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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Question regarding information in IriverFAQ - FAT32 file size limitRe: Question regarding information in IriverFAQ - FAT32 file size limit
From: Michael E. DiFebbo <medifebbo_at_rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:03:09 -0400 I wrote that FAQ and took the contents directly from this IRC conversation from a couple of days ago: 16.38.26 # <amiconn> WAV allows a maximum of ~3 hours 20 minutes at 44.1 kHz 16 bit stereo on FAT32 16.38.33 # <mirak> the record is nice, and I use the external mic given by iriver 16.38.35 # <amiconn> ...because then the 2 GB / file limit is reached 16.38.40 # <mirak> well sold by iriver ... 16.39.15 # <mirak> amiconn maybe it could split files ? 16.39.16 # <amiconn> Of course rockbox has automatic file split, so it will continue recording... I think that you should probably feel free to update it. Michael E. DiFebbo _________________________________________ http://www.jumpcityjazz.com Menachem Shapiro wrote: >B"H > >I was reading through the IriverFAQ ><http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IriverFAQ> and noticed >something. The FAQ says: > >----------- > Will recording in Rockbox have the same filesize limitations as the >Iriver firmware? >No. The file size limit for recording in Rockbox will be 2 GB per >file. (This is a limitation imposed by the FAT32 file system.) Thus, >.WAV recording will allow a maximum of approximately 3 hours 20 >minutes per file at 44.1 kHz 16 bit stereo. However, Rockbox has an >automatic file split function, so it will continue recording in a new >file. >----------- > >However, the largest file that FAT32 can support is 4 GB, not 2 GB. To >quote microsoft ><http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_cycz.asp>: > >"The largest possible file for a FAT32 volume is 4 GB minus 1 byte" > >Is this a mistake in the FAQ or is there some other limit that will >prevent a file from getting bigger than 2 GB? I didn't want to edit >the wiki without knowing for sure. > >Menachem > >_______________________________________________ >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > > > _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2005-07-22 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |