On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 23:14:57 +1030 Malcolm Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 07:37 pm, mess-mate wrote: > > On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 11:46:51 +1030 > > > > Malcolm Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 01:07 am, mess-mate wrote: > > > > Hi list, > > > > this is not new I think, but it is for me. > > > > I've searching the net without concrete results. > > > > So, I've copied from an ext3fs a backup file ( home.tar.bz2) > > > > in my home dir. So long it's ok. > > > > But now I've to cp or mv this file to a new ext3fs partition. > > > > And I've an error message " File too large" and stops the > > > > transfer. This file is about 24GB and 21GB are copied before > > > > the stop. This data is very important for me. > > > > > > Are you sure you are posting to the correct mailing list. > > > Ext3fs is basically a linux file system, while this is a FreeBSD > > > list. > > > > > > Malcolm > > > > I do :) > > It's a FreeBSD problem. > > I've installed 5.3 and had to get data from a linux box. > > This data must be returned from the FBSD box. > > It really is not very clear what you are trying to do. > My impression is that you are trying to transfer a backup file from > a linux system to a FBSD system, but later want to return it to the > linux system. > > But why do you wish to store it under an ext3fs on FBSD rather than > a ufs or ufs2 system? > > Does your FBSD ext3fs partition have enough space? > Is it really possible to have a ext3fs mount under FBSD 5.3? I know > you can mount an ext2fs file system and an existing linux ext3fs > will probably mount successfully (without journaling) as an ext2fs; > but is this what are you trying to do? Unless I missed something resently, writing to ext3fs is not good. FreeBSD does not support the journaling on it, so it is only used as ext2fs. > How are you transfering the file from the linux box to the FBSD box? > > You provide very little information on what you are really trying to > do? _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
