Weird Zip Problem

[TuxInAGalaxy]

I did a little research with this in google.  Little confused about where to go with my searches. 

I needed to update the firmware on my ford sync.  All this involves is downloading the zip file and then extracting the files to the usb stick.  But what Archive Manager for gnome and Windows zip (whatever they call it) extracts is two different things! 

This the way it should look



This the way it looks in Linux Lite



Both extract files but not the files I need for the car.  Only Windows did it right.  Is there anyway around this?

[LL-user]

Hi TuxInAGalaxy,

What is the result if you actually extract the zip file?
Currently/in your screenshot you're just looking at the content of the zip file via the Archive Manager.

[TuxInAGalaxy]

Hi TuxInAGalaxy,

What is the result if you actually extract the zip file?
Currently/in your screenshot you're just looking at the content of the zip file via the Archive Manager.

The result is exactly the same as the contents. 

At first I didn't think that much about it.  I tried to extract the files and then copy them over to the USB.  I got an invalid file name error.  Then I tried the exact same zip file an my Windows 7 machine.  Did everything the same way and everything worked fine.  (Same usb stick too)

[JmaCWQ]

Invalid file name error I've seen before, it's apparently a Linux feature that disallows copying of a file that has a character in it's name that can't be used in a filename on a Windows OS.
Seen it a couple of times now when trying to copy stuff to NTFS formatted drives.
Rename the file to remove the offending character/s and all is well.

[TuxInAGalaxy]

Invalid file name error I've seen before, it's apparently a Linux feature that disallows copying of a file that has a character in it's name that can't be used in a filename on a Windows OS.
Seen it a couple of times now when trying to copy stuff to NTFS formatted drives.
Rename the file to remove the offending character/s and all is well.

That is true however that would mess up the firmware not allowing the ford sync to find it and install it.  If you look at my two pictures you can tell there is more wrong then just a file name.  Every file is so messed up that you can't even tell it is from the same zip file.  What I unziped in the linux system would never work for this.  That is why I ended up using windows.  I was hoping someone else here had run into a similar problem and could tell me if there was another way to go about unzipping a zip file so that it has the proper structure (like the manufacture intended).

I will need to do more research and do more posting in some other forums. 

[JmaCWQ]

I guess you've already tried right clicking on the downloaded .zip & going Extract here or Extract to?
Without viewing in the Archive manager first I mean.
Sorry for the silly question but I don't use the Archive manager at all nowdays, I install WinRAR with WINE and use it for everything .zip etc. related.

I remember a few years ago when I was still using Ubuntu having a somewhat similar issue with multi archive RAR files I'd downloaded from somewhere.
The ones where you extract the first one & the rest are supposed to auto extract in order to create a single extracted file when finised.
No way in the world would the Archive Manager extract it correctly.
Only way I found around the problem then was to install WinRAR with WINE & use it.
From memory I think I've even had troubles opening password protected .zips on an older version of LL.
Again used WinRAR & had no problems.
Now I just don't bother at all with the Archive manager & install WinRAR soon after installing WINE when I set up a new system.

[LL-user]

Could you please post the link to that zip file? Then people could have a look and go at it

[TuxInAGalaxy]

Could you please post the link to that zip file? Then people could have a look and go at it

I think that is a good idea!  Sadly I can't.  The way it works is:  You got to have an account with syncmyride.com  Then you download the firmware update and it is a zip file.  You unzip it and copy those files to a usb drive.  You connect that usb drive to your Ford Car.  Then you install the update.  Once the update is installed then the Car puts a xml file onto the usb drive.  The syncmyride site waits for you to upload that file back to syncmyride.com.  It verifies that your firmware has been updated successfully. 

In short:
You need to have an account with Ford to download that file.

I thought about trying to download one again, and then uploading it to dropbox.  But there is some kind of end user agreement.  I haven't tried to read it.  Normally reading one of those for this is kinda crazy since there is no alternative.  But in this case I would need to know what it says before I risk uploading one to a site like dropbox.  I'm afraid that if I try to download one again, it will make the site think I need to upload the xml file again.

Anyways that is why I haven't gotten back with you guys.  :-[

[LL-user]

Fair enough being careful making the file publicly available via Dropbox and a link on a Forum.
Have you considered private messaging/ email as a solution to get help?

What I would do with the file:

• inspecting the file
  
• unpacking the file with the default software
  
• installing additional software like p7zip and unpacking the file with it
  

Feel free to PM me if you like.
Hope that helps

[TuxInAGalaxy]

Fair enough being careful making the file publicly available via Dropbox and a link on a Forum.
Have you considered private messaging/ email as a solution to get help?

What I would do with the file:

• inspecting the file
  
• unpacking the file with the default software
  
• installing additional software like p7zip and unpacking the file with it
  

Feel free to PM me if you like.
Hope that helps

I have never used p7zip from the command line.  I'm researching it now:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jyrM0yPrrI

I found this site:  https://www.ruinelli.ch/p7zip-gui-for-linux  I wonder what is your take on it?