“Value too large for defined data type” with “tar” on some devices

Question

I've got an application on the Market that can send application data from one device to another. To do that I create a .tar archive of the app's data and then send that to the other device over WiFi.

The application is working great on most devices, but so far two users e-mailed me with an error I don't really understand:

tar: com.rovio.angrybirdsrio: Value too large for defined data type

I'm running the following command on a process with SU permissions:

tar --exclude='lib' -xf " + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/DataSync/Cache/" + dataPackageName + ".tar\n

Both users are running BusyBox v1.19.3, but so am I, and it's working fine on my devices. I did some research on the web, but google hasn't been very helpful for a change, so I'm hoping to get an answer here. I'm quite sure the data I'm copying is <4GB, it's more likely somewhere in the <1MB range.

Thank you for your time, Quint.

Answer 1

The issue is resolved by updating/reinstalling Busybox. I'm not sure what the underlying cause is, but at least there's a fix available.