max filesize split(1)

2006-10-16 Thread Sebastian Dehne
Hi, I noticed that split(1) can only handle files which's size <= 2GB. I adjusted my version so that it support larger files. Why is this limit never increased. I mean, the fs supports much bigger files. Are there any plans to increased this limit in the future so I don't need to patch again whe

Re: max filesize split(1)

2006-10-16 Thread Sebastian Dehne
Replacing the long data type with a bigger type, so that split(1) supports bigger splits, works good enough for me. Sebastian ICMan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > My $0.02: > > Is there a way to query the file system to find out what the > max-file-size is? If there is, I don't know how to do it

Re: max filesize split(1)

2006-10-17 Thread Sebastian Dehne
Otto, Thanks for considering it. Here is the patch which worked for me: # # BEGIN PATCH SPLIT(1) # --- split.c Tue Oct 17 09:19:24 2006 +++ split_new.c Tue Oct 17 09:20:15 2006 @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ #define DEFLINE1000/* Default num lines per file. */ -longbytec

Re: max filesize split(1)

2006-10-20 Thread Sebastian Dehne
> yes, but then it's still irrelevant how big a file the source > filesystem supports, which was the original question. The filesystem reference in my original question was meant as an example. My point was just that split(1) could need an upgrade since it is not too uncommon anymore to split file

Re: pciide: DMA vs. ATA133

2005-11-09 Thread Sebastian Dehne
Hi Tony, It turns I'm having the same problem and saw you've done some research. # dmesg| grep DMA pciide0 at pci0 dev 15 function 0 "VIA VT82C571 IDE" rev 0x06: DMA, channel 0 configured to compatibility, channel 1 configured to compatibility wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 wd1(pc