----- Original Message ----- From: "Wojtek Pilorz" <wpilorz@xxxxxx> To: "Warren Togami" <warren@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; "oogie" <oogie@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:27 PM Subject: Re: Install Redhat 7.2 with HPT 370 > So if one is not forced to use HPT BIOS-supported RAID (as far as I heard some > M$ systems require this), why bother with all those binary-only drivers and so > on? Yes, no one is forced to use the crappy "hardware" HPT or PDC RAID. I've been telling the same thing to a few of the folks here. Linux software RAID is just plain better. However, you can't use Linux software RAID and NT software RAID simultaneously on the same disks. I want to dual boot between the two operating systems, so I went through the trouble of installing RH 7.2 from a non-RAID disk. It works fine now. I later tried to make driver disks for 7.2 to install directly to help other folks out, but I'm quite sure it is not possible with /dev/ataraid devices. Binary-only /dev/sda devices that will probably come later should allow direct installation, then you could manually switch it over to /dev/ataraid later.
