From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 4 17:53:23 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAFAD16A407 for ; Fri, 4 May 2007 17:53:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david+dated+1178732582.871d02@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (3s1.com [209.161.205.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 396F913C468 for ; Fri, 4 May 2007 17:53:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david+dated+1178732582.871d02@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 3s1.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l44Hh2N0027180 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 4 May 2007 13:43:02 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1178732582.871d02@skytracker.ca) Received: (from david@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l44Hh2Ut027179 for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 4 May 2007 13:43:02 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1178732582.871d02@skytracker.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3s1.com: david set sender to david+dated+1178732582.871d02@skytracker.ca using -f Received: by 3s1.com (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1000); Fri, 04 May 2007 13:43:00 -0400 Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 13:42:59 -0400 To: David Kelly Message-ID: <20070504174258.GB22281@skytracker.ca> References: <20070502180815.GA50145@skytracker.ca> <20070502190950.GA84501@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> <20070503044136.GA57871@skytracker.ca> <25CFA57D-585A-43F1-A5EF-9A1F82BE0A16@hiwaay.net> <20070503170735.GA43512@skytracker.ca> <20070503185000.GA92554@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> <60476.74.97.229.173.1178222987.squirrel@sq.3s1.com> <20070503210349.GA93637@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> <20070504071035.GB11530@skytracker.ca> <20070504130335.GA98604@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070503133418.GA90406@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.1.5 (Fettercairn) From: David Banning X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, DK_POLICY_SIGNSOME,SPF_HELO_PASS autolearn=unavailable version=3.1.8 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8 (2007-02-13) on 3s1.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't zip large files 2gb > X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 17:53:23 -0000 > available. At least some of your utilities in /usr/bin are statically > linked. > > In 5.5 the statically linked utilities are in /stand, while dynamically > linked versions of the same are in their normal places. OK. > -r-xr-xr-x 30 root wheel 2046148 Nov 4 2004 /stand/gzip > > I would expect your gzip to be about the same 2M in size. Yes. It is. > > % ldd /stand/gzip /usr/bin/gzip > ldd: /stand/gzip: not a dynamic executable > /usr/bin/gzip: > libc.so.5 => /lib/libc.so.5 (0x28080000) > If you have sources I would try replacing those utilities. If that works > then we have exonerated your hardware, but now all your software is > suspect. I have upgraded my system to FreeBsd 4.9, the libc.so.5 in your case is libc.so.4 in my case but it looks like it has been rebuilt in the upgrade. I have downloaded and compiled the new 1.3.3 beta gzip from the gzip website, and built it with no difference in my problem resulting. I have uninstalled and re-installed bzip2 - also with the same eroneous results. What seems strange is that the failure is not a massive failure the gzipped and then gunzipped file is only 2 bites difference on a 3G file. I am wondering now if something could be amiss in my BIOS - any thoughts here?