On 05.12.06 15:54, Maxus wrote: > Thanks for the reply, I'm well aware the device is a hardware raid
highpoint 1640 is NOT a hardware raid controller, see http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html > controller, but like most cheap raid card this unit uses the host CPU > to do the raid striping. I was concerned that if the card failed I > would lose my raid array, So I wanted to use mdadm so that I could just > replace the card with some other and have it continue working, as there > is no really advantage to the card as it uses the host CPU any way. The > other reason I choose the card is that it has 4 sata ports and my > current machine doesn't have any. The cards driver allows you to > disable the raid part of the controller and simply use it as a sata > expansion card. i think linux will always use it as SATA card with up to 4 independent sata disks, unless you will run dmraid. > And as for mdadm its been working fine untill now (18 Months). I belive > it was a power shortage but I'm not 100% sure, but the issues doesn't > lie with the card nor its abillities the issue is FSCK getting caught > in a perpetual loop. > > I'm running debain 2.6.8-3-386 version 3.1 the SATA card is use the > open source driver proved by highpoint and has 4 x 200 GB western > didgital drives connected in a raid 5 configuration. open source or highpoint-provided? Or do they already provide open-source RAID driver? (why?) -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
