From: "Joseph Shamash" <info@avistor.com>
To: "Peter Chubb" <peter@chubb.wattle.id.au>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: 2 TB partition support
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:10:15 -0800
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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 <info@avistor.com> 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*


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