----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Greater NH Linux Users' Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 5:29 PM Subject: IDE RAID (was: debian install tips?)
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Rich C wrote: > > Promise FastTrack 100 Lite Raid Controller (PDC20265) > > Last I heard (which was admittedly some months ago), the driver for these > cards was still semi-proprietary, and long-term Linux support was uncertain. > > Furthermore, these cards are not RAID controllers. They are IDE > controllers with special BIOSes. The BIOS implements RAID for real-mode, > and in protected mode, it is up to the device driver. The practical upshot > is, they are the moral equivalent of "software RAID" (using the Linux 'md' > driver, for example), but with a proprietary format and a single vendor. > > I would recommend just disabling the thing, and using Linux software RAID. Yes, I know they are not real RAID controllers; the chip is integrated on the motherboard. However, I tried booting the install program without the raid array defined (I don't know how else to disable the hardware) and it still couldn't recognize the hard drive(s). [sales pitch snipped :o)] Rich Cloutier President, C*O SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES www.sysupport.com ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
