Bug#512601: multipath-tools: kpartx does not handle multi-Tb filesystems on i386

[Vincent.McIntyre at csiro.au]

> >> Packages are available here:
> >> http://debian.bzed.de/etch-backports/
> >
> > I looked here. devmapper_1.02.24.orig.tar.gz seems to be missing.
> > Also the backport of multipath-tools is 0.4.8-7.
> That's even better since newer multipath-tools versions also need newer
> udev. So if you want to run on etch sticking to 0.4.8-7 isn't that bad.

ok, good to know.

> You should also be able to fetch 1.0.24.orig.tar.gz from
> archive.debian.net.

I found it on snapshot.debian.net

> > I assume I should just get devmapper_1.02.27-4 from the official
> > 'testing' suite and use that with 0.4.8-13 from testing?
> If you can run lenny, yes. 
> 
> [..snip..] 
> > Am I applying the git patch too early?
> Attached is a patch that should be applied as last one in the patch
> queue.

umm - can't see it. I checked the bug as well. Could you resend please?
The 65d108f.diff patch does not apply cleanly.

> >>> We could install a lenny machine and test on that.
> >> That would probably be easier.
> >
> > I will try this but it will take a few days to arrange.
> That would be great since I'm currently able to test much beside
> loopback devices.

looking at this now.