NTFS Partition with Files +4gb

[Antiloop]

is anyone using here NTFS partition's with files bigger than 4gb or FAT/FAT32 or something similair

when i try to list the dir listing i get this:

# cd /mnt/usbfs/
# ls
ls: ./italianjob-nl.ISO: Value too large for defined data type
DareDevil The-Eye
System Volume Information
#


in the ftp server this file isn't displayed either

is this a 'bug' in linux ? the kernel or something else? or just a limitation because i want to read off a NTFS partition ?

[justwords]

I think the reason is ntfs. The ability to read ntfs is very new to linux and support for writing on ntfs is not available yet, at least not in standard distribution. even some windows hard disk tools are not able to read/repair ntfs volumes.

Use Fat16, that will be working for sure. By the way, who has been using very large usb-volumes with the 500b/g? Does it make sense to put a file collection (Music etc.) for a small network on such a volume.

[Antiloop]

true, but my music collection is like 90gb large, i can't put this collection on my pc's or notebook because they don't have that much storage

so for me it makes sense, at least when there would be a NFSdaemon avaible so i can mount it as a network drive

and i know linux is not really able to write ntfs at this moment, but i was wondering if fat32/fat16 would have the same problems with images larger then 4gb

[justwords]

Sure, this was exactly what i was thinking about. My question was real interest, no mock up. Using a usb harddrive connected to the asus is much cheaper and costs less energy than putting a whole noisy pc up just to be able to access some mp3-files (ok, some more mp3-files maybe) on the harddisk.

I do not know if speed might be a problem if 2 or 3 users try to access the mp3-collection on the asus ftp-site.

Also ftp is not the ideal protocol for this kind of thing. Webdav would be much much better, as xp and mac os x can use webdav-volumes just like any volume. Linux/Apache supports webdav, but maybe this is too much to ask from a small device like a router.

At the moment, i can mount any ftp-server showing up like a regular disk in mac os x (i am not sure about windows xp), but i cannot write to it. And i think itunes does not work very well with ftp-volumes (though it might work if you mount the ftp-server before on the desktop).

Besides i have a problem using usb-printer and ftp-server at the same time with a hub. If i unplug the hub while the asus runs and plug it back in it works, but after some time it seems to stop working. No idea if this is due to the hub or the usb-stick or due to the asus firmware.

[justwords]

another question: Why use ntfs? It makes access not easier, it is just a different format, whereas ftp is a way to access a volume. And what does it have to do with nfs network volume access?

[Antiloop]

Originally posted by justwords
Sure, this was exactly what i was thinking about. My question was real interest, no mock up. Using a usb harddrive connected to the asus is much cheaper and costs less energy than putting a whole noisy pc up just to be able to access some mp3-files (ok, some more mp3-files maybe) on the harddisk.

I do not know if speed might be a problem if 2 or 3 users try to access the mp3-collection on the asus ftp-site.

Also ftp is not the ideal protocol for this kind of thing. Webdav would be much much better, as xp and mac os x can use webdav-volumes just like any volume. Linux/Apache supports webdav, but maybe this is too much to ask from a small device like a router.

At the moment, i can mount any ftp-server showing up like a regular disk in mac os x (i am not sure about windows xp), but i cannot write to it. And i think itunes does not work very well with ftp-volumes (though it might work if you mount the ftp-server before on the desktop).

Besides i have a problem using usb-printer and ftp-server at the same time with a hub. If i unplug the hub while the asus runs and plug it back in it works, but after some time it seems to stop working. No idea if this is due to the hub or the usb-stick or due to the asus firmware.

about the usb hub, is it external powered? if i plug in the external power it stops functioning -normal- but start function unreliable, this becomes very clear when you would hookup a webcam, the view gets distorted then or stops

[justwords]

self-powered and has a very short cable (meant for notebooks). I will have to try the webcam.

[frank]

I encouter the same problem with usb stick and lpt- printer if i reset and take the stick out and replug works evrything just fine. but after a while printer and usb stik stick stop working when i reset printer will work usb stick not. i use the newest firmware