> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Sep 29 09:17:13 2000
>
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > > Has anyone tried the new Adaptec 2100S, 3200S, or 3400S? With the current
> > > shortage of Mylex RAID cards, we need to find something else to use in
> > > situations where we would have used the Acceleraid or Extremeraid (where
> > >...
> > > Adaptec's site claims these 3 new cards are supported by Linux, FreeBSD,
> > > and a bunch of other OSs.
> >
> > adaptec support for linux is only a module for kernel 2.2.12 and 2.2.14
> > and the driver disc is a bootcd with linux on it using X and acrobat
> > reader for documents (nice done)
> >
> > but for real linux users (think all users that are buying raid cards for
> > linux?) there are no drivers for 2.2.17 or something.. :(
>
> Actually, they don't make it terribly clear, but source for the binary
> module they distribute is on the CD in the form of a kernel patch.
>
> I've built 2.2.17 with the Adaptec/DPT i20 driver, and it's worked fine so
> far.
>
> Unfortunately, the driver disk they supply doesn't work with Red Hat
> 7.0...so upgrading from 6.2 to 7.0 is going to take some work. I'll
> probably have to figure out the rules for making a new driver disk, or
> wait for Adaptec to release one.
While ANY support from Adaptec is better than the active non-support
in the past, I find it troubling that they make it so difficult for
linux users to utilize their products. Why on earth should we continue
to coddle this unwilling vendor? It's for that reason that (when
possible) I continue to specify Mylex cards for my systems.
Adaptec just doesn't get it.
C
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