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Old 09-27-2008, 05:23 AM   #1
shariefbe
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problem in extracting tarball

hello...when i extract the "gspca" tar ball...its coming like this....what is the problem?



tar: gspcav1-20071224: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder.c
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder.c: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder-OSX.c
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder-OSX.c: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Makefile
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Makefile: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/vc032x_sensor.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/vc032x_sensor.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/zc3xx.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/zc3xx.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/cs2102.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/cs2102.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/vc032x.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/vc032x.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/pas106b.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/pas106b.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/icm105a.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/icm105a.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hv7131b.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hv7131b.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hv7131c.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hv7131c.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/pb0330.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/pb0330.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/ov7630c.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/ov7630c.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/mc501cb.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/mc501cb.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/tas5130c_vf0250.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/tas5130c_vf0250.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/ov7620.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/ov7620.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/tas5130c.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/tas5130c.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hdcs2020.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hdcs2020.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Etoms/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Etoms: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Etoms/et61xx51.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Etoms/et61xx51.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sonix: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/sn9cxxx.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/sn9cxxx.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/sonix.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/sonix.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/utils/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/utils: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcagamma.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcagamma.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcausb.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcausb.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcaCompat.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcaCompat.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Conexant: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/cx11646.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/cx11646.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/cxlib.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/cxlib.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Pixart: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac207-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac207-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac7311.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac7311.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac207.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac207.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/changelog
tar: gspcav1-20071224/changelog: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/license
tar: gspcav1-20071224/license: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c
tar: gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Transvision/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Transvision: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Transvision/tv8532.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Transvision/tv8532.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Makefile.kld
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Makefile.kld: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/gspca.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/gspca.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca505.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca505.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca561-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca561-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca506.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca506.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca561.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca561.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501_init.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501_init.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508_init-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508_init-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508_init.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508_init.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501_init-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501_init-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca505_init.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca505_init.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/spca500.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/spca500.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/jpeg_qtables.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/jpeg_qtables.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/sp5xxfw2.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/sp5xxfw2.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/sp5xxfw2.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/sp5xxfw2.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/spca500_init.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/spca500_init.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/gspca_build
tar: gspcav1-20071224/gspca_build: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/READ_AND_INSTALL
tar: gspcav1-20071224/READ_AND_INSTALL: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Mars-Semi/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Mars-Semi: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Mars-Semi/mr97311.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Mars-Semi/mr97311.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/cutlog.py
tar: gspcav1-20071224/cutlog.py: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
sharief@sharief-desktop:/usr/src$ tar -zxvf gspcav1-20071224.tar.gz
gspcav1-20071224/
tar: gspcav1-20071224: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder.c
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder.c: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder-OSX.c
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder-OSX.c: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/decoder/gspcadecoder-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Makefile
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Makefile: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/vc032x_sensor.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/vc032x_sensor.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/zc3xx.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/zc3xx.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/cs2102.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/cs2102.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/vc032x.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/vc032x.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/pas106b.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/pas106b.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/icm105a.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/icm105a.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hv7131b.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hv7131b.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hv7131c.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hv7131c.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/pb0330.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/pb0330.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/ov7630c.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/ov7630c.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/mc501cb.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/mc501cb.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/tas5130c_vf0250.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/tas5130c_vf0250.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/ov7620.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/ov7620.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/tas5130c.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/tas5130c.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hdcs2020.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Vimicro/hdcs2020.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Etoms/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Etoms: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Etoms/et61xx51.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Etoms/et61xx51.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sonix: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/sn9cxxx.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/sn9cxxx.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/sonix.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sonix/sonix.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/utils/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/utils: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcagamma.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcagamma.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcausb.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcausb.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcaCompat.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/utils/spcaCompat.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Conexant: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/cx11646.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/cx11646.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/cxlib.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Conexant/cxlib.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Pixart: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac207-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac207-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac7311.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac7311.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac207.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Pixart/pac207.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/changelog
tar: gspcav1-20071224/changelog: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/license
tar: gspcav1-20071224/license: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c
tar: gspcav1-20071224/gspca_core.c: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Transvision/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Transvision: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Transvision/tv8532.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Transvision/tv8532.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Makefile.kld
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Makefile.kld: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/gspca.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/gspca.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca505.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca505.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca561-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca561-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca506.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca506.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca561.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca561.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501_init.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501_init.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508_init-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508_init-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508_init.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca508_init.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501_init-OSX.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca501_init-OSX.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca505_init.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus/spca505_init.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/spca500.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/spca500.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/jpeg_qtables.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/jpeg_qtables.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/sp5xxfw2.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/sp5xxfw2.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/sp5xxfw2.dat
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/sp5xxfw2.dat: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/spca500_init.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Sunplus-jpeg/spca500_init.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/gspca_build
tar: gspcav1-20071224/gspca_build: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/READ_AND_INSTALL
tar: gspcav1-20071224/READ_AND_INSTALL: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Mars-Semi/
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Mars-Semi: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/Mars-Semi/mr97311.h
tar: gspcav1-20071224/Mars-Semi/mr97311.h: Cannot open: No such file or directory
gspcav1-20071224/cutlog.py
tar: gspcav1-20071224/cutlog.py: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
 
Old 09-27-2008, 05:31 AM   #2
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Well the first line really says it all. What user are you doing this as and where?
 
Old 09-28-2008, 12:57 AM   #3
shariefbe
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actually i am new to linux....can you help me..what to do now...i tried to go in root...even i unable to get in root....the following error is coming..

sharief@sharief-desktop:/usr/src$ su
Password:
su: Authentication failure
Sorry.
sharief@sharief-desktop:/usr/src$
what to do now?
 
Old 09-28-2008, 12:59 AM   #4
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i am new to linux....i dont know how to build an new driver by own..can you help me...
 
Old 09-28-2008, 01:57 AM   #5
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You are going to need your root password to do this. Have you forgotten it? If so, do a search of this site for how to reset the root password.
 
Old 09-28-2008, 01:15 PM   #6
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yes..i got the root passwd......Thank a lot
 
  


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