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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 ...
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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

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    Usually, the tar program creates subdirectories as necessary.
    But for one reason or another the caller (you?) does not have sufficient rights to create subdirectories in that place.
    Debian GNU/Linux -- You know you want it.

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    i didnt create any sub directories.....just i extracted...thats all....but i am getting this type of error.....help me

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    No, you got me wrong. The application tries to create these subdirectories in order to maintain the directory structure of the archived files.

    But you were the person who started the program, therefore it inherits the rights to manipulate the filesystem. If you do not have the rights to create subdirectories in that place, so has the program you have started.

    /usr/src is a place which is considered write protected from ordinary users. If you want to write there, you have to be root to do so. Be careful.
    Debian GNU/Linux -- You know you want it.

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    if i get in to route i am gettiong following error...

    sharief@sharief-desktop:/usr/src$ su
    Password:
    su: Authentication failure
    Sorry.
    sharief@sharief-desktop:/usr/src$


    actually i am new to linux...help me...what to do now?

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    To become root, open terminal and execute
    Code:
    su -
    Then enter root password. After that, to change directories, execute
    Code:
    cd /usr/src
    If it says su: Authentication failure, then you put the password in incorrectly.
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    yes Thank you...i got it

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    Good deal! Let us know if you need help with anything else!
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    yes i want to know about some webcam modules concept...can you help me?

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    I've not messed with webcams... but maybe another member will jump in to help?
    Jay

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