Re: Any inexpensive hardware recommendations for PCI interface cards?
Hi Steve, Steve Fairbairn wrote: snip Is anyone using an array with disks on PCI interface cards? Almost, I have a Sil3132 PCI-E card (2 port SATA-300) mixed with 6 on board ports (on Asus M2N-E mobo). No problems there, I quite pleased with it. Is there an issue with mixing motherboard interfaces and PCI card based ones? Not fundamentally. Speed issues may depend on whether the PCI bus to the sockets is shared with the on board SATA chip, or if they are off different busses. Does anyone recommend any inexpensive (probably SATA-II) PCI interface cards? Unfortunately, the SiL3132 doesn't have an obvious PCI sibling. You might consider a SiL3124 based card: http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=27 example card here: http://www.satacard.com/ Price isn't so cheap though. If you can drop to SATA-150 (SATA I) then you get the SiL3114 chips which are much more common (=cheap). I can't vouch personally for those other chips, but I remember seeing favourable reviews when I was searching for for SATA controllers. Sorry I can't be of more help - just chucking some ideas back... Cheers Tim - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-raid in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Any inexpensive hardware recommendations for PCI interface cards?
Steve Fairbairn wrote: Can anyone see any issues with what I'm trying to do? No. Are there any known issues with IT8212 cards (They worked as straight disks on linux fine)? No idea, don't have that card. Is anyone using an array with disks on PCI interface cards? Works. I've mixed PATA, SATA, onboard, PCI, and firewire (lack of controllers is the mother of invention). As long as the device under the raid works, the raid should work. Is there an issue with mixing motherboard interfaces and PCI card based ones? Not that I've found. Does anyone recommend any inexpensive (probably SATA-II) PCI interface cards? Not I. Large drives have have cured me of FrankenRAID setups recently, other than to build little arrays out of USB devices for backup. -- Bill Davidsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still be valid when the war is over... Otto von Bismark - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-raid in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Any inexpensive hardware recommendations for PCI interface cards?
On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 08:54:55AM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote: The promise tx4 pci works great and supports sata/300+ncq/etc $60-$70. Wait, I have used tx4 pci up until ~2.6.22 and it didn't support AFAIK ncq. Are you sure that current driver supports NCQ? I might then revive that card :) thanks, iustin - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-raid in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Any inexpensive hardware recommendations for PCI interface cards?
On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Iustin Pop wrote: On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 08:54:55AM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote: The promise tx4 pci works great and supports sata/300+ncq/etc $60-$70. Wait, I have used tx4 pci up until ~2.6.22 and it didn't support AFAIK ncq. Are you sure that current driver supports NCQ? I might then revive that card :) thanks, iustin Whoa nice catch, I meant the Promise 300 TX4 which now retails for $59.99 w/free ship. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816102062 Justin. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-raid in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Any inexpensive hardware recommendations for PCI interface cards?
On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 02:24:15PM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote: On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Iustin Pop wrote: On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 08:54:55AM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote: The promise tx4 pci works great and supports sata/300+ncq/etc $60-$70. Wait, I have used tx4 pci up until ~2.6.22 and it didn't support AFAIK ncq. Are you sure that current driver supports NCQ? I might then revive that card :) thanks, iustin Whoa nice catch, I meant the Promise 300 TX4 which now retails for $59.99 w/free ship. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816102062 :) Actually, I exactly meant Promise 300 TX4 (the board is in my hand: chip says PDC40718). The HW supports NCQ, but the linux sata_promise driver didn't support NCQ when I tested it. Can someone confirm it does today (2.6.24) NCQ? iustin - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-raid in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Any inexpensive hardware recommendations for PCI interface cards?
On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Iustin Pop wrote: On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 02:24:15PM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote: On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Iustin Pop wrote: On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 08:54:55AM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote: The promise tx4 pci works great and supports sata/300+ncq/etc $60-$70. Wait, I have used tx4 pci up until ~2.6.22 and it didn't support AFAIK ncq. Are you sure that current driver supports NCQ? I might then revive that card :) thanks, iustin Whoa nice catch, I meant the Promise 300 TX4 which now retails for $59.99 w/free ship. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816102062 :) Actually, I exactly meant Promise 300 TX4 (the board is in my hand: chip says PDC40718). The HW supports NCQ, but the linux sata_promise driver didn't support NCQ when I tested it. Can someone confirm it does today (2.6.24) NCQ? iustin I used the board with a Seagate 400GiB/NCQ drive and I recall seeing Port Up 3.0Gbps/NCQ (31/32) within the scrolling text upon boot-- but it was awhile ago. Justin. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-raid in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Any inexpensive hardware recommendations for PCI interface cards?
On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Bill Davidsen wrote: Steve Fairbairn wrote: Can anyone see any issues with what I'm trying to do? No. Are there any known issues with IT8212 cards (They worked as straight disks on linux fine)? No idea, don't have that card. Is anyone using an array with disks on PCI interface cards? Works. I've mixed PATA, SATA, onboard, PCI, and firewire (lack of controllers is the mother of invention). As long as the device under the raid works, the raid should work. Is there an issue with mixing motherboard interfaces and PCI card based ones? Not that I've found. Does anyone recommend any inexpensive (probably SATA-II) PCI interface cards? Not I. Large drives have have cured me of FrankenRAID setups recently, other than to build little arrays out of USB devices for backup. -- Bill Davidsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still be valid when the war is over... Otto von Bismark - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-raid in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html The promise tx4 pci works great and supports sata/300+ncq/etc $60-$70. Justin. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-raid in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Any inexpensive hardware recommendations for PCI interface cards?
Does anyone recommend any inexpensive (probably SATA-II) PCI interface cards? See this message and surrounding thread from November 2007 on the linux-ide list. http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg12726.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-raid in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
