On 2/15/06, Wing D Lizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'end user' -- a random quote from a random post from > an random user on a random web page.
Randomly used in your post? > His point was that promise makes some good > hi end stuff, but the some of the pci boards ( he was > referring to the fasttrack 2300 ) are cheap and junk. Ok, so some of the promise stuff might not be so good. But, how about my opinion that ALL of the SiL stuff is junk. That's probably just as valid as some random quote on a web page, eh? :-) > It looks like the drivers for it stops at redhat 9 on > the promise web site. There were some posts about a src > code wrapper around a binary driver ( also posts about > having to downgrade gcc to get it to work). Um, hello? This *IS* linux we're talking about right? Why in the world are you looking for _binary_ drivers like that? Did you even take a look at the web page I gave you? That's the OFFICIAL status page of the in kernel, open source drivers. That should be considered the ultimate, FINAL word about SATA support in the linux kernel. > I'm changing jobs, and reconfiguring my rackmount > for my old company before shipping it back. I'd like > to find something that is supported and proven, so I won't > be haunted by it. Supported by who? A binary driver thrown up on a web page using an older specific linux distribution or the actual ones that are supported in kernel. PLEASE go look at that web page BEFORE making more comments like this. I'll even quote it again so you don't have go looking for it. It's http://linux.yyz.us/sata/ > the sil3112 works fine on my motherboard, but if there > are pci problems, I want to stay away from it as well > ( so thanks for your input). If you've got something that works, why are you considering changing it? Cheers, Tanner -- Tanner Lovelace clubjuggler at gmail dot com http://wtl.wayfarer.org/ (fieldless) In fess two roundels in pale, a billet fesswise and an increscent, all sable. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
