Re: RAID 1 : DEBIAN (WOODY) b2.4 - compatible Parallel ATA disk / compatible hardware RAID 1 controller

From: Ron Johnson (ron.l.johnson_at_cox.net)
Date: 01/30/05

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Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:23:32 -0600

    On Sun, 2005-01-30 at 15:33 +0100, Christopher Pharo Glęserud wrote:
    > Ron Johnson,
    >
    > > > > --- UK-based DEBIAN (WOODY) b2.4 compatible Parallel ATA disk
    > > > > controller - for use with software RAID 1? So have two IDE drives each
    > > > > on separate disk controller - hence looking for tried and tested
    > > > > second disk controller.
    > > >
    > > > I'm using two HighPoint Ultra 100TX controller (PDC20268) with 2
    > > > channels each supporting 4x200GB Maxtor drives. Under 2.6 these
    > > > controllers have been quite straight-forward. I do, however, remember
    > > > some initial trouble under 2.4 (which drivers to include, etc.) and some
    > > > trouble getting the DMA to turn on automatically (hdparm + init solved
    > > > that one). Other than that they have behaved exemplary.
    > > >
    > > > (My post of some weeks back where the wrong drive was marked as failed
    > > > by mdadm I don't think was due to the controller.)
    > >
    > > You are using software RAID, right?
    >
    > Yes, that's were the mdadm part comes to play. (The controllers are
    > promise 100TX2, not highpoint, my mistake) Current setup is

    That's what I thought, but that does not seem to be what OP is
    asking for:
    "b2.4 compatible hardware RAID 1 controller?"
    "looking for tried and tested second disk controller."

    It looks like he's asking for 2 different things at the same time. :\

    [snip] 

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