Re: [opensuse] opensuse with JMicron JMB362/363 Fake RAID (SoftRAID) driver

Per Jessen wrote:

LLLActive@xxxxxxx wrote:

Hi all,

I just got a JMicron JMB362/363 Fake RAID (SoftRAID).
I searched the internet, and most are M$ drivers, and some mention
Linux. None seem to have a real good idea how to get it to work
properly. Does anyone know of a method to let opensuse read the
hardware raid setup off of the controller, and not the separate
drives.

I have:
uname -a
Linux Linux 2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2011-04-25 21:48:33
+0200 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
on an AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ CPU and a GA-K8N Ultra-9 Mobo.

There is in fact a pata_jmicron driver, which seems to intended for
your controller - however, IIRC, these fake raid cards are often
supported by dmraid. SOme quick googling indicates that dmraid has
support for your controller.

http://www.jmicron.com/Support_FAQ.html Q9


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