I realise I left off some data: Setup Storage config:
disk_config sda disklabel:gpt-bios align-at:1 primary / 10G ext3 rw createopts="-m 0" tuneopts="-c 0 -i 0" primary swap 6G swap sw primary /e 0- ext4 rw,errors=remount-ro,nosuid,noatime,nobarrier createopts="-m 0 -b 4096 -J size=1024 -E stride=16,stripe-width=176" tuneopts="-c 0 -i 0" Parted: Model: LSI MR9260CV-4i (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 3293837262848B Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags Broken setup-storage output: Partitioning local harddisks using setup-storage Starting setup-storage 1.3 Using config file: /mnt//disk_config/UNICORN-STORAGE Executing: parted -s /dev/sda unit TiB print Parted could not read a disk label (new disk?) Executing: parted -s /dev/sda mklabel gpt Executing: parted -s /dev/sda unit TiB print Executing: parted -s /dev/sda unit B print free Executing: parted -s /dev/sda unit chs print free Finding all volume groups No volume groups found Executing: mdadm --examine --scan --verbose -c partitions Executing: parted -s /dev/sda mklabel gpt Executing: parted -s /dev/sda mkpart primary "ext3" 2097152B 10739515391B Executing: parted -s /dev/sda mkpart primary "linux-swap" 10739515392B 17181966335B Executing: parted -s /dev/sda mkpart primary "ext3" 17181966336B 2194324586495B Executing: parted -s /dev/sda mkpart primary "" 17408B 1065983B Executing: parted -s /dev/sda set 4 bios_grub on Executing: mkfs.ext3 -m 0 /dev/sda1 Executing: tune2fs -c 0 -i 0 /dev/sda1 Executing: mkswap /dev/sda2 Executing: mkfs.ext4 -m 0 -E stride=16,stripe-width=11 /dev/sda3 Executing: tune2fs -c 0 -i 0 /dev/sda3 Executing: fai-vol_id -u /dev/sda1 Executing: fai-vol_id -l /dev/sda1 /dev/sda1 UUID=8544a13b-f04d-4fbc-9839-a06210038bc2 Executing: fai-vol_id -u /dev/sda3 Executing: fai-vol_id -l /dev/sda3 /dev/sda3 UUID=80d98196-60c0-4fc6-a90c-4b7b2fa93bf2 Executing: fai-vol_id -u /dev/sda2 Executing: fai-vol_id -l /dev/sda2 /dev/sda2 UUID=8e0722c5-7f7c-46db-8d4e-8e8c007efdfe Calling task_mountdisks Enable swap device /dev/sda2 Mounting /dev/sda1 to /target/ Mounting /dev/sda3 to /target/e On Monday, 21 May 2012 at 4:57 PM, George Barnett wrote: > Hi, > > I have a machine with a 3Tb disk array. I have been building servers with fan > 3.4.7 and the patch setup-storage_gpt-bios-fix (see below). > > I have since upgraded to Fai 3.4.8, but I'm no longer able to create > partitions bigger than 2Tb using a gps-bios disk label. Using a GPT label > works fine, but this leave the machine in a state where it does not boot. > > If I apply the Sizes.pm part of the patch, setup-storage creates partitions > that are the correct size, but then there's no partition for parted to set > grub_bios on. > > I'm not very familiar with the setup-storage code and it's flow, so I'm > having trouble debugging. If anybody could help me with a quicker answer, I > would be greatly appreciative! > > Thanks, > > George > > > setup-storage_gpt-bios-fix: > --- branches/experimental/patches/setup-storage_gpt-bios-fix (rev 0) > +++ branches/experimental/patches/setup-storage_gpt-bios-fix 2010-09-17 > 17:04:13 UTC (rev 6057) > @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ > +2010-09-17 Michael Tautschnig <mt at debian.org (http://debian.org)> > + > + * setup-storage/{Parser.pm,Sizes.pm}: Make extra partition for gpt-bios the > + first one. > +Index: trunk/lib/setup-storage/Parser.pm > +=================================================================== > +--- trunk.orig/lib/setup-storage/Parser.pm > ++++ trunk/lib/setup-storage/Parser.pm > +@@ -605,6 +605,20 @@ > + # supported by parted could be allowed, but others are not implemented > + # yet > + $FAI::configs{$FAI::device}{disklabel} = $1; > ++ > ++ # on gpt-bios we'll need an partition at the very beginning to store what > ++ # doesn't fit in the MBR > ++ if ($1 eq "gpt-bios") { > ++ &FAI::init_part_config("primary"); > ++ $FAI::configs{$FAI::device}{gpt_bios_part} = > $FAI::partition_pointer->{number}; > ++ my $s = &FAI::convert_unit("1MiB"); > ++ # enter the range into the hash > ++ $FAI::partition_pointer->{size}->{range} = "$s-$s"; > ++ # set proper defaults > ++ $FAI::partition_pointer->{encrypt} = 0; > ++ $FAI::partition_pointer->{filesystem} = "-"; > ++ $FAI::partition_pointer->{mountpoint} = "-"; > ++ } > + } > + | /^bootable:(\d+)/ > + { > +Index: trunk/lib/setup-storage/Sizes.pm > +=================================================================== > +--- trunk.orig/lib/setup-storage/Sizes.pm > ++++ trunk/lib/setup-storage/Sizes.pm > +@@ -655,19 +655,6 @@ > + > + # the space required by the GPTs > + $min_req_total_space += 33 * $current_disk->{sector_size}; > +- > +- # on gpt-bios we'll need an additional partition to store what doesn't fit > +- # in the MBR > +- $FAI::device = $config; > +- &FAI::init_part_config("primary"); > +- $FAI::configs{$config}{gpt_bios_part} = $FAI::partition_pointer->{number}; > +- my $s = &FAI::convert_unit("120KiB"); > +- # enter the range into the hash > +- $FAI::partition_pointer->{size}->{range} = "$s-$s"; > +- # set proper defaults > +- $FAI::partition_pointer->{encrypt} = 0; > +- $FAI::partition_pointer->{filesystem} = "-"; > +- $FAI::partition_pointer->{mountpoint} = "-"; > + } > + > + # the list of partitions that we need to find start and end bytes for > > > > -- > George Barnett > Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig)
