NetBSD Problem Report #49911

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From: petr@topiarz.cz
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To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Subject: Cannot install NetBSD on a HDD >2TB
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>Number:         49911
>Category:       port-amd64
>Synopsis:       Cannot install NetBSD on a HDD >2TB
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    port-amd64-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon May 18 06:25:00 +0000 2015
>Last-Modified:  Mon May 18 09:00:00 +0000 2015
>Originator:     Petr Topiarz aka kolaloka
>Release:        5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 7alpha
>Organization:
on my own
>Environment:
i386 and amd64
>Description:
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.

I run NetBSD on many servers in various companies and I am very satisfied with it, but the space limitation is devastating, I have to run other OS if I want a bigger hard drive, it's a shame!
>How-To-Repeat:
Burn a CD with i386 or amd64, prepare softraid and try to install NetBSD on a machine with 4TB hard drive.
>Fix:
Install OpenBSD.

>Audit-Trail:
From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
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 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.

From: Petr Topiarz z Mnichovic <petr@topiarz.cz>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
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>
 > To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
 > 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 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

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