You might want to email promise tech support asking about availability of a 2.6 kernel version of the partial open source code. Sometimes they have it and will email you a link to it but only if you ask. ----- Original Message ----- From: tlc <tlc@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "ATARAID (eg, Promise Fasttrak, Highpoint 370) related discussions" <ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: PDC20378 - Help :( Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:28:29 -0500 > > On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 16:57 -0500, James Olson wrote: > > If the kernel driver isn't seeing your drives you may want to try compiling a driver yourself > > for the FastTrak 378 controller. Promise has partial open source code on their support site > > for the FastTrak TX4000 which also specifies the 378 in the README.txt file header. "PROMISE > > FastTrak TX4000/376/378/S150 TX Series Linux Driver README". If that compiles and works you > > probably won't need to run dmraid. > > > This package is available off the asus website as well .. but its for > the 2.4.x series kernel not the 2.6 kernel. > > I believe the libata patch will work but I have a problem booting off > the SATA with some kernels and the 2.6.15 seems to be one of them so I > am dealing with that issue first now. > > Thanks > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: tlc <tlc@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "ATARAID (eg, Promise Fasttrak, Highpoint 370) related discussions" > > <ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: PDC20378 - Help :( > > Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:26:57 -0500 > > > > > > On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 12:32 -0500, tlc wrote: > > > > On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 12:24 -0500, Phillip Susi wrote: > > > > > Aha! Ok, now this is making sense. The real problem is that the kernel > is not > > > > recognizing your two PATA drives at all, therefore, dmraid has no > drives to detect as a raid. > > > > > > > > > This isn't really related to dmraid, so I am not sure if this is the > correct place to > > > > discuss it, but if I were you, I'd unplug the sata > drive and see if you can get the > > kernel > > to recognize the pata drives in > some fashion. > > > > > :) correct. the PDC20378 can have either SATA drives or PATA drives. My > > > > SATA drive is on the ICH5 controller not on the fake raid. I was passed to this list from > > the > > RH list and the fedora list ... is > > > > there a libata list :) > > > > > > > > I am configuring the patched 2.6.15rc1 kernel now, I am hoping the patch > > > > to the libata driver will do it. > > > > > > > > I'll keep everyone posted > > > > > > > well .. the machine does not boot on the new kernel .. but I get the > > > feeling its a good not booting, like its seeing the new hard drives and > > > screwing up the device order ... > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > tlc wrote: > > > > > > Ok, let me start over, as I said before I posted my full message to this > > > > > > list before and only posted a brief problem this time. > > > > > > > > Here is a link to the full post .. > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2005-October/msg02838.html > > > > > > notice the misuse of the word to .. it should be two .. sorry > > > > > > > > The PDC20378 is a 'fake' raid , so it does have a bios but it is a > > > > > > software raid. There are 2 PATA IDE drives attached. > > > > I know very well that I > > can > > not RAID a single drive. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list
