On 5/1/2012 8:35 AM, Allan Wind wrote: > On 2012-05-01 11:53:27, Ramon Hofer wrote: >> I'm using Debian Squeeze and would like to use a Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 >> as controller for a software raid. > > I have a different SuperMicro board and it can run in two > different modes, forget their names for it, but one supports soft > raid and the other does not (IT or something). I needed to flash > the firmware to use the latter, then use mdadm to configure a > Linux soft array.
Then you must have the 8 port PCI-X AOC-SAT2-MV8, w/Marvell 88SX6081 SATAII controller. This chip uses the Linux sata-mv driver, which works fine. The AOC-SASLP-MV8 has the Marvell 88SE6480 SAS controller chip. This chip uses the mvsas driver, which has simply never worked properly and often causes massive data loss. Not a desirable trait in a storage driver. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4fa010f8.1090...@hardwarefreak.com
