Hi Luke and *, since today, two of my eighteen servers (NEC MH4500R) sounds not very healthy anymore, so I have now the ultimate motivation to transform the Marvel MV78200 into Debian Server (I want to build at least 30 servers for my own use) with: 1) 2x GE Network 2) No On-Board-Memory but SO-Dimm 3) 4x SATA drives over the Marvel Port-Multiplier 88SM4140 if eSATA works with it. 4) 8 SAS/SATA drives on each of the the two PCIe 4x ports using the 88SE6480 or 88RC8180 (Raid-On-Chip) I will design 4) modular, to let the option open for the use of inexpensive 4port SATA controllers or a mix. I was ongoig to use my 4U Server Racks (they have left and right 3x 5"25 Sluots), but they are 680mm depth which is a little bit to heavy. So I will use an APRAnorm 3U Universal Rack (360mm depth; 20-5036-30) with place for up to twelve "2x SATA Racks" (they have the size of a 3"5 Floppy). And if I go even in small production, I get the Front and Rear Plate as custom one... For small servers (only three "2x SATA Racks") I could use the 1U Rack (269-104 or 26-9200-00) DO NOT TELL me to use the 1U Rack (20-5560-10) which has one 3"5 and one 5"25 in the front, because its depth of 560mm is inacceptable. So my questions are now: 1) How good is the MV78200 supported by Debian? I mean REALY by Debian (->DFSG) 2) What about the support of 88SE6480 or 88RC8180 under 2.6.xx Kernels? Please let me now as fast as possibel, I have already contacted AVNET-MEMEC (my Distributor) plus Marvel and I am ongoing to sign the next NDA to get the chips. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator 24V Electronic Engineer Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### <http://www.tamay-dogan.net/> Michelle Konzack <http://www.can4linux.org/> Apt. 917 <http://www.flexray4linux.org/> 50, rue de Soultz Jabber linux4michelle@jabber.ccc.de 67100 Strabourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) Tel. DE: +49 177 9351947 ICQ #328449886 Tel. FR: +33 6 61925193
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