Hello, First question: Is there a web page to check for the latest released or beta versions of the RAID-certified kernels and RAID-patches? I keep seeing email saying "just get the latest released version of the kernel, version 2.2.<yatta-yatta>", but I have no idea how one can track this with out rapping on a RAID diety's door. BTW, for others not-in-the-know, here are a couple of nice pages I've found related to kernels and software raid RAID FAQ: RAID FAQ: http://www.ostenfeld.dk/~jakob/Software-RAID.HOWTO/Software-RAID.HOWTO.html (recently updated. thanx to Jakob Østergaard for maintaining it) Latest kernels (though RAID-certification is not specified here): http://www.kernel.org http://www.linuxhq.com/index.html Second question: I'm running 7 Maxtor 27GB drives in a linear configuration on 3 Promise Ultra 66 controllers and two K6 Epox chipset built-in IDE channels. I've had no data corruption after a month of use (DAMN, yall write good code!) However, I've seen threads suggesting that: - 3 or more Promise controllers is a no-no, though I think this is primarily related to the Ultra33. Is this still true for the Ultra33, and does it carry over to the Ultra66? - the Ultra66 isn't supported yet. I'm running a 2.3.XX beta (yes I take digitalis regularly) as recent 2.2 kernels didn't even register the Ultra66 controllers' existence. Are the Ultra66 patches to the kernel nearing a state where we'll see them in a 2.2 release soon? (Slap me if this reads as a "aren't you finished yet" poke at the developers - it's not meant to be) Also some of the drives are coming up in PIO mode. Is there any redress to adjust this before mounting the drives (i.e. request that it re-check for DMA capable drives)? -Z Chipset Engineering AMD Texas
