Hi there,
I'm having real problems "installing" my 3TB Hitachi drives. I've been trying to follow this How To:
http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Adding_ ... o_your_HDA
[NOTE: You'll have to excuse me because it's been over a decade since I've used any UNIX system properly!]
When I tried to use GParted, I had to choose a "Partition Table" to create, so I chose "GPT". This then let me use the whole "2.73TB" for a single partition, and I then formatted it as EXT4. The problem is that I then can't "see" the partition using hda-diskmount.
I then tried using cfdisk instead, which didn't seem to ask me which "Partition Table" to use. I tried to create a partition using all the avaiable space, which cfdisk *seemed* to let me do, but once the partition was formatted as EXT4, it had then shrunk to about 750GB. I, however, could mount it and see it in Amahi, but obviously I was missing about 2TB!
So, what is the best way to set up a 3TB disk using either utility??
Installing 3TB drives - what Partition Table to use?
Installing 3TB drives - what Partition Table to use?
Norco 4220 Case
Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R Motherboard w/ 8GB RAM
LSI SAS2116PCIe 6GB/s SAS (replaced 3Ware 9690SA-4I & Chenbro CK1360)
1 x Hitachi 160Gb2.5" System Drive (original 1 x OCZ 60GB Vertex 2 SATAII 2.5" SSD died)
8 x 4TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 3TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 2TB Hitachi Deskstars (1 dead!)
Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R Motherboard w/ 8GB RAM
LSI SAS2116PCIe 6GB/s SAS (replaced 3Ware 9690SA-4I & Chenbro CK1360)
1 x Hitachi 160Gb2.5" System Drive (original 1 x OCZ 60GB Vertex 2 SATAII 2.5" SSD died)
8 x 4TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 3TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 2TB Hitachi Deskstars (1 dead!)
Re: Installing 3TB drives - what Partition Table to use?
GPT/ GUID.
MBR doesn't do more than 2.3TB or so of space.
homework helps:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/fdisk-una ... r-2tb.html
FDisk doesn't seem to work with GPT. GDisk should. Your BIOS also needs to be capable and compatible. Look for a BIOS update for your motherboard just to be safe. It also helps to have the latest version of GRUB if you're using it for booting.
MBR doesn't do more than 2.3TB or so of space.
homework helps:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/fdisk-una ... r-2tb.html
FDisk doesn't seem to work with GPT. GDisk should. Your BIOS also needs to be capable and compatible. Look for a BIOS update for your motherboard just to be safe. It also helps to have the latest version of GRUB if you're using it for booting.
SgtFoo
HDA: VM inside oVirt FX-8300 95w (2 cores for HDA), 32GB RAM (2GB for HDA)
My PC: FX-8300, 16GB RAM, 3x 1TB HDDs, Radeon HD6970 2GB video; Win10 Pro x64
Other: PC, Asus 1215n (LXLE), Debian openZFS server (3x(2x2tb) mirrors)
Modem&Network: Thomson DCM475; Asus RT-AC66U; HP 1800-24G switch
HDA: VM inside oVirt FX-8300 95w (2 cores for HDA), 32GB RAM (2GB for HDA)
My PC: FX-8300, 16GB RAM, 3x 1TB HDDs, Radeon HD6970 2GB video; Win10 Pro x64
Other: PC, Asus 1215n (LXLE), Debian openZFS server (3x(2x2tb) mirrors)
Modem&Network: Thomson DCM475; Asus RT-AC66U; HP 1800-24G switch
Re: Installing 3TB drives - what Partition Table to use?
sgtfoo, that's what I thought - everything I Googled suggested that GPT is used. However, the hda-diskmount script doesn't cater for this (I had a little peak at the script). So, unless there's an updated version somewhere, I guess I'm going to have to manually mount it, get it's UUID from Gparted, add this to /etc/fstab and hope that works.GPT/ GUID.
MBR doesn't do more than 2.3TB or so of space.
Why doesn't the hda-diskmount script not cater for GPT? It's not because Greyhole doesn't support this, is it? I tried to Google that, but came up blank.
Norco 4220 Case
Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R Motherboard w/ 8GB RAM
LSI SAS2116PCIe 6GB/s SAS (replaced 3Ware 9690SA-4I & Chenbro CK1360)
1 x Hitachi 160Gb2.5" System Drive (original 1 x OCZ 60GB Vertex 2 SATAII 2.5" SSD died)
8 x 4TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 3TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 2TB Hitachi Deskstars (1 dead!)
Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R Motherboard w/ 8GB RAM
LSI SAS2116PCIe 6GB/s SAS (replaced 3Ware 9690SA-4I & Chenbro CK1360)
1 x Hitachi 160Gb2.5" System Drive (original 1 x OCZ 60GB Vertex 2 SATAII 2.5" SSD died)
8 x 4TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 3TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 2TB Hitachi Deskstars (1 dead!)
Re: Installing 3TB drives - what Partition Table to use?
SgtFoo
HDA: VM inside oVirt FX-8300 95w (2 cores for HDA), 32GB RAM (2GB for HDA)
My PC: FX-8300, 16GB RAM, 3x 1TB HDDs, Radeon HD6970 2GB video; Win10 Pro x64
Other: PC, Asus 1215n (LXLE), Debian openZFS server (3x(2x2tb) mirrors)
Modem&Network: Thomson DCM475; Asus RT-AC66U; HP 1800-24G switch
HDA: VM inside oVirt FX-8300 95w (2 cores for HDA), 32GB RAM (2GB for HDA)
My PC: FX-8300, 16GB RAM, 3x 1TB HDDs, Radeon HD6970 2GB video; Win10 Pro x64
Other: PC, Asus 1215n (LXLE), Debian openZFS server (3x(2x2tb) mirrors)
Modem&Network: Thomson DCM475; Asus RT-AC66U; HP 1800-24G switch
Re: Installing 3TB drives - what Partition Table to use?
Doh!! Thanks, sgtfoo. I'd initially searched for "hda-diskmount" and it found nothing, but I just tried "diskmount" and I found that result!
I'd actually managed to mount the drive manually using the method I mentioned - ie got the UUID from right-clicking the partition in Gparted and going to "Properties", and then manually pasted this into the /etc/fstab using another entry in there as a guide.
However, that link you found was good, so I'll ammend my hda-diskmount script. Thanks!
Norco 4220 Case
Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R Motherboard w/ 8GB RAM
LSI SAS2116PCIe 6GB/s SAS (replaced 3Ware 9690SA-4I & Chenbro CK1360)
1 x Hitachi 160Gb2.5" System Drive (original 1 x OCZ 60GB Vertex 2 SATAII 2.5" SSD died)
8 x 4TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 3TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 2TB Hitachi Deskstars (1 dead!)
Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R Motherboard w/ 8GB RAM
LSI SAS2116PCIe 6GB/s SAS (replaced 3Ware 9690SA-4I & Chenbro CK1360)
1 x Hitachi 160Gb2.5" System Drive (original 1 x OCZ 60GB Vertex 2 SATAII 2.5" SSD died)
8 x 4TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 3TB Hitachi Deskstars
6 x 2TB Hitachi Deskstars (1 dead!)
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