Re: Still can't download Linux OS


Subject: Re: Still can't download Linux OS
From: George Mogiljansky (mogiljan@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Aug 31 2001 - 08:03:48 MDT


Thanks, Bacil; the worst part is I dl'd YD from a
Japanese site and got the same problem. I'm beginning
to suspect my hardware (esp. the HDD).
Waiting today for a CD installer.
Cheers
George

--- "Bacil D. Warren, Lead Programmer"
<quixotic_raindrop_sw@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Normally, .bin files are MacBinary, and can be
> converted by Stuffit
> Expander. If you download a .bin file using IE 5 for
> Macintosh, it will
> automatically decode .bin files, at least by
> default.
>
> Is it possible that the ftp site doesn't have the
> correct MIME type for
> .bin? You might want to contact their webmaster to
> ask.
>
> on 8/30/01 4:29 PM, George Mogiljansky
> <mogiljan@yahoo.com> is purported to
> have said:
>
> > Hello Linux-lovers,
> > Again, what I thought was an smi.bin file from
> > ftp.sunsite in Alberta, Canada was anything but.
> Only
> > another binary - am I supposed to know how to
> convert
> > it to a Mac-friendly installer? If so, don't keep
> me
> > in suspense.
> > Cheers
> > George

> Bacil D. Warren, CNA
> Lead Programmer, CEO
> Quixotic Raindrop Software
> quixotic_raindrop_sw@mac.com, (520) 870-8660
>

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