On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 02:29:02PM +0100, James Pearson wrote: >>>What is the total size of your input data? - although the output size will >>>most probably be a lot larger ... >> >>Just over 4GB, ~8900 files >> >>>I would suspect anything over 2Gb will be problematic ... > >The allocation block size is 64Kb as you approach 4Gb - which means >each file takes up a multiple of 64Kb, which will probably push the final >size well over 4Gb. > >But given that 4GB is the theoretical limit of this HFS implementation then >I think you are out of luck ... > >I will attempt to see if I can sort out any 32-bit overflows that will >cause problems between 2Gb and 4Gb, but I guess going over 4Gb will require >major surgery ...
Yes, I can see that. Would it be possible / feasible to make the hfs-hiding options allow > 4GB sizes? The bits on the disk that we _need_ to be accessible by the Mac bits of the machine for booting would then work just fine, but most of the rest of the contents could be left as simple ISO9660 / RockRidge for the booted Linux kernel to read. -- Steve McIntyre, Plasmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also available from [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, "Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I..." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
