Re: [Firebird-devel] // .::. Firebird 64 on Linux AMD-64 DB Open Problem.

[Jim S. <ja...@ne...>]

Paul Beach wrote:

>>* I am using IB 6.02 and I have many IB 6.02 database.
>>* I am installed Firebird-64 on a  AMD-Linux-64 Machine (Fedora). Then, I
>>backup one IB6.0 DB with IB 6.0 after I Restore this DB with Firebird 1.5.2
>>and then I copy this database to Firebird-64. When I try open this DB from
>>my WinXP client I give this error message.
>>
>>"Internal gds software consistency check (wrong record length (183))"
>>
>>How can I solve this problem.
>>    
>>
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>Don't copy the database to AMD64 linux
>Backup the database as a transferable backup originally
>copy the backup to the AMD64 linux system
>Restore the backup on the linux system
>
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What!!!  Somebody produced a kit with an incompatible ODS with the same 
"architecture" number and ODS version number????

This is insanity.  We build in layer after layer of checks to ensure 
compatibility and some bozo throws the whole thing out the window on a whim?

The AMD64 kit must be withdrawn immediately.

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Jim Starkey
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