Tar/gzip Commands: Busybox vs. GNU (error: Invalid magic)

[Chen, Simon (N-DCR SYSTEM HOUSE)]

Hi,

I am working on an embedded OS called YOCTO, which apparently includes BusyBox into its build. YOCTO is currently running on a target board, and I am trying to integrate an AMD Radeon E8860 GPU into it. This requires installation of a driver called "fglrx", otherwise also known as AMD Catalyst. The driver installer (which is a .run) uses BusyBox "gzip -cd" and "tar" commands to extract an undisclosed internal file, which returned the error message "Invalid magic." This does not happen when I try running the driver installer on a desktop UBUNTU OS, which uses GNU. I was wondering what the key differences between GNU's and Busybox's extraction functions were, and what I could do to fix this error.

Thanks,
Simon Chen
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