I've implemented RAID 1 on an ECS K7something with built-in Promise FASTTRAK lite 100 software RAID, I had it run on a SuSE 7.3 with a 2.4.9 kernel I had to download the driver for it in the interney, coz the driver is not opensource so it dont really work with the default linux kernel drivers
Hope you have luck next time ,JM --- "Ian C. Sison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Jessie Evangelista wrote: > > > Joon Guillen wrote: > > > On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 23:41, Ian C. Sison wrote: > > > > > >>Your mileage may vary. To be sure, get either > promise or Intel. In > > >>general if you see UDMA(xx) in 'dmesg' your > chipset after the drive > > >>detection phase, then it is supported and you > are running IDE at the > > >>fastest possible speed. > > >> > > > > > > > > > Oh good. We just got a P4 machine with an Intel > mobo to be used as a > > > server, and that's where I'll first try IDE raid > using just mobo IDE. > > > > > > I just hope the new Intel motherboards (i845 > chipset) are fully > > > supported by the latest Linux kernel, not only > in the IDE controller > > > area. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > Good luck Julien! > > > > I have a Epox 4G4A+ containing i845G chipset. Also > have the cheap > > promise IDE raid controller. Tried installing > redhat 8.0 and failed to > > boot the kernel. Tried Installling redhat 7.3 and > failed to boot the > > kernel. Tried Installing redhat 7.2 and failed to > boot the kernel. Tried > > installing redhat 7.1 but wont boot after > installation. I've given up on > > the setup already. Can't possibly be a hardware > problem as I was able to > > install Win2000 Advanve Server at RAID1 > configuration. > > Gee, what errors appeared in the boot up? Kernel > panic? > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives > at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web > Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send > "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
