Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:11:37 +0200 From: Enrique Ayesta Perojo <eayesta@portugalete.uned.es> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Andreas Rudisch <"cyb."@gmx.net> Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD on large disk >2TB Message-ID: <200706111211.37313.eayesta@portugalete.uned.es> In-Reply-To: <20070611112734.a3014ee1.cyb.@gmx.net> References: <200706111013.04972.eayesta@portugalete.uned.es> <20070611112734.a3014ee1.cyb.@gmx.net>
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El Lunes, 11 de Junio de 2007 11:27, Andreas Rudisch escribi=F3: > On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:13:04 +0200 > > Enrique Ayesta Perojo <eayesta@portugalete.uned.es> wrote: > > Hello > > > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.2 on a HP DL320s. This server has a P400 > > RAID controller with 12 SATA disk drives attached to it. The RAID > > controller is supported in FreeBSD through the ciss driver. > > > > The problem happens when i try to use a RAID larger in size to 2 > > Terabyte, then the install program freezes and the machine reboots (it > > cannot find the disk). If the array is smaller than 2 Terabytes then > > there is no problem, the controller detects the disk and i can install > > FreeBSD on it. I have tried with i386 and AMD64 versions (the server has > > a Xeon processor supported by AMD64) > > > > Any clue on how to solve it? FreeBSD can't be installed on disks larger > > than 2 TB? > > > > Thanks > > A quick google search revealed this: > > http://www.freebsd.org/projects/bigdisk/index.html > > > Andreas Yes, i knew that page, but as it seems that the project has been forgotten = for=20 quite a long time i thought there could be some other way to do it.. Thanks anyway
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