[NTLUG:Discuss] query on configuration for simple data backup storage...

[greenglow484@juno.com]

I have a GPL version of Mandrake 8.1 (IIRC), running Reiser FS for / and
for 2 other partitions, labelled /extra and /extra2.  / is appx. 20 G
(IIRC), and the 2 /extra partitions are appx 16 G each;  the entire HDD
was a Western Digital 60 G HDD, and good ol' Linux partitioned the whole
thing effortlessly.  AFAIK, it all works well, and am able to read/ write
to the 2 /extra partitions OK.

Of course, this assumes your BIOS handles the monster-size HDD OK; my
BIOS does not, but Linux (and, to give the Devil his due, Win2K),
**seem** to handle the big HDD OK, although I am still somewhat holding
my breath; it's been 6 weeks or so...  (If you're wondering, Win2k boots
on another smaller HDD, as does Linux have a /boot partition on the
smaller one; then, it goes ahead with the huge HDD for /  ).

On Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:22:09 -0500 Fred James <fredjame at concentric.net>
writes:
> Thanks, all - even if Linux still has a 2GB file size limit, none of 
> the
> individual files being stored are that big (as yet) - as long as ftp
> doesn't have a files size limit I'm OK there.
> 
> "George E. Lass" wrote:
> > 
> > Don't know if this will be a problem or not, but doesn't
> > Linux still have a ~2GB (2,147,483,647) FILE size limit?

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