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#8 backup -o does not support large files

Release 3.0
open-fixed
nobody
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2005-02-27
2004-11-01
John
No

when I do a backup -9ao foo /dev/hdb, it craps out at
the 2GB mark reporting both a failure and a success.

I'm using the bootable CD of MFS 2.0.

Discussion

  • John

    John - 2004-11-01

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    It seems to get past the 2.0 GB mark if I just output to
    /dev/null so I believe that the kernel on the bootable CD
    simply was not compiled with large file support. It might
    be a good idea to change the kernel on your bootable CD image.

     
  • Steven Lang

    Steven Lang - 2005-02-22
    • status: open --> pending
     
  • Steven Lang

    Steven Lang - 2005-02-22

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    I don't recall if the kernel has large file support - I
    believe it does. However a special flag is needed when
    opening files to tell it that you are prepared to deal with
    large files. Added large file support to both backup and
    restore. Pending testing to make sure it works.

     
  • Steven Lang

    Steven Lang - 2005-02-27
    • milestone: --> Release 3.0
    • status: pending --> pending-fixed
     
  • Steven Lang

    Steven Lang - 2005-02-27
    • status: pending-fixed --> open-fixed
     

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