Jason Walker wrote:
> Just a little FYI, EXT2 does not have a 2GB file size limit on 2.4.x
> kernels. Perhaps trying the same thing with ext2 would help determine the
> problem. I didn't beleive it when people said I coudl make larger files on
> ext2, so I tried it myself. and indeed, they were right! I hope this help
> you figure out the real source of the problem.
It's known as LFS (large file support). It is a workaround for
POSIX UNIX systems (meaning it affects other platforms than just
Linux) on 32-bit processors (so there are NO issues on Linux/Alpha,
SPARC64, etc...).
>From my understanding, LFS support on Linux requires:
Local:
Kernel 2.4.x (or LFS kernel 2.2.x backport + filesystem w/LFS)
GLibC 2.2.x
Utility/App: Linked against GLibC 2.2.x
Remote via NFS:
Kernel 2.4.x (or LFS 2.2.x backport)
kNFSd 2.4.x (or NFS v3 2.2.x backport w/LFS patch)
Client: 64-bit platform or 32-bit/LFS-linked LibC/utils
I have kernel 2.2.x systems with Ext3+LFS & NFS3+LFS applied that
allows my Solaris clients to create >2GB files (even though the
local Linux utilities are GLibC 2.1.x and cannot).
As such, in this gentleman's case, I concur that he should try
creating the file via his NFS client only to an Ext2-exported
filesystem. It could be the utilities on his client.
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