From: Bruce Dubbs <bruce.dubbs@gmail.com>
To: The development of GNU GRUB <grub-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: How to install grub on fakeraid (raid 0) which spans 2 TB?
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:37:11 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B32FE07.6040208@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.GSO.2.00.0912231728530.12423@oretfbsg.Jrfg.Fha.PBZ>
Seth Goldberg wrote:
> While the BIOS call supports 48-bit LBA, the MBR partition table is
> limited to 32-bit LBA addresses for partition dimensions. If you
> partition the disk with a GPT partition table, those limitations are
> removed, but GPT-partitioned disks aren't supported by XP (at least).
Excellent point, but doesn't that mean a BIOS that supports LBA (which
as been around for many years) will support 2^18 TB? I think my
arithmetic is correct, but please correct me if I misunderstand.
-- Bruce
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-24 5:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-22 17:02 How to install grub on fakeraid (raid 0) which spans 2 TB? "André Heynatz"
2009-12-22 17:24 ` Felix Zielcke
2009-12-22 17:58 ` "André Heynatz"
2009-12-22 18:01 ` Bruce Dubbs
2009-12-23 23:05 ` "André Heynatz"
2009-12-24 0:57 ` Bruce Dubbs
2009-12-24 1:30 ` Seth Goldberg
2009-12-24 5:37 ` Bruce Dubbs [this message]
2009-12-24 6:12 ` Seth Goldberg
2009-12-24 6:39 ` Bruce Dubbs
2009-12-24 6:47 ` Seth Goldberg
2009-12-24 9:27 ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2009-12-24 1:59 ` "André Heynatz"
2009-12-24 6:08 ` Bruce Dubbs
2009-12-24 22:07 ` Robert Millan
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