diff --git a/release/bininst b/release/bininst
index b69dc3fd03f1..c6c09ab95094 100755
--- a/release/bininst
+++ b/release/bininst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # putting your name on top after doing something trivial like reindenting
 # it, just to make it look like you wrote it!).
 #
-# $Id: bininst,v 1.35 1994/11/13 03:48:55 jkh Exp $
+# $Id: bininst,v 1.36 1994/11/13 06:32:40 jkh Exp $
 
 # Some useful constants.
 PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/stand
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ extract_dist()
 {
 	if [ -f extract.sh ]; then
 		message "Extracting distribution..  Please wait!"
-		sh ./extract.sh > /dev/ttyv1 2>&1
+		sh ./extract.sh < /dev/ttyv1 > /dev/ttyv1 2>&1
 	else    
 		error "Improper distribution.  No installation script found."  
 	fi
diff --git a/release/mkxf86extract.sh b/release/mkxf86extract.sh
index 1256d5a6d028..2798f34afd88 100644
--- a/release/mkxf86extract.sh
+++ b/release/mkxf86extract.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ DO_THE_FUNKY_CHICKEN
 
 for i in $TARGETS; do
 	abbrevname=`echo $i | sed -e 's/XFree86-3.1-//' -e 's/.tar.gz//'`
-	echo "if dialog --title \"Install Request\" --yesno \"Do you wish to install the ${abbrevname} distribution?\" 6 72; then dialog --title \"Progress\" --infobox \"Installing $i\" 6 72; tar --unlink -xvzf $i -C /usr > /dev/ttyv1 2>&1 ; fi" >> extract.sh
+	echo "if dialog --title \"Install Request\" --yesno \"Do you wish to install the ${abbrevname} distribution?\" 6 72; then dialog --title \"Progress\" --infobox \"Installing $i\" 6 72; tar --unlink -xzf $i -C /usr; fi" >> extract.sh
 done
 
 cat >> extract.sh << OH_YEAH_BABY_GET_DOWN