[Bug 135075] Dapper cciss driver doesn't handle over 2TB devices.

[Niklas Edmundsson]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.15-28-amd64-server

The Dapper cciss driver doesn't handle devices larger than 2TB in size.

This is becoming a real problem in environments like ours where we
prefer having all our servers on the Ubuntu LTS track. For example, the
HP DL320s with 12 large SATA drives is a rather cheap box that's hits
this limit really hard.

Given that people on the LTS track prefers stable environments I
understand if you don't want to upgrade the cciss driver in Dapper, but
for those who needs it a newer version that provides this functionality
should be available.

I have hacked the cciss 2.6.18-5 driver (available from
http://cciss.sourceforge.net/) so it compiles cleanly and seems to work
with Dapper, no warranties but it at least seems to work. I'll try to
attach the tarball to the bug if it's possible.

One solution might be to package this and having it divert the cciss.ko
available in the kernel package. I'm sure there are lots of other
options too. In any case, people really want to be able to install a
package that solves the problem and not having to track stray modules.

In any case, Ubuntu LTS needs to have some way to handle this class of
problems in order to be considered a viable long-term server
distribution.

** Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Dapper cciss driver doesn't handle over 2TB devices.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135075
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