Hi gunzip -c initrd_usb.gz | cpio -i seems good to me See http://www.vigla.eclipse.co.uk/ Page 12 of the Fedora Core Installation to an External USB Disk Drive - usb_install.pdf link John
