I've got a couple 1.4.2 NetBSD servers hosting FTP and
they commonly get files >2GB.  3.17GB sitting out there
right now.  Adaptec 2940UW w/ UW 18GB drives.

If I get a chance I'll try your sample program but I'm betting
it might be something in the link libs or similar.

Good luck
Steve Paul
McCue System, Inc.


----- Original Message -----
From: Pållen <pollen@astrakan.hig.se>
To: Brian Buhrow <buhrow@lothlorien.nfbcal.org>
Cc: <port-i386@netbsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Files larger than 1.5GB cannot be created on NetBSD/I386
1.4.xsystem?


> On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Brian Buhrow wrote:
>
> > Hello.  As part of some work I'm doing during my day job, I have a
> > reason to try to create files larger than 2GB on a NetBSD 1.4.x system.
>
> I made a ~7 GB tar file some weeks ago on a 1.4.2 box.
>
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