From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "bart@ardistech.com" Subject: Re: Linux Raid boot - stuck in a raid start loop - Advice Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:57:38 +0100 Message-ID: <438D7792.76A3C0A@ardistech.com> References: <438D73E2.70502@projecthugo.co.uk> Reply-To: bart@ardistech.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: kernel-lists@projecthugo.co.uk Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Matt Darcy wrote: > > Hi all, > > this is not a bug, this is a tricky situation due to a few bad choices > on my part. > > I am using a 8 port Sata controller (MV88SX5081 8-port SATA I PCI-X > Controller) with the 2.6.12.6 kernel. > > I am using the 3rd party sata_mv drivers as the sata_mv drivers included > in the 2.6.15 kernel are not stable enough yet - This problem will go > away when these drivers become stable. The 3rd party driver limits me to > 2.6.12.6. > > The 3rd party driver can only be built as a module, and not directly > into the kernel - just making that clear before people suggest building > it into the kernel. > I did put this module in a initrd image which the kernel loads before first access to the SATA drives. Bart