Hallo!
I wanted to install a new low-usage linux-server, so I bought a mainboard with a SATA RAID controller (VT8237) onboard.
I know there are better solutions like RAID controllers with their own microcontrollers, but as I only wanted to mirror the data, a "BIOS RAID" should do, too.
So I have two 250GB SATA drives, a configured RAID and a Debian Netinstall CD (2.6.8-10 kernel). My problem is the "sata_via" module loads but does not recognize the RAID function, as instead of one drive it finds two.
Googling around I found many people sharing my problem but no one having a solution which does not consist of a software-raid managed by the kernel (I had some trouble with it when one of the two disks (RAID 1) crashed - all data lost).
There seems to be a driver at viaarena.com, but it looks like if it were only for 2.4 kernel.
To me it looks like if the sata_via driver lacks the BIOS support, so I ask You whether this is the case and what I can do.
Saluti!
Ludwig Meyerhoff
P.s.: I did not subscribe to the list, so please do not forget to cc me in replies!
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in
the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
