Re: Maybe confused about AMD64 / i386 compatibility

On 2009-Jun-13 15:55:29 -0500, Joe Greco jgr...@ns.sol.net wrote: Adding a SIL3112A gives us the SATA. These are known to cause data corruption (check the archives). I wouldn't trust anything that has passed through a SIL chip without independent validation. Well, as I originally stated,

Maybe confused about AMD64 / i386 compatibility

Background (most probably not necessary): We use rsync snapshots and cheap IDE disks as part of our backup strategy. Recently, a backup server started getting near full, and with 1.5TB disks being what they are, we shot to replace a 750GB IDE with a 1.5TB SATA. The backup server was upgraded to

Re: Maybe confused about AMD64 / i386 compatibility

On 2009-Jun-13 15:55:29 -0500, Joe Greco jgr...@ns.sol.net wrote: Adding a SIL3112A gives us the SATA. These are known to cause data corruption (check the archives). I wouldn't trust anything that has passed through a SIL chip without independent validation. I already said it had been

Re: Maybe confused about AMD64 / i386 compatibility

On 2009-Jun-13 15:55:29 -0500, Joe Greco jgr...@ns.sol.net wrote: Adding a SIL3112A gives us the SATA. These are known to cause data corruption (check the archives). I wouldn't trust anything that has passed through a SIL chip without independent validation. -- Peter Jeremy pgpMf1MOQkbWz.pgp