Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 01:15:22 +0100 From: greg byshenk <gbyshenk@byshenk.demon.nl> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Jason Harmening <jason.harmening@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE] Incorrect geometry for VIA RAID0 array Message-ID: <200512090015.jB90FMEA084040@byshenk.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <dn7nuo$2agc$1@FreeBSD.csie.nctu.edu.tw> References: <dn7nuo$2agc$1@FreeBSD.csie.nctu.edu.tw>
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On freebsd-stable, jason.harmening@gmail.com (Jason Harmening) wrote: > Here's the dmesg output from the installer: > ad4: 70911MB <WDC WD740GD-00FLA1 27.08D27> at ata2-master SATA150 > ad6: 70911MB <WDC WD740GD-00FLC0 33.08F33> at ata3-master SATA150 > ar0: 70911MB <VIA Tech V-RAID RAID0 (stripe 64 KB)> status: READY > ar0: disk0 READY using ad4 at ata2-master > ar0: disk1 READY using ad6 at ata3-master Are you _sure_ that the array is being recognized properly? Based on the dmesg output, it looks like the controller is being read as a 74G drive. FWIW, this is the section of my dmesg output, for a _mirror_: ad4: 78167MB <Maxtor 6Y080P0 YAR41BW0> at ata2-master UDMA133 ad6: 78167MB <Maxtor 6Y080P0 YAR41BW0> at ata3-master UDMA133 ar0: 77247MB <Promise Fasttrak RAID1> status: READY ar0: disk0 READY (master) using ad4 at ata2-master ar0: disk1 READY (mirror) using ad6 at ata3-master > On 12/7/05, Jason Harmening <jason.harmening@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE on a RAID0 array attached to the > > VIA 8237 controller on my Asus A8V Deluxe motherboard. The array consists > > of two 74G drives. The installer recognizes the array as ar0, but when I > > enter FDISK to set up my partition, the size of the array is only recognized > > as 74G, rather than the true 148G. I've double-checked all my BIOS > > settings, and nothing seems out of order. Please help! -- greg byshenk - gbyshenk@byshenk.net - Leiden, NL
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