Trouble installing with HPT370 RAID
I'm attempting to install Sarge (via the netinst CD image, using the
Debian installer) onto an Iwill DVD266u-RN motherboard with onboard
RAID. The RAID controller is a Highpoint HPT370 chip, and it is set up
to perform RAID 1.
When installing, I always boot linux26. I have already noticed that
the installation hangs on all sorts of things unless I use the "noapic
nolapic" option at boot.
I have two 80GB disks in a RAID 1 array. However, when it comes time
to set up partitions, the installer treats the disks like two separate
drives, as though it detects the HPT370 as nothing more than an IDE
controller. If I install onto only one drive, the mirror array is
broken.
Is there a way to force the installer to recognize the array? I was
under the impression that Highpoint HPT370 RAID support was built into
the kernel, though I am noticing that all references are to the 2.4
kernel -- has it been removed from the 2.6 kernel, and if so, how do I
rectify this?
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