[oi-dev] [discuss] Obstacle to GPT label boot?

[Joshua M. Clulow]

On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 at 18:34, Reginald Beardsley via oi-dev
<oi-dev at openindiana.org> wrote:
> Hipster 2020.10 will not install with a GPT/EFI label. Clearly stated 2 TB limit in the installer. I was quite shocked. And annoyingly noisy about it :-(
>
> I am happy to fix things which cause me problems if I get some help in the form of where to go look. Telling me to "use a search engine" is tantamount to saying. "We don't like your kind." Google delights in generating a million completely useless "hits".
>
> If there is a piece of Illumos code for booting from >2 TB disks that needs to be ported over to OI, I'll do it if I can get answers to basic questions. Complex stuff such as, "What are the source files?" Where is the canonical repository?".

You should take another look at the mail I sent you in February about
where to find the installer source, and how to contribute:

    https://openindiana.org/pipermail/openindiana-discuss/2021-February/023944.html

Cheers.

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Joshua M. Clulow
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