On Wed, 9 May 2001, Alvin Oga wrote:
> > hi marcus... > > from what you're saying...there is NO point to using the hpt-370 > controller... any motherboard will work for you .... > you're running software raid0/1 as defined in the kernel > > to run at ata100 speeds you need to patch the ide driver > in the kernel... > > download the patch and follow the instructions in it or > search google for those keywords i posted earlier... > > basically to patch things... ( not sure if correct for the ide patch ) > cd /usr/src > patch -p0 < ide_patch.txt > - if it failed ot patch...you'd get errors > cd linux > make dep ; make clean ; make bzlilo ...etc.. also... never buy hardware unless oyu know linux has a driver for it and that you saw it working... right now you can just use any ide port on any motherboard and you should not see any difference other than /dev/hda and /dev/hdc is used instead of hde/hdg == == also... you really should use the same sized partitions == for raid0/1... gonna make a mess of it if you dont... == == cant read 2Mb file from one disk and nothing from the other disk == ( no point in striping it ... or no room for the mirror == > have fun > alvin > > > On Wed, 9 May 2001, Marcus Marinelli wrote: > > > Alvin, > > > > How would I used the ata-100 patches however, if I am installing the > > system on my ATA-100 drives? I got the feeling that older versions of rh > > at least w/o 2.4 kernel did not support the hpt-370 w/ata-100 *at all*? > > > > The 2 drives are plugged physically into the hpt-370 controller (1 per > > cable of course), but I am actually running the raid via software > > (here's my raidtab:) > > > > raiddev /dev/md0 > > raid-level 0 > > nr-raid-disks 2 > > chunk-size 64k > > persistent-superblock 1 > > #nr-spare-disks 0 > > device /dev/hdg1 > > raid-disk 0 > > device /dev/hde5 > > raid-disk 1 > > > > The reason for running the RAID via software is simply cause the folks > > at Highpoint haven't released a linux module/driver/etc. for the hpt-370 > > that supports the raid functions (ARGH!) > > > > Marcus > > > > Alvin Oga wrote: > > > > >hi marcus > > > > > >you need to download the ata-100 patches > > > > > >search google.com for > > > "raid ata100 patches" > > > > > >read the posts and info and experiences of others on > > >rh and debian et.al w/ ata100 and abit mb's > > > > > >--- > > >am confused... > > > > > >are you using the abit onboard raid controller HPT370 > > >( no /etc/raidtab needed ) or are you using sw raid ( /etc/raidtab ) ??? > > > > > >striped raid0 is good for reading data back twice as > > >fast.... does not help much in writing data... > > > - good for webservers presenting pages... > > > > > >have fun raiding > > >alvin > > >http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Raid > > > > > > > > >== save your existing disks.... get a second pair of ide disks and > > >== see if the debian installer allows oyu to do "make raid" > > >== during its install > > > > > >== if not... you can create the raid devices manually... > > >== a major pain in the butt if you dont have an existing "linux" > > >== running to create the partitions and format and mount it > > >== than install the distro into it > > > > > >On Wed, 9 May 2001, Marcus Marinelli wrote: > > > > > >>Hello everyone, > > >> > > >>I've been following this list for a few weeks now, starting to become > > >>more and more interested in Debian. Right now I am running my box on > > >>redhat 7.1 (2.4 kernel), on an IDE Raid 0 (striped) array. I am using > > >>the HPT 370 Raid controller on my abit kt7-raid, in software mode > > >>however, as the chipset is only supported as an ATA-100 controller in > > >>linux, not a raid controller :(. How I did this was during the > > >>installation of RedHat, it allowed me to create a raid partition for /. > > >>I also made normal ext2 partitions for /boot, and a swap partition. Now > > >>my system boots fine off of /dev/md0. > > >> > > >>Now, to come to the point(!) I'd like to know the status of a deb > > >>distrib (Woody i guess?) that ships with 2.4 kernel packages (for > > >>ATA-100), and will allow raid partitions set up in installation. I have > > >>heard that if you install using apt-get to grab just the packages you > > >>want, could it be somehow setup to install 2.4 kernel packages instead > > >>of the default? is the default in woody or sid already 2.4? (I don't get > > >>the impression it is, but..) Is their any way to set up a raid partition > > >>in the setup process currently? if not is their one being planned and/or > > >>tested? > > >> > > >>Basically, what do I need to do here to get myself converted ;-) > > >> > > >>Thanks, > > >>Marcus > > >> > > >>-- > > >>C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but > > >>when you do, it blows away your whole leg. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>-- > > >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > > > > > > -- > > C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but > > when you do, it blows away your whole leg. > > > > > > >
