not sure how close debian is to ubuntu but i've had trouble with this PCI-express card on ubuntu: areca ARC-1300-4E PCI Express x4 SATA Controller Card I'd steer clear of it and related cards/chipsets unless they specifically come with drivers.
I had success with this card: SANS DIGITAL HA-DAT-4ESPCIE PCI-Express x8 SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card Which worked without any drivers in Ubuntu 9.04 and 10.04 I use this to run an 8 drive raid 6 array and besides the mdadm learning curve I've not run into any troubles. Larry Schwerzler On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Chris Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Could anybody recommend a PCI eSATA card (2 or 4 port) that's reliable and > will work on Debian Etch stable? > > Thanks! >
