install/46082: Partition editor should be aware of firmware limits

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>Number:         46082
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Partition editor should be aware of firmware limits
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Feb 23 17:15:00 +0000 2012
>Originator:     Sergey Svishchev
>Release:        any
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>Environment:
        
        
>Description:
Several supported platforms have firmware that cannot access disks beyond
certain point.  PR 45742 dealt with this problem for hp700 port; this should
be done for others too.

Known limits:
- amiga: 4 GB (mentioned in the install notes)
- sun2, sun3: 1 GB (mentioned in the install notes) (these ports do not use 
sysinst)
- vax: 1 GB on some uVAX 3100 models 
(http://h71000.www7.hp.com/faq/vmsfaq_024.html)
        
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