Hi!
Supported kaya ung ACARD RAID controllers? i recently got an MSI 645E Max2 board na me ACHIP ATP865/AEC6880 na card. > > > use them. Instead, i > > > use the native IDE support of the kernel to > identify > > > the promise card as > > > just another set of IDE controllers, which i use > to > > > run software raid on. Hmmm...interesting...pero kung ganyan, what's the diff if you just use an ordinary ide controller? Parang nasayang ung raid hw.... Let's say that u do have a raid controller that rh8/9 fully supports...come setup time ba, should the RAID array be automatically detected, i.e. no need to mark the drives as software raid, etc? --- "ian sison (mailing list)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I had it imported from the US \8( So far i haven't > been able to source a > local supplier. > > > On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, plug bert wrote: > > > Hello! > > > > Thanks! Where did you get the 3ware card from? > > > > > > > > --- "ian sison (mailing list)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, plug bert wrote: > > > > > > > Hello! > > > > > > > > A good day to you all. i checked The HCL > for > > > RH8.0 > > > > and found out that the Promise ATA RAID > > > controllers > > > > aren't really certified. Has anyone been able > to > > > use > > > > them in the wild? > > > > > > Promise RAID drivers are not open source so i do > not > > > use them. Instead, i > > > use the native IDE support of the kernel to > identify > > > the promise card as > > > just another set of IDE controllers, which i use > to > > > run software raid on. > > > I've read posts from kernel hackers that linux > s/w > > > raid is actually faster > > > than firmware raid that the promise drivers > provide. > > > > > > I'd discourage using the offcial > promise-provided > > > drivers because they are > > > not open source. You will run into problems when > > > there is a new kernel > > > which you need to use (for security updates for > > > example) and you can't use > > > them because promise hasn't ported their driver > over > > > to the new kernel. > > > > > > > So far the only brand i know that RH > supports > > > is > > > > 3ware. Are there any others? > > > > > > I use 3ware in production and it's stable and > very > > > configurable -> hot > > > swap on IDE even! > > > > > > > Last q: mobos with SCSI raid controller > > > functions > > > > have been running around for quite sometime > now; > > > are > > > > there any mobos around that has *ATA* raid > > > controller > > > > functions built-in? i remember a thread way > back > > > about > > > > onboard raid controllers as not being the best > > > choice > > > > though... > > > > > > On board RAID controllers for IDE have been > around > > > in some mobos for some > > > time. They use the same chipsets as the cards > do - > > > Promise or HPT. > > > > > > > > > _ > > > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and > archives > > > at http://plug.linux.org.ph > > > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web > > > Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > > > > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send > > > "subscribe" in the body to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo > > http://search.yahoo.com > > _ > > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and > archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web > Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send > "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives > at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web > Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send > "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
