From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Brad Campbell Subject: Re: Need to upgrade to latest stable mdadm version? Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:58:11 +0400 Message-ID: <43D4E0F3.3070406@wasp.net.au> References: <200601221241.54689.mlaks@verizon.net> <43D3C5A8.3070200@dgreaves.com> <200601230902.45171.mlaks@verizon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200601230902.45171.mlaks@verizon.net> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Mitchell Laks Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Mitchell Laks wrote: > It does not work with the debian sid 2.6.15 kernel. You were far more > observant than I. I thought that my 2 raids were working with the debian > 2.6.15 but in fact it one of the drives had failed out of the array (thats > why it seemed to work, I hadn't slept enough...). > > In fact your diagnosis is completely correct. I cannot get both sata_via and > sata_promise up at the same time, without timeout problems. I _hope_ this is just an anomaly as I have a production machine here with 2.6.10, 3 sata_pro6mise cards and using the on-board sata_via interface also.. I was planning on upgrading it to 2.6.15 or 2.6.16 when it's released to gain the benefit of the new raid-5 error recovery patches. -- "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams