On Wednesday 13 June 2001 17:49, Paul Rodr�guez wrote:
> Also, wasn't there supposedly problems with Linux and the
> Promise controller?
>
> -Paul R
Depends
The Promise FastTrak works badly in non-RAID mode in linux.
There is a proprietary driver for RH 7.0 which won't work with
anything else, but will use the RAID mode.
The Promise drop-ins that are off-board controllers don't work
without tweaking our system cause the install kernel sees them
as hdg and hdh and the boot kernel sees them as hda and hdb for
example... But that is also true of drop-in HPT and CMD
controllers. And we are fixing that right now.
Civileme
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: civileme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 7:04 PM
> To: Paul Rodr�guez
> Subject: Re: [newbie] RAID controller support in LM8?
>
> On Wednesday 13 June 2001 12:06, you wrote:
> > Ok, with all of your help I've finally narrowed it down my
> > motherboard choices to two:
> >
> > the ABIT KT7A-RAID
> > http://lhd.zdnet.com/db/dispproduct.php3?DISP?2635 and
> > the ASUS A7V133
> > http://lhd.zdnet.com/db/dispproduct.php3?DISP?2704
> >
> > There were no shuttles that matched what I was looking for,
> > I did like the idea of supporting a Linux-supporter,
> > civileme.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> OK all drives should be usable on both boards. Not as RAID in
> linux, but at least usable. Much better than the MSI with its
> embedded Promise FastTrak which doesn't seem to like linux on
> any of its RAID drive channels.
>
> Both use the VIA 686B southbridge so be sure to get a BIOS
> update to the most recent. See this page for links and info.
>
> http://www.au-ja.de/review-kt133a-1-en.html
>
> You sure you don't want the new Tyan Dual Athlon Mobo? It is
> CERTIFIED for Mandrake. ;-) That's right, with SMP kernel.
>
> http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=954&lang=en
>
> Civileme
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