[Bug 235200] Re: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB
** Changed in: xulrunner Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235200 Title: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xulrunner/+bug/235200/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 235200] Re: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB
On Thu 2011-04-07 (14:28), rued...@gmail.com wrote: > I found further data, I am uncertain of the upload status. However, > all related download bugs included are fixed. > > I have downloaded a very large number of 4.7GB by HTTP in firefox files since > this release. > However, my biggest uploads have never hit the 4GB limit yet. Download was never a problem with firefox, but the upload (HTTP POST) was. And the bug is still there with firefox 3.6.16 (tested on Ubuntu 8.04.4). > issues with upload. The standard workaround is to use an external > program for file-specific transfers when handling uploads over 4GB. This workaround does not work for user who are not allowed to install software. Besides this, "fixing bugs" by substituting the software with other software is a bad idea. > Many server advanced server software has limitations of 2GB or 4GB. > This usually isn't related to the HTTP server software itself, but the > additional programs and libraries used by the PHP or other CGI . > > Since many servers don't support the upload of large files by HTTP, this > could be an issue. You need to verify that it can function. I have written an own webserver for this kind of file transfer, which already is an ubuntu package, see http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/fex > Here is an outline for test of verification of presence of bug. > 1. Set up on your controlled home network, loopback device, or VM, an HTTP > server verified to handle large files that does not utilize external programs > for any file transfer handling. > > 2. Set it up to have a Forms based page that simply tells the server to > upload the specific file from the client without having any external > programs handle the file. (External programs may handle the filename > and forms to process them and relay them back to the server.) > > 3. Try to upload of large file to said local server utilizing Firefox. > > 4. Check the file in directory of server, to see if it uploaded > properly. I have testet it with a 2 GB file and in the fexserver log I see no connect at all. Uploading files < 2 GB are ok: CONNECT:8080 2011-04-18 11:58:28 diaspora.rus.uni-stuttgart.de 129.69.13.139 [26471_0] POST /fup HTTP/1.1 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.16) Gecko/20110323 Ubuntu/8.04 (hardy) Firefox/3.6.16 Referer: http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de:8080/fup Content-Length: 2,098,221 You can test it by yourself with: http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de:8080/fup?skey=57e5ae9d103e4f19622bf4322f1a8609 -- Ullrich Horlacher Server- und Arbeitsplatzsysteme Rechenzentrum E-Mail: horlac...@rus.uni-stuttgart.de Universitaet Stuttgart Tel:++49-711-685-65868 Allmandring 30 Fax:++49-711-682357 70550 Stuttgart (Germany) WWW:http://www.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235200 Title: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 235200] Re: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB
I found further data, I am uncertain of the upload status. However, all related download bugs included are fixed. I have downloaded a very large number of 4.7GB by HTTP in firefox files since this release. However, my biggest uploads have never hit the 4GB limit yet. I get mixed reports on upload. There may or may not be remaining issues with upload. The standard workaround is to use an external program for file-specific transfers when handling uploads over 4GB. However, this isn't nearly as easy on forms. Many server advanced server software has limitations of 2GB or 4GB. This usually isn't related to the HTTP server software itself, but the additional programs and libraries used by the PHP or other CGI . Since many servers don't support the upload of large files by HTTP, this could be an issue. You need to verify that it can function. Here is an outline for test of verification of presence of bug. 1. Set up on your controlled home network, loopback device, or VM, an HTTP server verified to handle large files that does not utilize external programs for any file transfer handling. 2. Set it up to have a Forms based page that simply tells the server to upload the specific file from the client without having any external programs handle the file. (External programs may handle the filename and forms to process them and relay them back to the server.) 3. Try to upload of large file to said local server utilizing Firefox. 4. Check the file in directory of server, to see if it uploaded properly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235200 Title: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 235200] Re: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB
Unfixable in Firefox 3.0 is discontinued and the patch was not implemented until 3.5.3, thus no patch is available for people insisting on staying with 3.0.x for some reason. However, Hardy and later have 3.6.x in their security updates for Firefox 3.0. This also fixes this bug as well as several security issues. Fix: Use security update that switches to newer 3.6.x version on Hardy and later. Use upgrade packages from Mozilla.org or other sources for releases older than Hardy. This is generally a good idea anyways, as any older releases of Firefox have notable security bugs that are fixed in the latest releases. ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235200 Title: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 235200] Re: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB
** Changed in: xulrunner Importance: Unknown => Medium -- cannot upload files greater than 4 GB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235200 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 235200] Re: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB
** Changed in: xulrunner Status: Unknown => Confirmed -- cannot upload files greater than 4 GB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235200 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 235200] Re: cannot upload files greater than 4 GB
** Changed in: xulrunner Importance: Undecided => Unknown Bugwatch: None => Mozilla Bugzilla #184452 Status: Incomplete => Unknown ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- cannot upload files greater than 4 GB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235200 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
