Hello,
hope to be in the right place to ask this, if not just point me to where you think it's apropriate
my Hardware is:
Tyan Transport GT20 (B2865) http://www.tyan.com/support_download_manuals.aspx?model=B.GT20B2865
an Areca 1210 raid controller is attached to it and I just was hit by the 2TB limit which a BIOS can handle.
Is that right that the problem is the BIOS?
how I understand the different articles at wikipedia, ms and different netsources the BIOS just can't handle disks that are larger than 2TB, in turn this renders a MBR unusable. Fine so I convert the disk to a GPT and off I should go. But I found that the bios of this board still refuses to accept the disk (reported as an scsi device from the controller) and just says "No BIOS disk found".
OK, now the actual question(s):
1) Is this problem (if I understood it right) still there with linuxbios? 2) If so what plans are there to still be able to use a >2TB disk? (Note: Just plugging a smaller disk to boot from isn't exactly what I consider a solution, however you are the experts :)
3) Last, not least I couldn't the Tyan GT20 in the supported hardware list, is that true or just missing.
If it's missing I'll bug Tyan about this once a month or so, in case you don't have the specs available to send it to you (if you want me to do that).
thanks martin
apologies if that is totally OT but I think I'm right here :)