TenFourFoxG5 10.0.3 won't unzip
I have tried several times to download the upgrade to 10.0.3, but it won't unzip. I have a Mac 10.4.11 G5. and dial-up internet. Older versions have downloaded and opened correctly. I have a PC laptop that I can take to the library for high-speed internet; should I download on that, and then transfer the zip file to the Mac?
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Support Staff 1 Posted by Cameron Kaiser on 10 Apr, 2012 03:57 PM
You can certainly do that (don't unzip it on the PC, however, because the PC will not construct the Mac application bundle correctly). However, please be more specific about "won't unzip" -- are you sure it was downloaded fully? Large files can certainly get truncated over dialup.
2 Posted by lindalfairbairn on 10 Apr, 2012 04:23 PM
It's possible the file isn't complete. One I tried to download today says 11.1 MB, the other one that I downloaded a couple of days ago shows 15.8 MB. Not sure how large the file really is. I will try the PC at the library, and understand to wait until I have it transferred to the Mac to try unzipping. Will let you know tomorrow, after I get a chance to go to the library.
Support Staff 3 Posted by Cameron Kaiser on 10 Apr, 2012 04:29 PM
The G5 build of 10.0.3 is 20.4MB.
4 Posted by lindalfairbairn on 10 Apr, 2012 04:41 PM
OK, that explains it. Thanks
5 Posted by Terminal addict on 10 Apr, 2012 10:43 PM
lindalfairbairn, one alternative to taking your PC laptop to the library would be to open Terminal.app and use the "curl" command to continue downloading where your previous attempt left off. For example, if you were to move your partial download of TenFourFoxG5-10.0.3.app.zip to your desktop, you could then open Terminal.app and give it the following two commands (everything from "curl" on should be copied/pasted as a single line):
cd ~/Desktop
curl -C -o TenFourFoxG5-10.0.3.app.zip - http://tenfourfox.googlecode.com/files/TenFourFoxG5-10.0.3.app.zip
This will resume the download of the G5 build of TenFourFox 10.0.3 in Terminal.app on Tiger.
6 Posted by Terminal addict on 10 Apr, 2012 10:47 PM
Whoops, pasting error on the "curl" line above; please use this one instead.
curl -C - -o TenFourFoxG5-10.0.3.app.zip http://tenfourfox.googlecode.com/files/TenFourFoxG5-10.0.3.app.zip
7 Posted by lindalfairbairn on 10 Apr, 2012 11:58 PM
Thanks. I had deleted the partial zip file, but am trying the download again, and will see if I can follow your instructions. I've never done much with Terminal.app, so you're a little technical for me. Will give it a try before going to the library, tomorrow.
8 Posted by lindalfairbairn on 11 Apr, 2012 09:11 PM
I tried using the Terminal.app but am not technologically savvy enough to figure it out, and it didn't work for me. However, I was able to download the file on the PC at the library and transferred it to a removable drive, and it works on my Mac. I'm using it right now. Thank you for your help.
lindalfairbairn closed this discussion on 11 Apr, 2012 09:12 PM.