Re: llseek error & large partitions
> >Also, I receive this message when past this point and writing the
> >inode tables, "256/350 mkfs.ext2: Can't resolve symbol llseek"
> >
> >Does anyone have any idea what is going on here?
>
> The install discs have a slimmed-down version of C library on them to
> allow the rest of the installation system to fit. In the process of
> slimming libc, bits have been missed out: it seems like llseek() is
> one of the functions that have been purged.
Yes.
> Please could you file a bug against the installation discs virtual package?
> (I would do it myself, only I can't remember the exact name).
No need to. This bug has been reported at least twice already:
#3892: mkfs.ext2: can't resolve symbol 'llseek'
Package: rootdisk; Reported by: Paul Traina <pst@shockwave.com>; 51 days old.
#3451: Missing label 'llseek' in e2fsck - rootdisk
Package: rootdisk; Reported by: qbams@brisnet.org.au; 74 days old.
Ray
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