here are the information for this disk: fdisk gives: Disk /dev/hdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 523 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdc1 1 523 4200966 83 Linux and df: /dev/hdc1 4059377 3804575 44754 99% /opt "Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo" wrote: > DF>> I don't know what is the limitation of ext2 but I'm using one disk of > DF>> 4.2GB with only one ext2. > DF>> So the limitation of ext2 is at least 4.2GB and probably more. > > File size, not partition size. File size is limited by the size of the > "file size" field in the kernel structures. If it's "integer", than on > 32bit machine it's 2G. > BTW, SGI promises to donate it's XFS to Linux. That's journalling FS with > much wider limits on sizes (terabytes, IIRC). > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] \/ There shall be counsels taken > Stanislav Malyshev /\ Stronger than Morgul-spells > phone +972-3-9316425 /\ JRRT LotR. > http://sharat.co.il/frodo/ whois:!SM8333