Re: 2gig File Limit

["Jeffrey L. Taylor" <jeff@austinblues.dyndns.org>]

Quoting Justin Bauer <jbauer@koosinc.com>:
> Hi,
> 
> I am having a problem creating a disk image larger than 2gig's with dd.  I'm
> using sid(up-to-date), my kernel is debian's 2.4.20-k7, and my filesystem
> that the file needs to be on is reiserfs.  I've looked around (googling) to
> see about the 2gig limits, and it seems like I've got all the right versions
> of my kernel/reiser/etc.  Is there something else I'm missing?
> 

The app, dd in this case, also has to support the larger file size.
It is a different API, not just an extension/change to the existing
API.  I don't know if dd supports the new API.  Try some other
program.

Jeffrey