Re: 2 Terabyte install

[Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>]

Clifford Beshers wrote:

> Thanks for the help everyone.  In the end, it turned out that sfdisk 
> is indeed the culprit.  We created a 2.1T partition with fdisk, then 
> asked sfdisk for the size and it said: -92,xxx,xxx.  Unfortunately, 
> this means we have to either fix it or find an alternate solution to 
> creating partitions.

We can probably fix it for you if you like....

>   If the word ``parted'' is on the tip of your tongue  I'll bet you 
> haven't actually used the thing...
>
> There were a few bugs of ours that acted as red herrings, but Linspire 
> is now up and running on this system with ReiserFS 3 and kernel 2.6.5.
>
> While I'm here, I have some other questions:
>
>     * What is the time complexity of mounting a ReiserFS partition? 
>       It seems to be proportional to the size of the partition?  Is it
>       different for Reiser4?
>     * Is there a tool to determine the type of file system on a
>       partition without mounting it?
>
is the time a problem in practice, or just a curiousity point?

> Cliff
>
> Hans Reiser wrote:
>
>> Clifford Beshers wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Hans, but no need.  I found the page in the FAQ about three 
>>> minutes after I posted.  I get so used to google finding me the 
>>> right things, I occasionally forget to just go to the place I know 
>>> should have the answers.
>>>
>>> So far, I know that sfdisk choked on creating the partition, but 
>>> that fdisk succeeded.  After that the install proceeded normally, 
>>> but the system didn't reboot.  I have to go get details on why, but 
>>> my guessis either lilo or a missing module in the initrd.
>>
>>
>> If you want us to research the problem source for you further, let us 
>> know.  Be  suspicious of the device driver....
>>
>>>
>>> Hans Reiser wrote:
>>>
>>>> Vladimir Saveliev wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 2004-05-07 at 02:58, Clifford Beshers wrote:
>>>>>  
>>>>>
>>>>>> What are the current size limitations for 
>>>>>> disks/partitions/filesystems
>>>>>> with the following combinations?  My googling has produced
>>>>>> inconsistent answers.
>>>>>>        { linux 2.4.24, linux 2.6.5 } X { reiserfs3, reiser4 }
>>>>>>   
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://namesys.com/faq.html#reiserfsspecs
>>>>>
>>>>>  
>>>>>
>>>>>> We have a new machine with a 3-ware 8 port controller (looks like a
>>>>>> scsi controller to the system, but actually drives 8 ide 
>>>>>> drives).  We
>>>>>> have 8 x 300GB drives attached for a total > 2TB.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our IT guy has been unable to install Linspire on it (linux 2.6.5,
>>>>>> reiserfs3).  I'm about to go look in more detail, but I thought I'd
>>>>>> find out what the bounds were for sure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I assume mkreiserfs was not the reason why you guys failed to install
>>>>> linux on your hardware. It works for > 2tb devices.
>>>>>
>>>>>  
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cliff
>>>>>>
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>>>> Please provide exact answer to this question about what are V3 
>>>> limits.  Vitaly, please assist.
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