Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:51:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: NT Workstation User <gdsntusr@globaldelsys.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Does freeBSD or any related freeBSDs support file larger than 2GB on 32bit x86 platforms Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9907271348450.26068-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <000d01bed869$ddeec110$2bc809c0@HalbartAir.com>
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On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, NT Workstation User wrote: > I am having a pecular problem trying to run SCO binaries under the iBCS > emulation in Linux. I figure the problem may be related to Linux lacking > the necesary functionality to support files larger than 2GB which this SCO > binary supports. I was thinking of trying freeBSD with its SCO emulation > support but I am uncertain whether freeBSD supports files larger than 2GB on > 32bit x86 platforms. Anybody know the answer to this question. Also if ... First of all, don't CC to so many lists. No more than two. freebsd-question is the most relevant here. FreeBSD has supported >2GB files for so long, FreeBSD users have forgotten that some oses have a >2GB problem. Beware that some things don't like big files, like NFSv2, but that is NFSv2's problem, and is fixed in NFSv3. Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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