If standard SCSI is the limitation, do you know if fiber channel has this limitation? If I switch to a fiber channel connection between the RAID and PC, and considering the kernel LBD support, should that allow larger volumes to be recognized properly? Thanks, Randall -- > Message: 11 > Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:29:36 -0500 > From: Peter Arremann <loony@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: kernel recognizing large (> 2.1 TB) block devices ? > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <200501042129.36763.loony@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On Tuesday 04 January 2005 21:14, Randall A. Jones wrote: > > I have a 4.8TB RAID device attached to a FC3 system via SCSI. > > The system recognizes a RAID LUN volume of 2.1TB or less without any > > problem. When I configure the RAID as a full 4.8TB LUN, the kernel > > fails to recognize its actual size and gives the following message on > > boot and initialization of the aic7xxx driver: > > -- > > scsi1 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 6.2.36 > > <Adaptec 3960D Ultra160 SCSI adapter> > > aic7899: Ultra160 Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs > > > > scsi1:A:4:0: DV failed to configure device. Please file a bug report > > against th > > is driver. > > (scsi1:A:4): 80.000MB/s transfers (40.000MHz, offset 24, 16bit) > > Vendor: NEXSAN Model: ATAboy(C0A82A0F) Rev: 4032 > > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 04 > > scsi1:A:4:0: Tagged Queuing enabled. Depth 4 > > sdc : very big device. try to use READ CAPACITY(16). > > sdc : READ CAPACITY(16) failed. > > sdc : status=0, message=00, host=5, driver=00 > > sdc : use 0xffffffff as device size > > SCSI device sdc: 4294967296 512-byte hdwr sectors (2199023 MB) > > SCSI device sdc: drive cache: write back > > -- > > > > Then the reported size of the drive is truncated to 2.1TB, see above. > > > > The system is a dual processor 3.0GHz Xeon server running kernel > > 2.6.9-1.681_FC3smp. > > The system is a stock FC3 install with updates. > > > > > > In the kernel source, the config file, kernel-2.6.9-i686-smp.config, > > shows that LBD is in fact enabled. > > CONFIG_LBD=y > > > > > > Are there any other settings to enable the kernel to properly > > recognize a large block device? > > > > Any ideas or suggestions of things to try or check? > > I doubt you will have any luck - standard scsi in itsself has a limit of 2TB > (32bit block adressing with 512 byte blocks). LSI (others have followed > since) has new enhancements > (http://www.infortrend.com/%5CNews%5C20041006%5Cf_64Bit_LBA.htm) but I know > of no storage devices that currently implement that since it is not an > official standard and seems to have some other problems.... > > Your RAID should not allow you that or at least warn you if it supports the > extension (what model is it?) but I know for sure that the adaptec 7xxx chips > don't. You can try a LSI controller and see what happens or you can create > multiple luns and then raid0 them - that should work for you snce you got > LBD... > > Peter. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:37:23 -0600 > From: Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Mobo Compatability > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1104892643.16701.23.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 03:52 +0000, Michael A. Peters wrote: > > On 01/03/2005 05:44:11 PM, Felix Miata wrote: > > > > > http://www.mozillaquest.com/Linux04/Asus_Sucks_Story-01.html > > > > I've never had any problems whatsover with Asus boards and Linux. > > Talk is cheap. > > > > Maybe they did have legitimate issues, but I'm guessing Asus is using a > > chipset they licensed, and they may not be able to open up certain > > things to Linux developers because of an NDA. > > > > For example, my current motherboard is an A7N8X Deluxe - it uses an > > nForce 2 chipset from nVidia - which is where any support from Linux > > should come from. > > > > When the IEEE 1394 didn't work (RH8 days) I didn't expect Asus to fix > > it, I expected either OSS or nVidia to fix it. OSS did. > > > > When the onboard 3Com nic didn't work - I didn't blame Asus, I > > downloaded the 2 line kernel patch that made it work. When the nVidia > > network adapter didn't work, I had the option of using a closed source > > driver from nvidia. Instead I chose to not use that adapter. > > > > Nothing on that board that I had issues with were anything I expected > > Asus to provide fixes for - they either already had fixes in the AC > > tree of the kernel at the time I bought the board (or very soon after > > for ide controller) or they were an nVidia issue (like the network card > > and only working well with nvidia AGP cards) and not something Asus was > > to blame for. > > > > Sorry - but articles like that get under my skin, they do nothing to > > help LOTD and are imho just FUD about a vendor that sells hardware > > mostly with licensed chipsets that _do_ in fact work very well in > > Linux. > > > > Sometimes when people can't get something to work, they start the "Bad > > Vendor" thing - and that doesn't help anyone out. Very often the > > solution is as simple as trying a kernel from a testing branch - and > > the alan cox branch in my experience is the best one to try first for > > new hardware support, if it isn't already in a pre kernel. > > > > > While I agree with your theory that it usually is easy to find a > workaround for hardware issues, the basic thrust of the story referenced > was the horrible customer support. > > Even a company that produces the best product can be killed by failure > to pay attention to customer support. > > I personally may chose (and have done so) a supplier with a slightly > inferior product if their customer support is outstanding, and I wager > many others view it the same. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:39:28 -0500 > From: William Lovaton <walovaton@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: yum error in FC3 > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1104889168.3250.11.camel@athlon2000> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > There is no typo in the config files... they used to work OK and I never > touched them. I have 3 Fedora Core 3 boxes in my workplace and all of > them have the very same problem. One is a high end production web > server and the other two are workstations, one is mine and the other one > is from a coworker who wanted to try linux as his main OS. (BTW, I > checked his yum problem through vncviewer with Gnome 2.8 Remote > Desktop... Cool!!!). > > Now, in a yum mailing list I saw that it was due to a router problem > that might be blocking or closing the connection, so it seems not > everybody sees the problem. > > At home yum works very well (FC3 box too) but there are lots of pending > updates because I have a dial up line :-( > > Thanx for the answer and I hope you can help me. > > > -William > > > El mar, 04-01-2005 a las 11:48 -0800, Kam Leo escribió: > > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:09:09 -0600 (CST), William Lovaton > > <walovaton@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I have yum-2.1.11-3 > > > > > > Everything have been updated through yum. And except > > > from mp3 and video support from freshrpms. Everything > > > is 100% fedora. > > > > > > I think there haven't been any yum update since the > > > final release of Fedora Core 3. > > > > > > -William > > > > > > > Check yum.conf and the repo files in /etc/yum.repos.d/. You'll > > probably find a typo or the wrong release referenced for one of the > > repos. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:45:30 -0500 > From: Marc M <linuxr@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: linux isps > To: "S. Bandyopadhyay" <sbandy@xxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora Core > releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <b60a966f05010418451b99a907@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:24:22 -0500 (EST), S. Bandyopadhyay > <sbandy@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 8:48pm Jan 4, 2005, Marc M wrote > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > > PS If anyone has gotten netzero service over linux, I would be > > > interested in hearing about it on or offlist. I didn't see a > > > workaround with them. > > > > > > > > > > not that i would ever use netzero (seriously!), but their > > website says they support Linspire (wtf?!?). it seems they > > distribute some sort of a .deb file. > > > > so they have support for linux. it's just that they support > > the wrong distribution. perhaps people should write to them > > and ask them to support a better distribution. > > > > btw- i used Netzero (on windows) once when they had those > > free, ad-supported dialups and i was traveling. it was > > terrible. > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > Oh, I am sure it is too. I have seen it in action in the early days - > getting kicked offline constantly, unable to connect etc etc. As far > as Linspire goes, I haven't used it, but I am not interested. However > if they support a .deb file then I would think that that means greater > support for other .deb type distros- knoppix, regular debian, mepis to > name a few. I guess the question comes down to - 'how much work are > you willing to do ?' Maybe a lot , maybe not much. > > Hey, someone needs to create a 'ubiquitous connecting app' -- one that > would allow ANY USER to connect a Linux box, to ANY isp. It could > have a GUI that allows you to pick your isp if it is one of the big > ones, otherwise give servernames and/or ip addresses to connect. The > app could fool the isp into thinking that it is the isp's software. > It could contain a bunch of *very similar* code, to what the isp's > themselves use. This is along the same lines as my earlier post > today, about spoofing stupid websites into thinking that your browser > is whatever they require. THAT might help the Linux movement as well. > [Of course, someone is probably already doing _that_ one as well....] > <sigh> > > > Marc > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 15 > Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:44:53 -0800 > From: William Hewitt <wphewitt@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Re: new menu > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1104893094.4059.6.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > sly wrote: > > > is it possible to create my own menu (like the main menu)? i have > > > created a drawer, have put in few applications, and for each of the a > > > particular icon. now i'm trying to add names next to the icons (just > > > like the main menu). > > > any suggestions will be very appreciated! > > > > i guess it's not possible! :( > > - gnome menu editing has been disabled > > - nautilus applications:/// fails w/ "read-only disk" > > btw, where is applications:/// located? > > > > the "Desktop" XML files are in /usr/share/applications (along with some > other places)......... > the "menu" files are in /etc/xdg/menus.....look there for paths where > the "Desktop" XML files are stored... > > Look at these files and you should be able to "roll your own"..... > > WPH > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 16 > Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:47:01 -0600 > From: Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: linux isps > To: "S. Bandyopadhyay" <sbandy@xxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora Core > releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1104893222.16701.30.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 21:24 -0500, S. Bandyopadhyay wrote: > > On 8:48pm Jan 4, 2005, Marc M wrote > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > > PS If anyone has gotten netzero service over linux, I would be > > > interested in hearing about it on or offlist. I didn't see a > > > workaround with them. > > > > > > > > > > not that i would ever use netzero (seriously!), but their > > website says they support Linspire (wtf?!?). it seems they > > distribute some sort of a .deb file. > > > > so they have support for linux. it's just that they support > > the wrong distribution. perhaps people should write to them > > and ask them to support a better distribution. > > > > btw- i used Netzero (on windows) once when they had those > > free, ad-supported dialups and i was traveling. it was > > terrible. > > > > LOL. > Linspire (IIRC) is the version used on the machines sold at Sams Club > and Walmart (both online) and at Fry's, all for under $300 > > It is not likely a mainstream version, and thus they have a specific > targeted "luser" base that does not know how to get anything better. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > End of fedora-list Digest, Vol 11, Issue 53 > ******************************************* > ..:.:::: Randall Jones GST NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NCCS/HPC Visualization Support http://hpcvis.gsfc.nasa.gov Scientific Visualization Studio http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov Randall.A.Jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Code 933 301-286-2239
