[parted-devel] [parted 1.8.8] msdos label and file system corruption issues with > 2TB disk

[Jim Meyering]

Michael Reed <mdr at sgi.com> wrote:
> Thanks for responding so quickly.  I helped with parted several years
> ago (the "unit s" code, misc. dvh fixes) and would like to be able to
> become more engaged.

Great!  The more the merrier.

> Is it possible to access (read only) the current
> devel code?

Sure:

  git clone git://git.debian.org/git/parted/parted

there might be useful info here, too:

  http://parted.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/

> Is there any discussion in the community about being able to boot a
> BIOS based system from a disk that is larger than 2 TB?  I'd like to
> get hooked into any discussions in this area.

I don't know off hand, but this is a good place to ask.
Also, you might want to monitor #parted @irc.freenode.net on IRC.