[FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE] Incorrect geometry for VIA RAID0 array

Jason Harmening jason.harmening at gmail.com
Wed Dec 7 14:32:10 PST 2005


Here's the dmesg output from the installer:

ad4: 70911MB <WDC WD740GD-00FLA1 27.08D27> at ata2-master SATA150
ad6: 70911MB <WDC WD740GD-00FLC0 33.08F33> at ata3-master SATA150
ar0: 70911MB <VIA Tech V-RAID RAID0 (stripe 64 KB)> status: READY
ar0: disk0 READY using ad4 at ata2-master
ar0: disk1 READY using ad6 at ata3-master

On 12/7/05, Jason Harmening <jason.harmening at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE on a RAID0 array attached to the
> VIA 8237 controller on my Asus A8V Deluxe motherboard.  The array consists
> of two 74G drives.  The installer recognizes the array as ar0, but when I
> enter FDISK to set up my partition, the size of the array is only recognized
> as 74G, rather than the true 148G.  I've double-checked all my BIOS
> settings, and nothing seems out of order.  Please help!
>
> Thanks,
> Jason Harmening
>


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