My guess is it is checking for available space before writing
	a file - unfortunately it it probably using a 32bit number,
	rather than off_t so it overflows at 2GB.

	If you have the time it would be good to track down the error
	message you see in the source, which should be where it makes
	the check, and change the variables it uses to off_t. If you
	do not have thetime to do this, send a pr with send-pr, and
	keep your homedir on a filesystem with less than 2GB free :)


		David/absolute

On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Daniel Senderowicz wrote:

> If I run it as root, it seems to work, at least it doesn't print
> those messages. I had other problems, probably related to the
> fact that all the X stuff is not set up for the root login.
> 
> >	What happens if you cd to / and try running it as root?
> >
> >		David/absolute
> >
> >On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Daniel Senderowicz wrote:
> >
> >> Here are the setups:
> >> 
> >> /etc/fstab:
> >> 
> >> /dev/rz0a / ffs rw 1 1
> >> /dev/rz0b none swap sw 0 0
> >> /dev/rz0d /usr ffs rw 1 2
> >> /kern /kern kernfs rw
> >> 
> >> # df -k
> >> Filesystem  1K-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Mounted on
> >> /dev/rz0a       31469    24039     5856    80%    /
> >> /dev/rz0d     8282050   517320  7350627     6%    /usr
> >> kernfs              1        1        0   100%    /kern
> >> 
> >> # df -k /var/tmp
> >> Filesystem  1K-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Mounted on
> >> /dev/rz0a       31469    24040     5855    80%    /
> >> 
> >> >	Is the one with the problem running on a partition with
> >> >	more than 2GB free?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >		David/absolute
> >> >
> >> >On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Daniel Senderowicz wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi folks,
> >> >> 
> >> >> I'm struggling with a problem with mosaic. Here it goes:
> >> >> 
> >> >> I have 1.4.1 (with the 1.4.2_ALPHA kernel) and 1.4.2_ALPHA in
> >> >> two identical machines DECStation 5000/240 with the same disks
> >> >> (9.1GB). The mosaic version already compiled is 2.7b5. I
> >> >> installed it on these machines at different times, within a few
> >> >> weeks of difference.  The problem that I'm having is that the
> >> >> one that I installed first (with 1.4.1) keeps giving me at the
> >> >> bottom of the window a message saying:
> >> >> 
> >> >> "Can't open temporary file -- Serious Problem".
> >> >> 
> >> >> and
> >> >> 
> >> >> "Insufficient temporary disk space; could not transfer data"
> >> >> 
> >> >> Disk space is not really a problem in this machine, unless
> >> >> mosaic is trying to write big stuff in the root partition where
> >> >> I have 62k blocks. However I have the same in the machine that
> >> >> is working OK. I couldn't find what could be different between
> >> >> the two machines that makes this to happen.  Nor I don't know
> >> >> where is mosaic trying to write in order to check in that area.
> >> >> 
> >> >> I will appreciate any pointers.
> >> >> 
> >> >> Dan
>