What machine is this on? You may have to use the SBC kernel - this is reminiscent of an error I got on my LCIII, which was resolved by using SBC.

-Claudio

On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 11:24:05AM -0400, ray canfield wrote:
> i have a question...
> 
> when adding v1.6.2 tars to a v1.4 system, i get a "no space left on device"
> but there is certainly lots of room left on the partition.
> 
> anyone know (remember) if there is a size limit in the v1.4 kernel for disk?
> 
> i used to do lots w/ NetBSD (from like '92/'93 til '99) then slacked off _alot_
> i am trying to get back to it again.
> it's been _way_ to long.
> 
> maybe i'll have this all figured out soon anyway (still dusting off the
> old NetBSD neurons in my brain)
> 
> thanks
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> i get this:
> +------------------------------------
> | ...bla bla bla...
> | ./usr/bin/nm
> | ./usr/bin/objcopy
> | ./usr/bin/objdump
> | ./usr/bin/ranlib
> | 
> | /usr: write failed, file system is full
> | tar: couldn't write to file ./usr/bin/ranlib : No space left on device
> | ./usr/bin/readelf
> | ./usr/bin/size
> | ./usr/bin/strings
> | ...bla bla bla...
> +------------------------------------
> 
> it'll install some and not others from there on out.
> 
> +------------------------------------
> | lazlohol@die /
> | $ df -k                                                                   <(1)
> | Filesystem                 1K-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Mounted on
> | /dev/sd0a                      96655    15790    71199    18%    /
> | /dev/sd0g                    1453390   493083   814968    37%    /usr
> | blade:/local/home/lazlohol  13283723  9136580  4014306    69%    /local/home/lazlohol
> +------------------------------------
> 
> /usr seems to have the space.  (also has inodes as well)
> 
> +------------------------------------
> | lazlohol@die /
> | $ df -i /usr                                                              <(1)
> | Filesystem  512-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity iused   ifree  %iused  Mounted on
> | /dev/sd0g      2906780   986166  1629936    37%   35231  323167     9%   /usr
> +------------------------------------
> 
> -- 
> ray                http://www.redrum.org           rcanfiel@blade.redrum.org
>   "UNIX _IS_ user friendly, its just picky about who its friends are."

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