On 3/11/25 06:26, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 08:13:16PM +1300, Alex King wrote:
Hi,
hi
I've installed a large disk in a new machine and loaded Debian (bookworm) on
it, but it's showing as limited to 2TB when the disk should be larger.
How can I get Debian to use the full 8TB on this disk?
It seems that the combination of MBR partition table and 512 byte blocks
limits you to partition sizes (and offsets) of roughly 2T, so it might
be this what's biting you:
https://superuser.com/questions/1393198/what-is-the-maximum-size-of-hard-drive-used-mbr-partitioning
Cheers
A problem that does not exist in gpt partition tables. Unforch, changing
it now will require a 100% backup/restore OR a reinstall to fix. fdisk
can do this table change by entering a g at the main screen, creating an
empty gpt table, and then an n will allow the whole disk as one
partition if the defaults are accepted. Then w the new table, and format
to the fs of choice. Then install bookworm fresh. I'd save your /home
to another drive big enough to hold it, remove that drive for safe
keeping, do the changes, remount that drive and copy your work back to
the new installs /home as needed.
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
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