Re: [gentoo-user] DVD and large files

[Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net>]

Sebastian Günther wrote:
> * Dale (dalek1967@bellsouth.net) [06.07.08 16:13]:
>   
>> Well, it seems tar can not handle 4.7Gb files any way.  I'm not sure why 
>> but it seems happy with 2.2Gb files.  Anybody know about the upper limits 
>> on tar?
>>
>>     
> Maybe it is more a problem of the specific fs, where you try to create 
> it. If there the blocksize is to small (1024) then there is your 
> problem.
>
> What does dumpe2fs -h says about the blocksize of the specific device?
>
> HTH
> Sebastian
>
>   

I do remember it was something to do with a block.  I'll create another 
one and get the exact error.  I use reiserfs on all my partitions except 
/boot.  According to mount, it uses udf for the DVD.  Info you wanted 
about the partition where it was being untarred:

root@smoker / # dumpe2fs -h /dev/hdb1
dumpe2fs 1.40.9 (27-Apr-2008)
Filesystem volume name:   <none>
Last mounted on:          <not available>
Filesystem UUID:          1151d860-e80d-4897-a791-3fabec3386da
Filesystem magic number:  0xEF53
Filesystem revision #:    1 (dynamic)
Filesystem features:      has_journal ext_attr resize_inode dir_index 
filetype needs_recovery sparse_super large_file
Filesystem flags:         signed_directory_hash
Default mount options:    (none)
Filesystem state:         clean
Errors behavior:          Continue
Filesystem OS type:       Linux
Inode count:              4890624
Block count:              19537040
Reserved block count:     976852
Free blocks:              11468312
Free inodes:              4361970
First block:              0
Block size:               4096
Fragment size:            4096
Reserved GDT blocks:      1019
Blocks per group:         32768
Fragments per group:      32768
Inodes per group:         8192
Inode blocks per group:   512
Filesystem created:       Thu Jul  3 18:18:01 2008
Last mount time:          Sat Jul  5 20:52:40 2008
Last write time:          Sat Jul  5 20:52:40 2008
Mount count:              3
Maximum mount count:      23
Last checked:             Thu Jul  3 18:18:01 2008
Check interval:           15552000 (6 months)
Next check after:         Tue Dec 30 17:18:01 2008
Reserved blocks uid:      0 (user root)
Reserved blocks gid:      0 (group root)
First inode:              11
Inode size:               256
Journal inode:            8
Default directory hash:   tea
Directory Hash Seed:      add02ebf-4002-429a-8463-f5a4509bd066
Journal backup:           inode blocks
Journal size:             128M

root@smoker / #  

Thanks

Dale

:-)  :-) 
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