On Sun, 2005-01-30 at 14:56 +0100, Christopher Pharo Glæserud wrote: > jim biri, > > > --- 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? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. The difference between drunken sailors and Congressmen is that drunken sailors spend their own money.
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