Hi, don't know much, but maybe I can give at least a little help...
> I'm trying to install Debian using FAI on a system equipped with a Very > Large (>2TB) RAID array. wow ;) > The install kernel doesn't take notice of the device because > - it contains the 1st version of the 3w-9xxx driver > - it probably hasn't LBD support configured properly > so I will have to postpone configuration of the device to the first > reboot of the "real" kernel (which is built with LBD and 3w-9xxx). or (re-)build your own fai-kernel... ?! > Unfortunately, neither fdisk nor sfdisk has been built with LBD support. and fdisk/sfdisk-packages ;) Then install those inside your nfsroot. > Should I consider missing LBD support a bug of Debian packages (and > consequently file a bug), or am I missing something? I would suggest to file bugs with priority "wishlist". And I'm sure the bugs against (s)fdisk won't be fixed before sarge is released... > Is there a *fdisk > utility that can handle large block devices out of the box, and can be > driven by a small script (fdisk isn't optimal to do this...)? don't know. regards, Holger