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Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!crcnis1.unl.edu!tssi!dsndata!dsndata!randy From: randy@dsndata.dsndata.com (Randy Terbush) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: cp/cpio over NFS unreliable? [386BSD] Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 22:35:06 GMT Organization: Design Data Lines: 21 Sender: randy@dsndata.uucp (Randy Terbush) Message-ID: <RANDY.92Nov13163457@dsndata.dsndata.com> References: <1992Nov12.085512.8850@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: helios.unl.edu In-Reply-To: alm@netcom.com's message of Thu, 12 Nov 1992 08:55:12 GMT >>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Moore <alm@netcom.com> writes: Andrew> cp'ing sbin/* across two NFS-mounted 386BSD systems with SMC Andrew> WD8003EP adapters yields errors like: Andrew> cp: ./inetd: No such file or directory Andrew> and though most files copy okay, the files for which an Andrew> error is reported get truncated. Worse, when using cpio -p, Andrew> truncation occurs, but no errors are reported! We have noticed this same problem using WD8003EP's with Dell SysVr4. I have heard rumor that there may be some ROM problems with the EP's. That came from Dell development. Please follow-up your responses. Randy Terbush ------------------------------------- Design Data, Inc. UUCP: netcomsv!dsndata!randy ---------------------- 1033 'O' st. Suite 324 INET: randy%dsndata@netcomsv.netcom.com ----------- Lincoln, NE 68508 --------------------------------------------------- 402-476-8278