I don't believe there was 2g limit in ext2 or ext3, but it was a arch, kernel, and glibc issue. It was my understanding that a combination of 2.4.x kernel and the latest glibc should no longer have this limitation even on 32 bit systems. I can't remember where I read about this, maybe some kernel monitoring sites? I believe it was a bullet point in features of the 2.4 kernel. It may in some cases require applications to be relinked, not sure.
----------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey D. Brekke Quad/Graphics [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.qg.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Carreiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 11:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; redhat list > Subject: Re: Ext 3 filesystem question > > > Well... other os's are able to get around the limitation > (wintendo for > example). I'm hoping that ext3 (or just redhat 7.2 itself) doesn't > have this limitation. > > > > >' > > > ' > > >On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 08:48:01AM -0700, Frank Carreiro wrote: > > > >>> RedHat 7.2 supports ext3. I've been playing with it on a > small test box > >>> over the last few weeks. Does anyone know how large I > can make a single > >>> file with it? > >>> > >>> I believe ext2 had a limit of around 2 gigs. > >> > > > >It's not an ext2 limitation per se. It's a x86/32 bit > limitation. ext2 > >on 64 bit platforms does not have this limitation. That > being said, it > >can be gotten around. I believe it requires some adjustments to glibc > >(?), and maybe the kernel. Then individual apps may be expecting the > >limitation as well. > > > > -- > > Hal Burgiss > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
