Re: Disk sizes

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Thu, 28 Dec 2023, xuser wrote:

> I have a 2018 disk and it does not work
> it says invalid mbr size

IIRC, mbr-formatted disks are limited to 2TB.  For larger, I think
you need to use gpt and wedges.


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> On Thu, 28 Dec 2023, David Brownlee wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 28 Dec 2023 at 18:47, xuser <xuser%sdf.org@localhost> wrote:
> > > Does NetBSD support 3TB ATA drive?
> >
> > Some very old (decade plus) controllers are not able to support drives
> > of that size, but any hardware that supports a 3TB ATA drive, NetBSD
> > should also support it. If you're using somewhat older 3TB drives be
> > aware there was a period where Seagate 3TB drives were best avoided.
> >
> > David
>
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