On 27/11/2010 15:57, TW wrote:
>> 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?
>
You're welcome.
Obviously, if you have an ext3 FS then other limits are at play.
For more info check on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext3
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