Hi,if it is "just copy some code", then that should be done in order to be able to boot from large devices. The time when the first 4 TByte discs will be available may be soon ... The current hack in the bootloader code just try to get a valid disklabel 64 block's later for booting from a raid1 device. That is a very simple sollution.
I will have look at gtp(8). Perhaps this will solve my problem.If disklabel is supposed to retire, than the sysinst should "always" install systems useing gtp as soon as possible. On the other hand, the extensions to the disklabel structure does not sound very expensive to me - I only have no time to do it (and test on "all" architectures).
best regards W. Stukenbrock Christos Zoulas wrote:
The following reply was made to PR kern/45179; it has been noted by GNATS. From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas) To: Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost> Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, kern-bug-people%NetBSD.org@localhost Subject: Re: kern/45179: NetBSD disklabel does not support devices larger 2 TByte Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:47:14 -0400 On Jul 25, 9:02pm, hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost (Hauke Fath) wrote:-- Subject: Re: kern/45179: NetBSD disklabel does not support devices larger | At 12:27 Uhr -0400 25.7.2011, Christos Zoulas wrote:| >Can't you use wedges and gpt?| | Since Wolfgang mentioned raidframe: RAID level 1 wedges on gpt disks are| not bootable.It is not that difficult to make gpt booting work, we just need to writeor copy some code.christos
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