PD> SLS distribution I get an error on disk a2 >bin4.tgz not in gzip format
 >dosemu.tgz not in gzip format
 >image.tgz not in gzip format
 >It is only these files that give me this problem. I have obtained copies of
 >disk a2 from several places but they all give me the same problem. I tried to
 >mount the floppy a2 to see what was on it but I get garbage.
 >
 >When I use gzip on or sun sparcs there is no problem with these files, and
 >they appear to be intact.
 PD> Join the club! I had exactly the same problem, which I only solved
 PD> last night. I'm not too sure what is causing this, but here is how I
 PD> solved it: 
 PD> 1) Download all the a2 files to your sparctsation
 PD> 2) Unzip and untar the lot 
 PD> 3) tar and zip the disk back up into one big .tgz file.
 PD> (except for the diska2 file which the installation procedure
 PD> uses). 4) Install as normal - you can name the big tar file as
 PD> anything,  say a2stuff.tgz.

Just so y'all know, this is not an uncommon problem on any unix.
I use SCO, and have found 8 commands that would not man.
get this, they say they aren't in compressed format, if you rename
the file w/o the Z, compress again (nothing happens) then all is well.

I also use HPux on a HP9000.  The answer was to take the leading character
off of the file using vi.  (My counterpart figured this one out, don't
ask me the drugs he was taking to come up with that answer)

Looking forward to all fun in Linux!

... Sincerely , Derek H Bischoff I