[rescue] Data rescue

Kevin kevin at mpcf.com
Fri Jan 24 00:33:02 CST 2003


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Or XFS.  I have used it under linux for over a year now and
have had only one problem and that one can be attributed to me
using alpha code.

/KRM

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 22:15:40 -0500
Steve Sandau <ssandau at bath.tmac.com> wrote:

> <overly hopeful rescue plan snipped>
> > 
> > > I tried to make an image into a file with Linux, and it
> > > got to 2 gig and said max filesize reached (using dd). 
> > > I don't know if that is a limitation of VFAT filesystems
> > > where I was writing the image, or if Linux has a 2 gig
> > > filesize limit.
> > 
> > I'm not sure about ext2's limitations, but maybe check the
> > linux equiv of/etc/security/limits?
> 
> I just did some research revolving around sending large
> backups to an ext2 filesystem. I believe that the ext2 (and
> ext3) filesystems are both limited to 2G files. You need JFS
> to do better on Linux...
> 
> -- 
> Steve Sandau
> IS Technician, TMA Bath, Maine
> ssandau at bath.tmac.com
> _______________________________________________
> rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue


- -- 
keyserver: http://pgp.mit.edu/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQE+MN4e4pH/bZtToq0RAq9kAJ9SC6SRgUyPk4zjF7+5dHL8XbbViwCgowqj
6Fu2GP5KB3FD0CRNru550No=
=4OPa
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----


More information about the rescue mailing list