Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 23:14 +0000, Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:00:08 -0700, Joseph wrote: >> >> > If I use: >> > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso >> > I only get about 2Gb file and it stops or freezes, the disk is bout >> > 4.3Gb >> >> Is it the same size every time? Is is the same with different discs? It >> could be a fault on the disc. I usually use "cp /dev/dvd file.iso" but dd >> has always worked for me in the past, albeit slightly slower (even with a >> larger block size). > > Yes, almost the same size. > I know there is a file size limit on ext2 but I'm using ext3, so there > shouldn't be a problem. > If I try "cp /dev/hdc file.iso" I get an error: > cp: reading "/dev/hdc' : Input/output error
Have you verified that your file system supports files larger than 2GB? Try the following: $ dd if=/dev/zero of=largefile bs=1M count=5000 -- Hilsen Harald. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
