> Hi, gentlemen:
>
> Sorry if I "jump into the bandwagon" (i.e, thread :) ) rather late now,
>but I think the condition the OP faced probably has a simpler explanation.
>
> Apart from all valid comments made, hardware-wise or otherwise, I
>suspect strongly that problem is a simple software limitation.
>
> Ordinarily USB mass memory devices come formatted with a FAT32 file
>system, and NO single file in this FS can be greater than 2 GB.
>
> The problem compounds by the fact that the operating system error
>message generally doesn't give a clue to the real reason beneath the
>hood, but misleads with "disk full" error message or to that effect.
>
> The OP can check the FS present in his device by using, for example,
>the 'blkid' command. If it is "vfat" then the limitation applies.
Thanks Richard.
But, what if I had already formatted that disk for ext3 file system
type? Then
I shouldn't have had that limitation, right?
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