Re[2]: cannot copy files larger than 40 MB from CD

Re[2]: cannot copy files larger than 40 MB from CD

[Nerijus Baliunas]

On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 00:29:25 +0000 (GMT) Mark Hahn <hahn@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca> wrote:

MH> > Just began to use 2.4.7 instead of 2.2.19. If I copy file larger than 40 MB,
MH> > only these 40 MB are copied (40960000 bytes exactly), and then cp
MH> > segfaults (the same happens with mc). The same problem is with mkisofs -
MH> > only 40 MB of image is created. I get "File size limit exceeded".
MH> 
MH> type "ulimit -a" and look at /etc/security/limits.conf

Thanks a lot, that was exactly it! I probably lied that cp segfaulted - but mc did.
Will report to mc-devel.

Regards,
Nerijus

cannot copy files larger than 40 MB from CD

[Nerijus Baliunas]

Hello,

Just began to use 2.4.7 instead of 2.2.19. If I copy file larger than 40 MB,
only these 40 MB are copied (40960000 bytes exactly), and then cp
segfaults (the same happens with mc). The same problem is with mkisofs -
only 40 MB of image is created. I get "File size limit exceeded".

Regards,
Nerijus

Re[2]: cannot copy files larger than 40 MB from CD

[Nerijus Baliunas]

On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 01:27:19 +0200 Guest section DW <dwguest@win.tue.nl> wrote:

GsD> On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 12:37:45AM +0200, Nerijus Baliunas wrote:
GsD> 
GsD> > Just began to use 2.4.7 instead of 2.2.19. If I copy file larger than 40 MB,
GsD> > only these 40 MB are copied (40960000 bytes exactly), and then cp
GsD> > segfaults (the same happens with mc). The same problem is with mkisofs -
GsD> > only 40 MB of image is created. I get "File size limit exceeded".
GsD> 
GsD> On what kind of filesystem?
GsD> 
GsD> (On ext2 I just made a 500MB file under 2.4.7.)

Tried vfat, ext2 and reiserfs.

BTW, kernel is compiled with gcc-2.96-85, glibc-2.2.2-10 (RH 7.1) if that matters.

Regards,
Nerijus

Re: Re[2]: cannot copy files larger than 40 MB from CD

[Chris Vandomelen]

> Tried vfat, ext2 and reiserfs.
>
> BTW, kernel is compiled with gcc-2.96-85, glibc-2.2.2-10 (RH 7.1) if
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^
> that matters.

Have you tried compiling your kernel using kgcc?

gcc-2.96.* is known to compile code incorrectly AFAIK, and shouldn't be
used for compiling kernels. (kgcc is egcs-1.1.2, I think.)

Chris

Re: Re[2]: cannot copy files larger than 40 MB from CD

[Alan Cox]

> > Tried vfat, ext2 and reiserfs.
> >
> > BTW, kernel is compiled with gcc-2.96-85, glibc-2.2.2-10 (RH 7.1) if
>                                ^^^^^^^^^^^
> > that matters.
> 
> Have you tried compiling your kernel using kgcc?
> 
> gcc-2.96.* is known to compile code incorrectly AFAIK, and shouldn't be
> used for compiling kernels. (kgcc is egcs-1.1.2, I think.)

[x86 hat on]

egcs-1.1.2 aka kgcc wont build 2.4.7 it seems. gcc 2.96 >= 2.96.75 or so is
just fine, gcc 2.95-2/3 is fine, gcc 3.0 seems to be doing the right thing

Re: Re[2]: cannot copy files larger than 40 MB from CD

[David Weinehall]

On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 04:14:39PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > Tried vfat, ext2 and reiserfs.
> > >
> > > BTW, kernel is compiled with gcc-2.96-85, glibc-2.2.2-10 (RH 7.1) if
> >                                ^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > that matters.
> > 
> > Have you tried compiling your kernel using kgcc?
> > 
> > gcc-2.96.* is known to compile code incorrectly AFAIK, and shouldn't be
> > used for compiling kernels. (kgcc is egcs-1.1.2, I think.)
> 
> [x86 hat on]
> 
> egcs-1.1.2 aka kgcc wont build 2.4.7 it seems. gcc 2.96 >= 2.96.75 or so is
> just fine, gcc 2.95-2/3 is fine, gcc 3.0 seems to be doing the right thing

gcc 2.95.4 seem to be working too.


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Re: Re[2]: cannot copy files larger than 40 MB from CD

[Hugh Dickins]

On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
> egcs-1.1.2 aka kgcc wont build 2.4.7 it seems. gcc 2.96 >= 2.96.75 or so is
> just fine, gcc 2.95-2/3 is fine, gcc 3.0 seems to be doing the right thing

I've seen no problem running 2.4.7 built with egcs-1.1.2 2.91.66:
which part of it is believed not to build or to build wrongly?
(arch/i386/kernel/traps.c errors were identified as old binutils.)

Hugh

Re: Re[2]: cannot copy files larger than 40 MB from CD

[bvermeul]

On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Alan Cox wrote:

> > > Tried vfat, ext2 and reiserfs.
> > >
> > > BTW, kernel is compiled with gcc-2.96-85, glibc-2.2.2-10 (RH 7.1) if
> >                                ^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > that matters.
> >
> > Have you tried compiling your kernel using kgcc?
> >
> > gcc-2.96.* is known to compile code incorrectly AFAIK, and shouldn't be
> > used for compiling kernels. (kgcc is egcs-1.1.2, I think.)
>
> [x86 hat on]
>
> egcs-1.1.2 aka kgcc wont build 2.4.7 it seems. gcc 2.96 >= 2.96.75 or so is
> just fine, gcc 2.95-2/3 is fine, gcc 3.0 seems to be doing the right thing

egcs-1.1.3 *does* build 2.4.7, if you use the right binutils
(2.10.91.0.2 worked for me). I'm running 2.4.7-ac3 with ext3 patches on an
old dual P200. Haven't had a crash yet, been up 2 days and counting.

Bas Vermeulen

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