on 6/14/04 2:32 PM, G-List at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've ran into an odd situation which I've never seen before. I'll >> try to describe as best as possible. >> >> The scenario: >> Machine a) G3/300 bege, OS 9.2.2; 20G hard disk, MacOS Extended, >> containing about 16G of data. >> Machine b) Performa 6360, OS 8.1; brand new 40G hard disk nearly >> empty (Seagate), MacOS Extended. >> >> The plan: >> Copy all data on the G3 disk (16G) into the Performa disk (38G >> free space) and switch disks thereafter. >> >> The problem: >> I started the G3 from a CD, connected the two machines via ethernet >> using the Performa as server and started the process. I did a few >> folders first and paused for a couple of hours. As I resumed the >> process, I was surprised by this nonsense message I got: "There is >> not enough room on the disk 'performaDisk'.... I went to the >> Performa and opened its HD Get Info window, and it said it had 36G >> available. However, calling the Performa HD's Get Info window >> remotely (from the G3), it says the disk's total capacity is 1.9G >> /1.9G available. > > This is a limitation of the AppleShare Filing Protocol (AFP) that > FileSharing uses. It uses a 32 bit signed integer for reporting free > space on an AppleShare volume so the largest it can report is 2Gb > (4Gb in some cases). So when Finder goes to copy it checks on the > free space an only sees 2Gb, not enough. You're going to have to > copy stuff in no more than 2Gb chunks.
Hi all; Another way to do this is to pull the CD out of the G3 and put the performaDisk in place of the CD and copy away. I did this when I put a 40GB HDD in place of the 4GB my G3 came with. Just make sure the performe Disk is set to ID=0 when you put it in place of the CD. HTH --Thanks; Rev. George --Maranatha (means the Lord cometh) -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
