[Beds] Maximum Partition Sizes - Kernel Limitation?

[Darren Parkinson]

Hello All,

Another quick question regarding maximum partition sizes on Linux. I've read 
that ext2 has a maximum partition size of 4TB, but someone just called me to 
ask a question regarding whether or not the kernel placed any additional 
restrictions on this? He was under the impression that a 2.4 kernel put a 
1TB limit on this which was fixed in 2.6. Does anyone know this to be the 
case? I've done a quick google and can't find too much about it so any help 
greatly appreciated.

Also related to this question is one about LVM. Does anyone know, if I have 
a 2.4 kernel system without LVM, can I install LVM and then add existing 
ext2 partitions in order to create a much larger filesystem than that 
supported by the kernel, or does the kernel limitation override this too?

Thanks for any information you can provide.

Kind regards,
Darren.
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