Zopistas, I was trying to get large file support on linux. I succeeded, but only partially. Steps: 1. Download and install a kernel greater than 2.3.27. It has the large file patch built in. 2. Reformat ext2 partition with 4k blocks: mke2fs /dev/hdaX --block-size 4096 the maximum filesize for ext2 depends on the blocksize: with 4k blocks, it's 1TB. 3. Use Glibc 2.1.13-5 from debian potato. unknown whether 2.1.12 from the gnu site is sufficient. 4. compile python 1.5.2 like so: CFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64" OPT="-O2 $CFLAGS" \ ./configure --with-threads 5. Now you can make files up to 4096 MB in size. Why no bigger? I have no idea. For me, at least, it means 1/2 as many zopes. Optional step: Wait. In a few short months Linux should handle large files natively. -- ethan mindlace fremen - mindlace@imeme.net good design is as close as I want to get to ideology.