Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 9 Apr 1999 19:21:40 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <> | Subject | Re: Big Files Handling |
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From: Jerome Etienne <jerome@psti.com> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:17:08 -0400
> Assuming you mean ext2fs, 2GB-1 for 32-bit platforms, 2TB-1 for > 64-bit platforms...
so 32bits plateforms doesnt use the same fs format than 64bits ones? you mean that a disc with a ext2fs formated on alpha cant be read on a x86 ?
No, the formats are compatible; but if you create a large file (i.e., greater than 2GB on an Alpha platform), you can only mount the filesystem read-only on an i386 platform (to avoid the possibility of damaging the large file).
If you delete the large file, and then run e2fsck on the filesystem, it will clear the "this filesystem has large files on it" flag, and you will again be able to mount the filesystem read/write on a 32 bit platform.
- Ted
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