----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans-Peter Jansen" <hpj@xxxxxxxxx> To: <ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 9:45 AM Subject: Fwd: Multiple PDC20268 based sw/hw raid really working with linux? > Hi, > > > The promise folks claim working linux support for their IDE product line. > While failed in setting up a very simple config with 2 * TX2 and UDMA (see > forwarded message below), and googling around a bit, I ask myself, how > stable/fast other PDC20268 based raid solutions are? Are their drivers open source, and/or keeping current with the latest Linux kernel source trees? If not, I would not consider them to be a viable solution for most uses. Have you thought about 3Ware Escalade IDE RAID controllers? They work very well with mature, open source Linux drivers. A real hardware based solution I believe. Unfortunately they are leaving the market by the end of this year, but they are still available in some retail channels. I'm ordering a few of them from here this week to get around the Promise FastTrak limitations in Linux... http://www.hypermicro.com/store/index.htm
