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Title: SATA RAID Promise PDC20376 (fasttrack 376)
Post by: peter_b_19 on October 23, 2004, 08:13:42 PM

Hi.
I have read all i can on using SATA RAID drivers on SME server.  I think i am getting really close but can't quite get there.  I am using a Asus Board with a Promise Fasttrack 376 (PDC20376) controller.  I have downloaded redhat 7.3 drivers from

http://www.promise.com/support/download/download2_eng.asp?productId=107&category=driver&os=3

I don't know the difference between the UP(uni processor) driver and the SMP driver.  When i follow the readme with them and copy to a floppy, and them instaltt SME 6.0.1 off CD with the accept dd boot command the machine starts loading the driver off the disk and then asks for the supplementary disk.  if i put in the other dirver disk ie. SMP or UP (tried both ways) it says the device can't be unmounted.  I think the is a prob with the install script or somethin bu i am a bit of a newbie.  can anyone help me.  

And yes i wan't to install and bood on a SATA RAID mirror hardware array.

Please Help me and i will Love you.

Thanks.
 :lol:

Title: SATA RAID Promise PDC20376 (fasttrack 376)
Post by: Reinhold on October 23, 2004, 09:46:38 PM

Peter,

I'm afraid with SME 6.0x RH7.3 stock you are not going to love anyone soon :-?  

Have a status read on Linux-Sata starting from:
http://linux.yyz.us/sata/faq-sata-raid.html
http://linux.yyz.us/sata/sata-status.html
... finally for you this will lead you to
http://www.murty.net/ataraid/

Linux-Software-Raid-x works in SME :-)
... or go buy a real hardware, a 3ware Raid :-)

Regards
Reinhold

P.S.: Latest I tried the stuff finally works but its running non-DMA <bah>