Re: How to install grub on fakeraid (raid 0) which spans 2 TB?

[Robert Millan]

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 06:02:08PM +0100, "André Heynatz" wrote:
> I wanted to install Linux, then create the data partition with
> Win XP SP3 Disk Management Tool. The Linux install failed
> because Ubuntu wanted to install GRUB1 which is not part of
> the install CD. I wonder that Ubuntu uses GRUB2 at all at the
> moment because the FakeRaid support is still lacking which was
> known before release (a severe regression).
> However, I *managed* to install GRUB1 manually by following the
> steps in:

>2TiB disks on Windows is a no-go.  In theory it'd be possible to support
legacy OSes using a variety of workarounds, but Microsoft, in their
infinite wisdom, added checks in their bootloader and OS kernel with
requirements that are incompatible with each other.  The only disk
layouts that will satisfy both are always limited to 2 TiB.

(Yes, they actually have code in ntldr/bootmgr whose plain removal
would make your setup work)

> What can I do now?

The fix is trivial, but without the Windows source code we don't have
the freedom to help you.  I suggest you get rid of this proprietary OS,
or if that's not possible, install a plain GNU/Linux and use a virtualization
system like KVM or VirtualBox for your legacy compatibility needs.

-- 
Robert Millan

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