Re: Server upgrade - 128G disk limit!

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Nov 27, 2010, at 9:34 PM, John Klos wrote:

> > > Just put ofwboot.xcf and the boot kernel into an HFS partition at  
> > > the beginning of the disk and you'll be fine - as NetBSD boots,  
> > > it'll load its own driver and will see the full size of the drives.
> >
> > It's not even necessary to put the kernel on a HFS partition as  
> > long as it's below 128GB.
>
> True. I should've added that this is the simplest way to do it if  
> you want / to not be limited to 128 gigs in size. I ran into this  
> problem with a first generation iMac G3 with a 750 gig hard drive -  
> it worked great, but at some point when I upgraded the kernel and  
> rebooted, the kernel ended up above the 128 gig boundary and the  
> system wouldn't boot. Booting the kernel from the HFS volume at the  
> beginning of the disk fixed that.

I went the other way around - stuck a 160GB disk in a GigE G4,  
partitioned it under OSX which saw only 128GB, booted NetBSD and found  
I had some additional space.

have fun
Michael
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