From: Ludwig Meyerhoff <ludwig@antar.de>
To: jgarzik@pobox.com, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: VT8237 SATA + RAID
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:19:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4262384E.2090607@antar.de> (raw)
Hallo!
I wanted to install a new low-usage linux-server, so I bought a
mainboard with a SATA RAID controller (VT8237) onboard.
I know there are better solutions like RAID controllers with their own
microcontrollers, but as I only wanted to mirror the data, a "BIOS RAID"
should do, too.
So I have two 250GB SATA drives, a configured RAID and a Debian
Netinstall CD (2.6.8-10 kernel). My problem is the "sata_via" module
loads but does not recognize the RAID function, as instead of one drive
it finds two.
Googling around I found many people sharing my problem but no one having
a solution which does not consist of a software-raid managed by the
kernel (I had some trouble with it when one of the two disks (RAID 1)
crashed - all data lost).
There seems to be a driver at viaarena.com, but it looks like if it were
only for 2.4 kernel.
To me it looks like if the sata_via driver lacks the BIOS support, so I
ask You whether this is the case and what I can do.
Saluti!
Ludwig Meyerhoff
P.s.: I did not subscribe to the list, so please do not forget to cc me
in replies!
next reply other threads:[~2005-04-17 10:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-04-17 10:19 Ludwig Meyerhoff [this message]
2005-04-17 15:46 ` VT8237 SATA + RAID Stefan Smietanowski
2005-04-17 16:56 ` Mark Hahn
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