Re: Promise FastTrak 100 TX4 success!

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The FastTrak is not HW raid, it is SW raid.

On Wed, 2002-01-09 at 01:25, Shawn Evans wrote:
> Hey... that is cool.. looks like I might be reinstalling my TX4.  How would 
> be the best way to do this, without a complete reinstall?  Move it from the 
> SW raid to my backupdrive and restore it, with it working on the HW Raid?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Shawn
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Jeremy Worrells <jworrells@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Promise FastTrak 100 TX4 success!
> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 14:34:03 -0700
> 
> On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 03:03:29PM -0600, Eric Sandquist wrote:
>  > That's fine for the 2.4.16 kernal... but I'm using the 2.4.34.mdk kernal 
> for
>  > Mandrake 8.1.  I, too, have the same interupt problem...  the drives are
>  > there.  I was able to create partitions - as individual drives, but am
>  > unable to format.  Appearantly my ide0 on the TX2 has failed, so I 
> currently
>  > have 2x80g on ide1.  At this point, I'd be happy to just get access to 
> the
>  > drives, I'll live without the raid if needed.  Else, maybe an adaptec 
> 2400a
>  > or a 3ware...
>  >
>  > Also, saw some adapters that will take the the ata drives and convert 
> them
>  > to UW-SCSI 68pin and U-SCSI 50pin for my on board scsi raid adapter
>  > @$88/ea...  for 2 drives, this option is looking better with every 
> FastTrak
>  > fault....
>  >
>  > Eric
> 
> FWIW, I am running Mandrake 8.0. I abandoned the stock kernel for 2.4.16
> because it Works. In all other aspects, it's a stock 8.0 install, and seems
> to run great.
> 
> Just an idea. Try the 2.4.16 kernel.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
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> 801.270.8616
> 
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