hi.i want to know can i copy a file that is more than 4GB on fat32 hard drive in linux? becuuse with ps3 i can.ps3 hard is fat32 and i copyed a HD movie that was 8GB !
4GB is a limitation of FAT32, just as 4GB of RAM is a limitation of a 32 bit operating system (32 bit addressing limit). For the PS3 to have allowed 8GB, it has done something non standard to cut the file and point to the next one, and your movie will likely not play on anything else. Have you tested that the entire movie isn't corrupt and on another system?
majid, the PS3's internal hard drive isn't formatted to FAT32. It uses its own proprietary format developed by Sony. All to help with security and such stuff.
That's why it can store files larger than 4GB.
With Linux, you aren't limited to FAT32. You can easily reformat your drive using the Ubuntu Live CD to, say, NTFS or ext3, which can easily handle that 8 GB file.
Or, if you're not looking to reformat the drive, you can split your 8 GB file into smaller chunks.
