From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264185AbTKKCIJ (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Nov 2003 21:08:09 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264188AbTKKCIJ (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Nov 2003 21:08:09 -0500 Received: from mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net ([151.164.30.28]:45534 "EHLO mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264185AbTKKCIG (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Nov 2003 21:08:06 -0500 From: "Joseph Shamash" To: "Peter Chubb" Cc: Subject: RE: 2 TB partition support Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:10:15 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: <16304.9647.994684.804486@wombat.chubb.wattle.id.au> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello Peter, Thank you for your quick reply. Another Q. What is the maximum partition size in TBs that 2.6 can handle? What is the maximum file size? Thanks, Joe -----Original Message----- From: Peter Chubb [mailto:peterc@chubb.wattle.id.au]On Behalf Of Peter Chubb Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:57 PM To: Joseph Shamash Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 2 TB partition support >>>>> "Joseph" == Joseph Shamash writes: Joseph> Hello, Joseph> I'm wondering if I can create a 2 TB partition using linux Joseph> systems. If so, do I need any special patches? Yes you can do it. You need a 2.6 kernel. And it's best to use something other than the MSDOS partition format --- I suggest you use parted to create a GPT partition table (which means compiling your kernel to understand that format). You didn't say what architecture you're running on. If it's a 64-bit system you don't have to do anything else. If it's a 32-bit system, then turn on CONFIG_LBD when you compile. -- Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au The technical we do immediately, the political takes *forever*