From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 16 May 2001 22:20:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 16 May 2001 22:20:10 -0400 Received: from neon-gw.transmeta.com ([209.10.217.66]:4874 "EHLO neon-gw.transmeta.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 16 May 2001 22:20:02 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: vfat large file support Date: 16 May 2001 19:19:38 -0700 Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: <9dvcfq$o3g$1@cesium.transmeta.com> In-Reply-To: <20010517040000.A22911@convergence.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Disclaimer: Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape, or form. Copyright: Copyright 2001 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: <20010517040000.A22911@convergence.de> By author: Felix von Leitner In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > I can't copy a file larger than 2 gigs to my vfat partition. > What gives? 2.4.4-ac5 kernel. My cp copies 2 gigs and then aborts. > > $ echo foo >> file_on_vfat_partition > > causes the shell to become unresponsive and consume lots of CPU time. > VFAT doesn't support files larger than 2 GB. -hpa -- at work, in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt