Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 02:15:33 -0800 (PST) From: mikeh@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: conf/24503: /stand/sysinstall fdisk/label can't access over 20 drives Message-ID: <200101211015.f0LAFXn89491@soda.csua.berkeley.edu>
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>Number: 24503 >Category: conf >Synopsis: /stand/sysinstall fdisk/label can't access over 20 drives >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jan 21 02:20:00 PST 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mike Howard >Release: FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE i386 >Organization: UC Berkeley Computer Science Undergraduate Organization >Environment: - UC Berkeley - soda.csua.berkeley.edu FreeBSD 4.2-BETA #0: Wed Nov 15 02:45:28 PST 2000 i386 - 22 SCSI disks (da0 - da21) on 5 SCSI busses (ahc0 - ahc4) - http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/computing/hardware/soda-mark-vi.html >Description: - Even with all proper /dev entries present, sysinstall displays only the first 20 devices, rendering it impossible to access da20+. lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq Select Drive(s) qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk x Please select the drive, or drives, on which you wish to perform x x this operation. If you are attempting to install a boot partition x x on a drive other than the first one or have multiple operating x x systems on your machine, you will have the option to install a boot x x manager later. To select a drive, use the arrow keys to move to it x x and press [SPACE]. To de-select it, press [SPACE] again. x x x x Select OK or Cancel to leave this menu. x x lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk x x x [ ] da0 da0 x x x x [ ] da1 da1 x x x x [ ] da2 da2 x x x x [ ] da3 da3 x x x x [ ] da4 da4 x x x x [ ] da5 da5 x x x x [ ] da6 da6 x x x x [ ] da7 da7 x x x x [ ] da8 da8 x x x x [ ] da9 da9 x x x x [ ] da10 da10 x x x x [ ] da11 da11 x x x x [ ] da12 da12 x x x x [ ] da13 da13 x x x x [ ] da14 da14 x x x x [ ] da15 da15 x x x x [ ] da16 da16 x x x x [ ] da17 da17 x x x x [ ] da18 da18 x x x x [ ] da19 da19 x x x mqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj x tqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu x [ OK ] Cancel x mqqq[ Press F1 for important information regarding disk geometry! ]qqqj - Reproduced on another (4.2-STABLE) machine with even more disks (30); it listed only ad0 and da0-da18. >How-To-Repeat: - On a computer with more than 20 harddrives, run /stand/sysinstall. - Go do post-install Configuration, then Fdisk or Label - Attempt to access the 21st device. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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