Please, install Berkeley DB 4.6.X in linux and reinstall bsddb3 to use it, instead of BDB 4.7. Would be a good idea to install pybsddb 4.7.3, too, to mimic Windows environment under linux closely.

After doing this, and verifying that linux resemble now the Windows environment, try the DB load again.

I need to confirm if the issue is in bsddb module, Berkeley DB code or BDB interaction with Windows OS/Filesystem.

Anyway, if installing a modern bsddb3 (note that we have 5.0.0 available) makes the problem go away, it is a non-issue. Python 2.6 is basically in security/crashes fixes only now. Or very close to it.

With python 2.7 almost ready, I would try the beta too, to confirm this problem is not a problem anymore.