> ... At first > I used the Highpoint Tech drivers (the open source ones from their site > you have to compile). This driver IS NOT open source. It is binary module and compiled portion is only "interface" between this driver and kernel. > However I now use the built-in ataraid/hptraid > modules. The big difference is these are not SCSI emulation like the > Highpoint Tech ones, and the drives appear under /dev/ataraid/d0p1 (for > raid disk 0 partition 1) instead of /dev/sda1. Second difference is in acces into "real" disks - original driver emulate SCSI device and "real" discs are inaccessible. With kernel driver are "real" discs accessible as hde, hdg etc. and user is able set up params via hdparm -> better performance. > I load the ataraid and > hptraid modules with an initrd so I have the swap partition available > when it's turned on. Since they are in the initrd image, they > automatically get loaded at boot time. So it should be fairly easy to > get a root partition in RAID. Recommendation : Compile own kernel with this driver biuld-in. Miroslav BENES system administrator TENEZ a.s. Czech Republic www.tenez.cz
