Mike Touloumtzis wrote: > The 2GB limit is not imposed by ext2fs; it's a limitation of the VFS > (Virtual Filesystem) layer in the kernel.
Given that, it seems to me that if you could write the file directly to a large block device (like a spare 2.6 gb hard drive partition), you could then access it, since linux wouldn't be going through the VFS layer. I know you don't have a spare HD, and I can't think how you could move your file from the ext2 drive it's on to be directly on a block device anyway, since linux refuses to read the whole thing, so this is only a partial solution.. Since this isn't really a debian problem but a general linux kernel problem, I think your best bet is to post to the linux-kernel mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and see if a kernel guru can help. -- see shy jo