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7 Aug
2005
7 Aug
'05
20:31
Andi Kleen
On Sun, Aug 07, 2005 at 09:02:30AM +0200, Harald Milz wrote:
When a volume (say, /dev/sdb) is larger than 2 TB fdisk does not allow me to create partitions bigger than 1.2 TB, and it does not allow me to assign the remaining space to more partitions. When the volume is smaller, I can assign the whole volume to a single partition (e.g. 1.4 TB).
The old DOS partition format does not support more than 2TB. Use EFI partitions
Yes I know but I ran against a 1.2 TB wall not 2 TB as I expected, and why is there a difference between volumes smaller than 2 TB and larger than that as far as fdisking? -- Never tell a lie unless it is absolutely convenient.