On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:42:48 -0700 "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2.2.x kernels couldn't handle files larger than 2GB. 2.4.x kernels > should be fine as long as you've got glibc-2.2.x. > > My guess is that there isn't sufficient space for the file on the remote > end. > > Joel Hammer wrote: > > Isn't there some file size problem at 2 gigs? I know I have to split up > > my tar files when I do a complete system backup up. I use ext2. About > > two gigs is when things seem to get bad. I would split (man split) > > this file and then try it. > > > > Joel > > > > > >>> It is just regular tar file of a downloads that I have accumalated. I > >>>am transferring to a new box for install. Nothing speacial here > >>> > >>> > >>>[rick@RSivernell rick]$ ll /opt/DownLoads/*tar > >>>-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2147483648 Apr 9 02:11 > >>>/opt/DownLoads/dl.tar > >> > >>Holy smokes! Almost 2Gb! I don't suppose you can "gzip -9" or, > >>better, "bzip2" it? > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > L. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Linux Step-by-step: http://netllama.ipfox.com > > 6:40pm up 12 days, 8:33, 4 users, load average: 0.22, 0.46, 0.39 > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. List lots of good info Lonnie, I have ew 3.1.1 2.4.13 Kernel glibc 2.2.4. I am currently bzip2 ing file. the I may just break it up if need be. thanks cheers -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
