Re: installation/boot trouble in SUPERMICRO P8SAA SATA mode
> Well I have installed on an ICH5R set to native SATA mode, and with
> linux26, it just works. I would hope the ICH6R is the same way,
> although if it's pci id is different and not yet in 2.6.8 it could cause
> problems.
I'll provide lspci later......
> > I did try a fresh install with SATA, both with raid 1 and non raid.
>
> The bios fake raid won't work with linux, so don't bother enabling it.
>
> > I did try a fresh install with SATA, both with raid 1 and non raid.
>
> The bios fake raid won't work with linux, so don't bother enabling it.
>
that's the next thing I was going to ask you. When I enabled the RAID 1,
I expected the installation to see 1 RAID device, but it was still
showing the 2 physical drives.
does that mean that if I want raid I'm stuck with SW raid?. Is there a
noticeable performance difference?
> Well you might want to try one of the unofficial CDs that people have
> made that have a sarge net isntall but with a newer 2.6 kernel. 2.6.11
> or 2.6.12 should certainly support your chipset.
you're a life saver, I'll try that this afternoon
Thanks very much Len.
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