Not sure if this is relevant, but the Mybook is a Fat32 Filesystem, its not a Fat32 limitation is it?
2009/6/5 Richard Forth <[email protected]> > Hi > > Im running Debian Lenny, basically I have a history of scratching DVD's and > I recently bought Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars which I plan to > install and play on my windows box. anyway the point is for some reason the > disc keeps giving out CRC errors on files that clearly have no CRC errors > (the forums revealed a known issue with these disks not working in > certain DVD drives). I tried to make an ISO of it in Windows using Sonic! > Recordnow, planning to use Daemon Tools to mount the ISO and run it liek > that - thus avoiding scratching teh original disc - but it stops halfway > through complaing the disk is scratched or damaged or has CRC errors. The > disk by the way is brand new out of teh box and has no mark on it at all. > > My Lenny machine has a DVD rom in it so I thought I'd try creating an ISO > of it using the "dd" command and seeing if it fell over at the same point, > but no it didnt, this time it completed and I have (or at least had, until I > deleted it out of frustration, a full 7.7Gb IS image of the original DVD. > > The problem is when i tried to copy this iso file from the local disc > (which still had a good 5 or 6 gig free space on it, not that this is > relevant?) to my USB Hard disk - a MyBook with over 415Gb free space. The > goal being to put the file back on the Windows box where i half another half > terrabyte in SATA disk space to host the ISO, mount it in Daemon Tools, and > hopefully play the game. > > Yet the file copy stops at about thr 4 gig mark and says "Error: File Too > Big". > > I dont know why the file would be too big as there is masses of space on > the MyBook - is there some sort of maximum file size that Linux can copy? > The only other theory I have is that somehow Linux is caching the file > locally as it copies it and therefore running out of space, why it would do > this I dont know, so I think that theory's probably bunkum. > > Any ideas how i can split the file in two so I can get it onto the MyBook > and presumably re-join it again later? > > -- > ***** > Richard Forth > > > > > > -- ***** Richard Forth For great natural health, nutrition, animal care and beauty products, visit my online store: http://www.aloevera-crowland.co.uk To change your life and circumstances: http://www.soaringteam.com/users/invite/MyVideoPage.php?Passcode=2118 Call me now for more info: Voicemail: 01733 807 861
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