Re: inode64 and Firefox - update

[aurfalien <aurfalien@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 9, 2013, at 7:35 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:

> On 7/9/2013 9:09 AM, Eric Sandeen wrote:
>> On 7/9/13 9:08 AM, aurfalien wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Jul 9, 2013, at 6:54 AM, Eric Sandeen wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 7/9/13 8:37 AM, aurfalien wrote:
>>>>> Before I dig deeper, wondering if any one has issues running Firefox v22 
>>>>> from an XFS file system mounted using inode64 option?
>>>> 
>>>> I've not tried it, but first question - 32-bit or 64-bit firefox?
>>> 
>>> Its 32 bit FF.  Thunderbird also has issues.  Too bad :(
>> 
>> Ok, below was for 64-bit, even!
>> 
>> I'd file a bug w/ them, it can't be that hard to fix.  Modern filesystems 
>> have 64 bit inodes, they should handle it!
>> 
>> -Eric
>> 
>>> Stuck in the stone age.  Got a 24TB fs functioning as a home dir for ~100 
>>> pplz that I would like to modernize.
> 
> Is XFS being mounted via NFS or Samba?  Do your server and client
> versions of these support 64 bit inodes?  If these are 32 bit Windows
> clients I think it's pretty certain they don't/can't handle 64 bit
> inodes.  Thus this may not be strictly a FF/TB problem.  We need more
> information.
> 
> -- 
> Stan

UPDATE

Latest 64 bit Firefox/Thunderflop work just fine via inode64.

Testing other apps but so far so good.

Some plugins may be an issue but those may as well be local.

- aurf