Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:27:34 +0200 From: Andreas Rudisch <cyb.@gmx.net> To: Enrique Ayesta Perojo <eayesta@portugalete.uned.es> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD on large disk >2TB Message-ID: <20070611112734.a3014ee1.cyb.@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <200706111013.04972.eayesta@portugalete.uned.es> References: <200706111013.04972.eayesta@portugalete.uned.es>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--Signature=_Mon__11_Jun_2007_11_27_34_+0200_B.xXjSlhSi/0tcdX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:13:04 +0200 Enrique Ayesta Perojo <eayesta@portugalete.uned.es> wrote: > Hello >=20 > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.2 on a HP DL320s. This server has a P400 = RAID=20 > controller with 12 SATA disk drives attached to it. The RAID controller i= s=20 > supported in FreeBSD through the ciss driver. >=20 > The problem happens when i try to use a RAID larger in size to 2 Terabyte= ,=20 > then the install program freezes and the machine reboots (it cannot find = the=20 > disk). If the array is smaller than 2 Terabytes then there is no problem,= the=20 > controller detects the disk and i can install FreeBSD on it. I have tried= =20 > with i386 and AMD64 versions (the server has a Xeon processor supported b= y=20 > AMD64) >=20 > Any clue on how to solve it? FreeBSD can't be installed on disks larger t= han 2=20 > TB? >=20 > Thanks A quick google search revealed this: http://www.freebsd.org/projects/bigdisk/index.html Andreas --=20 GnuPG key : 0x2A573565 | http://cyb.websimplex.de/pubkey.asc Fingerprint: 925D 2089 0BF9 8DE5 9166 33BB F0FD CD37 2A57 3565 --Signature=_Mon__11_Jun_2007_11_27_34_+0200_B.xXjSlhSi/0tcdX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGbRWG8P3NNypXNWURAjaJAKCz2yNMG4742k1zW1qvyHLmPRLwxQCfXfch ilCvpIr/RT8BJFINkyrdLd4= =BhmF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Mon__11_Jun_2007_11_27_34_+0200_B.xXjSlhSi/0tcdX--
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20070611112734.a3014ee1.cyb.>