Shaun:
Attached find the readme file from the Promise Red Hat 8 drivers , according
to this the PDC20276 is the MBFastTrak133 Lite . Others supported by this
driver are listed as well.
Thanks,
Steve
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On Behalf Of Shaun
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:40 AM
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Subject: Re: Promise PDC 20276, using md
Thanks Steve,
that reminds of a good second question.
The motherboard manufacturers list the chipset as PDC20276, yet the promise
website simply lists their products as:
fasttrack, supertrack, TX2.. etc etc etc.
what does promise call the product that the 20276 chipset resides on?
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From: "Stephen Conway" <sconway@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 7:31 AM
Subject: RE: Promise PDC 20276, using md
> To Answer your last question:
>
> I have received the Red Hat 8 beta drivers for Promise 100 TX2 card
> (received from Promise tech support), and have successfully set up RAID-1
> with RH 8 using the HW RAID NOT software,
>
> Not sure if that helps,
>
> But anyway,
>
> Steve
>
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> On Behalf Of Shaun
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:18 AM
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> Subject: Promise PDC 20276, using md
>
>
> Hello,
>
> my last post was asking if anyone had any recent experience with
installing
> a fresh system using the redhat 8.0 drivers off the highpoint website for
> the HPT374 chipset.
>
> I am in the position of designing a new server that has to run RAID.
> (either RAID-1 or RAID-5). I am buying all new hardware from scratch for
it
> so I need to be sure I am minimizing any possible headache's with the
> install.
>
> Basically I need a board with 4 IDE ports on it, and a BIOS setting that
> allows me to disable the onboard RAID function without losing access to
IDE3
> and IDE4.
>
> Originally, I was looking at the ABIT AT7 MAX, with the onboard HighPoint
> HPT374 chipset. I can't get that board so I have switched to the Gigabyte
> 7VAXP.
> The Gigabyte board is using the Promise PDC20276 controller, which I see
by
> this list people have been having some difficulties with.
>
> My question is this: I am going to be using RedHat 8.0, but I am not
going
> to be utilizing the onboard BIOS for controlling the RAID. I would rather
> use the kernel level md raid drivers, and use the raidtools package from
> within the OS.
>
> I am going to be installing 2 Maxtor 80gig drives, one on IDE3 and one on
> IDE4. but then in the BIOS I will set them as regular disks.
>
> When people are having the problems during the installation of linux, are
> their problems due to the fact that they are using the onboard RAID
> controller to build and maintain their array? Which then has to
communicate
> with the kernel to "translate" what's going on.?
>
> OR
> since I am going to be disabling the RAID function onboard and relying on
> the md drivers from the kernel, am I effectively sidestepping any
problems?
> (I'm thinking that just the simple fact that the drives are even plugged
> into IDE3 and IDE4 there is still a possible issue with communicating with
> the promise chip.. even though its not actually doing anything with the
> raid.)
>
> list, are you guys using the promise RAID controller to build and maintain
> your RAID? or using software raid via linux.
>
>
>
>
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FastTrak Series Linux Driver Version 1.02.0.25
Installation Note for RedHat Linux [11/18/2002]
[INTRODUCTION]
1.1 Foreword
This driver diskette should be used with all Promise FastTrak Series
adapter and on-board chipsets running under RedHat Linux operating systems.
Do NOT use this diskette for other versions of Linux for FastTrak support.
1.2 Support List
PDC20262 FastTrak66
PDC20265R FastTrak100 Lite/SMARAID
PDC20267 FastTrak100
PDC20270 FastTrak LP/TX2/TX4
PDC20271 FastTrak TX2000
PDC20276 MBFastTrak133 Lite
PDC20277 SBFastTrak133 Lite
with
Red Hat 7.3 (kernel 2.4.18-3)
Red Hat 8.0 (kernel 2.4.18-14)
[INSTALLATION]
Extract the contents of the ZIP file on to a formatted floppy disk.
(ZIP file can be extracted by `WinZIP' in windows or `Unzip' in linux).
Label this disk as "FastTrak Driver Disk".
2.1 To install the FastTrak Series Linux Driver into an EXISTING SYSTEM:
1.) Boot linux system and login as root.
2.) Insert FastTrak Driver Disk for install FastTrak Driver by issuing
commands :
# mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
# cd /mnt/floppy
# sh install (Answer Yes/No when inquire setup configuration)
You can answer Yes to bind FastTrak driver into linux booting.
# cd ..
# umount /dev/fd0
NOTE: All IDE channels except the first and second one are disable for the
"Linux 2.4 IDE issue". It can be enable by removing 'ide2=0 ide3=0
ide4=0 ide5=0 ide6=0 ide7=0 ide8=0 ide9=0' in /etc/lilo.conf or
/boot/grub/grub.conf.
3.) Reboot Red Hat linux system.
2.2 To install the FastTrak Series Linux Driver into a NEW SYSTEM
1.) Start the Red Hat Linux Installation with CD-ROM booting.
2.) At the "Welcome to Red Hat Linux ..." installation screen, a prompt
labeled "boot:" will appear at the bottom of the screen.
3.) Please press TAB key and append parameters (see Note 1 below).
at the "boot:" prompt, then press the Enter key.
4.) At the "Devices" dialog box, insert the FastTrak Driver Disk in the
floppy drive and then select "OK" or "Yes".
5.) Enable Configure advanced boot loader options box, and type kernel
parameters
(see NOTE 2 below) in the General kernel parameters field.
6.) Continue with the installation as normal.
7.) Press Ctrl-Alt-F2 when installation at the "Congratulations" menu.
8.) Insert the FastTrak Driver Disk floppy, Issue commands to load FastTrak
driver.
# umount /tmp/fd0 (For safety issue, Just in case)
# chroot /mnt/sysimage
# mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
(If USB Floppy, Please choose USB floppy device such as /dev/sdb)
# cd /mnt
# sh setup-ft
9.) Choose your selection here, after FastTrak driver setup successful.
# cd /
# umount /mnt
# exit
10.) Please press Ctrl-Alt-F7 and click "Exit" button to finish installation.
[NOTE]
Linux Kernels 2.4.x misidentifies Promise ATA-RAID controllers as simple
IDE controllers. This results in the built-in Linux IDE driver trying to
handle the controller and can prevent the proper FastTrak ATA RAID driver
to be loaded.
Follow the installation instructions AND the parameter commands referred
to below section. This status we called "IDE issue".
1.) "linux ide0=0x1f0,0x3f6,14 ide1=0x170,0x376,15 ide2=0 ide3=0 ide4=0
ide5=0 ide6=0 ide7=0 ide8=0 ide9=0 expert"
2.) "ide0=0x1f0,0x3f6,14 ide1=0x170,0x376,15 ide2=0 ide3=0 ide4=0 ide5=0
ide6=0 ide7=0 ide8=0 ide9=0"
