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[BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files (Users)

posted by Steve  , US, 25.10.2007, 23:12

> Seems I found a pretty serious bug in FreeDOS kernel

How do you trace the bug to the kernel?

> when I 7-un-ZIP a (poorly compressible) 128 MiB file

Two problematic parameters.

> the written data gets corrupted between 7-ZIP output and the HD

Aha!

> some more test still possible.

Necessary?

> Anyone has had this or similar bug ?

Hit anything hard enough and it will break.

> unreasonably huge files

Perfect example.

BTW - what is a MiB?

Complete thread:

• [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - DOS386, 25.10.2007, 07:20 (Users)
  • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - rr, 25.10.2007, 10:42
    • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - RayeR, 25.10.2007, 10:51
      • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - DOS386, 26.10.2007, 08:28
        • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Tom, 26.10.2007, 17:43
          • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - DOS386, 28.10.2007, 02:23
            • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Japheth, 28.10.2007, 13:15
          • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug | Bugzilla is dead - DOS386, 10.09.2008, 02:24
            • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug | Bugzilla is dead - Rugxulo, 10.09.2008, 03:20
              • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug | Bugzilla is dead - DOS386, 10.09.2008, 03:28
                • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug | Bugzilla is dead - Rugxulo, 10.09.2008, 15:35
            • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug | Bugzilla is dead - Rugxulo, 12.09.2008, 23:58
              • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug | Bugzilla is dead - DOS386, 15.09.2008, 05:49
                • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug | Bugzilla is dead - Rugxulo, 15.09.2008, 07:25
        • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Rugxulo, 27.10.2007, 14:11
          • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Japheth, 27.10.2007, 18:48
            • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Rugxulo, 28.10.2007, 01:53
            • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - DOS386, 28.10.2007, 02:29
          • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Steve, 27.10.2007, 20:27
  • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Steve, 25.10.2007, 23:12
    • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - sol, 25.10.2007, 23:24
      • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Steve, 25.10.2007, 23:27
        • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Rugxulo, 26.10.2007, 02:13
    • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - DOS386, 26.10.2007, 08:23
      • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Steve, 26.10.2007, 21:08
  • [BUG] Critical FreeDOS kernel bug with >128 MiB files - Rugxulo, 26.10.2007, 02:14
  • Are you sure that your hardware is OK? - lucho, 28.10.2007, 10:17
    • Are you sure that your hardware is OK? - avoskov, 28.10.2007, 17:40
      • Are you sure that your hardware is OK? - Rugxulo, 29.10.2007, 13:10