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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>

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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:13:04 +0200
Enrique Ayesta Perojo <eayesta@portugalete.uned.es> wrote:

> Hello
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> 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.
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> 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)
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> 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

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