Re: [WiX-users] Dealing with packages bigger than 2Gb
Also, don't forget that FAT32 is unable to handle files larger than 2Gb. So if you store the install on a USB flash device (which are formatted in FAT32 by default), you might encounter problems. Having so much installation will lead to problems, because the installation will rollback when there is an error. In my case, I already get problems with small packages (500Kb)... JC -Message d'origine- De : Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Envoyé : jeudi 7 octobre 2010 03:40 À : General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Objet : Re: [WiX-users] Dealing with packages bigger than 2Gb http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb204770(VS.85).aspx#reduce_size Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Dealing with packages bigger than 2Gb
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb204770(VS.85).aspx#reduce_size Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me - Original Message From: Jeremy Farrell To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Sent: Wed, October 6, 2010 8:31:51 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Dealing with packages bigger than 2Gb So you're assuming that whoever wrote the error message included three different ways to fix the problem, but chose not to mention the best way? Why do you assume that? > From: vivekanandan balaguru [mailto:vivb...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 7:49 PM > > We are trying to build a MSI package that includes multiple > files and total size of all files around 2.3 GB. > While building we get the error below, Whats the best > solution to fix this error? > > 2>light.exe(0,0): error LGHT0296: An error (E_FAIL) was returned > while adding files to a CAB file. This most commonly happens when > creating a CAB file 2 GB or larger. Either reduce the size of your > installation package, raise Media/@CompressionLevel to a higher > compression level, or split your installation package's files into > more than one CAB file. > > thanks, > Vivek -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Dealing with packages bigger than 2Gb
So you're assuming that whoever wrote the error message included three different ways to fix the problem, but chose not to mention the best way? Why do you assume that? > From: vivekanandan balaguru [mailto:vivb...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 7:49 PM > > We are trying to build a MSI package that includes multiple > files and total size of all files around 2.3 GB. > While building we get the error below, Whats the best > solution to fix this error? > > 2>light.exe(0,0): error LGHT0296: An error (E_FAIL) was returned > while adding files to a CAB file. This most commonly happens when > creating a CAB file 2 GB or larger. Either reduce the size of your > installation package, raise Media/@CompressionLevel to a higher > compression level, or split your installation package's files into > more than one CAB file. > > thanks, > Vivek -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Dealing with packages bigger than 2Gb
"Either reduce the size of your installation package, raise Media/@CompressionLevel to a higher compression level, or split your installation package's files into more than one CAB file." I would recommend the latter. Make a second element (give it an Id="2" and a slightly different name than the first), and assign some of your Files and/or Components to DiskId="2". -Original Message- From: vivekanandan balaguru [mailto:vivb...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 11:49 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Dealing with packages bigger than 2Gb We are trying to build a MSI package that includes multiple files and total size of all files around 2.3 GB. While building we get the error below, Whats the best solution to fix this error? 2>light.exe(0,0): error LGHT0296: An error (E_FAIL) was returned while adding files to a CAB file. This most commonly happens when creating a CAB file 2 GB or larger. Either reduce the size of your installation package, raise Media/@CompressionLevel to a higher compression level, or split your installation package's files into more than one CAB file. thanks, Vivek -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Dealing with packages bigger than 2Gb
Light problems aside, I don't recommend you do this period. There are some walls you will hit at install time in terms of performance and errors that can happen when certain versions of windows don't have the right hotfixes or tons of memory available. An installer that big is likely better off built as an MSI and multipel cab's. Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me - Original Message From: vivekanandan balaguru To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wed, October 6, 2010 1:49:17 PM Subject: [WiX-users] Dealing with packages bigger than 2Gb We are trying to build a MSI package that includes multiple files and total size of all files around 2.3 GB. While building we get the error below, Whats the best solution to fix this error? 2>light.exe(0,0): error LGHT0296: An error (E_FAIL) was returned while adding files to a CAB file. This most commonly happens when creating a CAB file 2 GB or larger. Either reduce the size of your installation package, raise Media/@CompressionLevel to a higher compression level, or split your installation package's files into more than one CAB file. thanks, Vivek -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
