Re: port-amd64/49911: Cannot install NetBSD on a HDD >2TB

[Petr Topiarz z Mnichovic <petr%topiarz.cz@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/49911; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Petr Topiarz z Mnichovic <petr%topiarz.cz@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-amd64/49911: Cannot install NetBSD on a HDD >2TB
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 09:50:54 +0200

 Dne 18.5.2015 v 09:20 Martin Husemann napsal(a):
 > The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/49911; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: port-amd64/49911: Cannot install NetBSD on a HDD >2TB
 > Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 09:17:54 +0200
 >
 >   On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 06:25:00AM +0000, petr%topiarz.cz@localhost wrote:
 >   > Cannot install NetBSD on a machine with a 3TB or 4TB HDD with
 >   > softraid and make it start. Even if I try to make partitions manually
 >   > and work around the limit of the installer, then manually unpack distro
 >   > and install bootloader the machine will not boot.
 >   
 >   It is certainly possible to setup such a machine, though currently not as
 >   easy as it should via sysinst. Please give more details where/how it fails
 >   with manual setup for you.
 >   
 >   For a start, you are using GPT to partition the disk and use "gpt biosboot"
 >   to install the primary bootstrap?
 >   
 >   Martin
 >   P.S.: full support in sysinst is upcoming, but will not make it into 7.0.
 >   
 Hi Martin, thanks for your prompt reply.
 I tried even gpt, but failed, I will find time in the week to clarify my 
 problems and findings, may be the solution is not so far away.
 Petr