From: Lupe Christoph <lupe@lupe-christoph.de>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] 2GB limit
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:18:20 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090120091820.GR21131@lupe-christoph.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4975932A.6090902@bortal.de>
On Tuesday, 2009-01-20 at 10:02:34 +0100, ml@bortal.de wrote:
> i have a 32bit Linux box with a 3Ware Raidcontroller and 4x 1TB disks.
> After installing Debian Etch i had to find out that i am running into
> some limits.
> Is there a way to use a Partition >2GB with 32Linux/LVM?
There is no problem creating partitions larger than 2 GB, up to 2 TB :-P
The old-style disk partitioning has no room for larger values. If you
don't need the old-style MBR (e.g. for booting), use an EFI label.
Here is an article about the whole stuff:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/fdisk-unable-to-create-partition-greater-2tb.html
HTH,
Lupe Christoph
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| /me |
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-20 9:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-20 9:02 [linux-lvm] 2GB limit ml
2009-01-20 9:18 ` Lupe Christoph [this message]
2009-01-20 9:34 ` Morten Torstensen
2009-01-20 11:12 ` Bryn M. Reeves
2009-01-20 16:43 ` Larry Dickson
2009-01-20 16:56 ` Bryn M. Reeves
2009-01-20 18:15 ` Larry Dickson
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