freebsd stable - Dec 2005 - [FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE] Incorrect geometry for VIA RAID0 array

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

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@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
>

On freebsd-stable, jason.harmening@gmail.com (Jason Harmening) wrote:
>  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
Are you _sure_ that the array is being recognized properly?

Based on the dmesg output, it looks like the controller is being read
as a 74G drive.

FWIW, this is the section of my dmesg output, for a _mirror_:

   ad4: 78167MB <Maxtor 6Y080P0 YAR41BW0> at ata2-master UDMA133
   ad6: 78167MB <Maxtor 6Y080P0 YAR41BW0> at ata3-master UDMA133
   ar0: 77247MB <Promise Fasttrak RAID1> status: READY
   ar0: disk0 READY (master) using ad4 at ata2-master
   ar0: disk1 READY (mirror) using ad6 at ata3-master

>  On 12/7/05, Jason Harmening <jason.harmening@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!

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