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From: Hendrik Visage <hvisage@×××××××××××.za>
To: gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RE: Problems with Dell Server
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 13:29:36
Message-Id: 20010727212938.G12071@hvs.envisage.co.za
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] RE: Problems with Dell Server by joe.derosa.b1@bayer.com
1 I'll redo my setup @Work (Currently testing FreeBSD), but yes,
2 I had Linux running a 2450 WITH the PERC 3Si (And I even played
3 with the raid software available on Dell's sight to see the
4 drives etc. :)
5
6 Hendrik
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8 On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 01:34:41PM -0400, joe.derosa.b1@×××××.com wrote:
9 > After doing some poking around,
10 > None of the modules (including megaraid) detect any hardware.
11 > It appears that the embedded controller is a 7899 dual channel controller, that
12 > can have one channel use hardware raid. The bios banner calls the controller a
13 > "Power Edge Expandable 3/Si Bios 2.5-0". If I disable raid, the drives all show
14 > up as individual drives on the 7899 channel A using the AIC7xxx controller.
15 > Reading in the kernel source, a couple of the drivers (old an new AIC7xxx)
16 > mention that then specifically don't work with the hardware raid controller, but
17 > none of them say they do. So, I can get the drives to work by disabling raid,
18 > or moving to channel B, but I would like the hardware raid for speed.
19 >
20 > Thanks!!
21 >
22 >
23 > Joe DeRosa
24 >
25 >
26 >
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