From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: Adaptec 79xx HostRAID support
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:12:31 -0400
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Tim Kent wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've compiled the Linux 2.6.8 kernel (Debian Sarge version) with the
> updated aic79xx drivers from Just Gibbs' web site which has allowed me to
> now see disks while in HostRAID mode.  What is the next step to see the
> logical RAID device instead of the disks?  I understand that the Linux
> kernel needs to understand the Adaptec metadata on the disk.  I've tried
> applying the rather dated emd diffs (emd-2.6-20040425-diffs.gz) to this
> kernel without success.

Adding support to 'dmraid' for the vendor-proprietary format would be 
the next step.

	Jeff