[SLE] FW: [SLE] Where's the 2GB limitation: MS Backup or Samba?
If you're using ext2 as your file system, then that's your 2GB limitation.
So 2GB is the max filesize on ext2? How about ext3 or ReiserFS?
Greg
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If you're using ext2 as your file system, then that's your 2GB limitation.
I'm pretty sure it's a limit of Linux on 32-bit systems, as it's the largest possible current byte position value in a 32-bit signed integer. But I haven't looked at the source... -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Actually, it is file system dependent as well... as FreeBSD is still a 32 bit OS, yet it supports 64 bit file sizes on it's file system. Also, I understand that the next kernel (2.4) is suppsed to make better use of addressing... even though it will still be a 32 bit OS for execution, if I have been reading correctly, it will take advantage of 48 bit addressing (supported by the Intel chips) which is what will allow greter than 4GB of memory in the future. Of course, that doesn't help the file system any. If XFS (SGI) or JFS (IBM) ever make it into the releases, then you'll have 64 bit file sizes as well. - Herman On Thu, 4 May 2000, Don Edwards wrote: ->>> > > If you're using ext2 as your file system, then that's your ->>> > > 2GB limitation. ->> ->>I'm pretty sure it's a limit of Linux on 32-bit systems, as it's the ->>largest possible current byte position value in a 32-bit signed integer. ->> ->>But I haven't looked at the source... ->> ->>-- ->>To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com ->>For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com ->>Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ ->> -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Wed, 3 May 2000 19:36:37 -0400 "Thomas, Gregory (NBC, KNBC)"
If you're using ext2 as your file system, then that's your 2GB limitation.
So 2GB is the max filesize on ext2? How about ext3 or ReiserFS?
Greg
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Beg to differ. I'm running a 3.6 gig ext2 on my Dell PIII 450 at work
(second partition on a 12 gig drive) and a 3 gig on one box at home (ASUS
mb - PII-233) and a 3.5 on the other box (generic PPro 150). The limit is
probably not ext2 (there might be BIOS implications also). If the Windoze
box is seeing it as a FAT16 share, that's where the 2gig limit is. I haven't
worked with Samba, but it sounds like the share is shown as a FAT16 drive.
On Wed, 3 May 2000 19:36:37 -0400 "Thomas, Gregory (NBC, KNBC)"
If you're using ext2 as your file system, then that's your 2GB limitation.
So 2GB is the max filesize on ext2? How about ext3 or ReiserFS?
Greg
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I believe this person is talking about the size of a file not a file system on a partition an such. This would be like the size of a picture, database or something like that.
So 2GB is the max filesize on ext2?
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