[PD] Installing pdp

Derek Holzer derek at umatic.nl
Tue Aug 7 11:38:09 CEST 2007


Hi Jamie,

Jaime Oliver wrote:

> jaime-e-oliver-lrs-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop Joliver$ sudo cd downloads
> jaime-e-oliver-lrs-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop Joliver$ sudo cp
> pdp_pidip_osx.tar.gz
> usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-f | -i | -n] [-pv] src target
>        cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-f | -i | -n] [-pv] src1 ... srcN directory

Hint: Where are you copying pdp_pidip_osx.tar.gz to?

> jaime-e-oliver-lrs-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop Joliver$ sudo cd
> jaime-e-oliver-lrs-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop Joliver$ sudo tar xvfz
> pdp_pidip_osx.tar.gz
> tar (child): pdp_pidip_osx.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
> tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
> tar: Child returned status 2
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

I guess you're just copy/pasting these command lines from somewhere?

> Also, is this the best way of doing it and/or is there a newer version
> for mac i should be trying?

PDP works in the current Extended installer, and if you aren't 
comfortable with the command line, it might be better to try that.

best,
d.

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