Re: RAID 1 : DEBIAN (WOODY) b2.4 - compatible Parallel ATA disk / compatible hardware RAID 1 controller
Hi Alvin,
Thanks again for your help.
OK, suppose I forget hardware RAID then and just use IDE drives
running off separate IDE controllers.
That Highpoint card is in fact not a RAID card, it is an IDE
controller. It comes with Linux source, but I don't know what to do
with that source. If I plug the card in and attach an IDE drive,
DEBIAN b2.4 doesn't "see" the drive. So, I don't really know where to
start in terms of compiling the code and getting it "into" DEBIAN.
I reckon I'd have the same challenges if I used another ATA disk
controller e.g. if I went with:
http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/components/controllersandiocards/productView.htm?quicklinx=2PNW
So, any pointers as to where I'd start? The readme that comes with the
Highpoint source says:
"2. Build the driver
---------------------
1) Install kernel source package and building tools.
You shall use same configuration for the kernel and the driver.
Otherwise the driver may be unable to load or work abnormally.
If you are using stock kernel, obtain the configuration in your Linux
distribution (e.g. the kernel configuration file for Red Hat stock kernel
can be found under "configs" directory in kernel source tree). Copy the
configuration file to <your-kernel-source-dir>/.config and setup the
kernel headers using "make oldconfig" and "make dep" commands before you
build the driver.
Please refer to the documents in your Linux distribution for kernel
configuration.
If the kernel contains built-in IDE support for HPT302 controller,
you must disable the kernel support before using this driver. You can
either rebuild a kernel without HPT302 IDE support, or use boot parameters
like "hdx=noprobe" to disable the built-in driver.
2) Extract the driver files to somewhere.
3) Build the driver (example):
# make KERNELDIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10
"
Does this sound sensible? Realistic? What one would expect to do?
Thanks, Jim.
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:09:42 -0800 (PST), Alvin Oga
<aoga@ns.linux-consulting.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, jim biri wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all the postings. I've got a HighPoint Rocket 133 ATA card
> > (see http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/r133.htm for more info) , and
> > highpoint release what they call the "Linux Source Code" at:
> >
> > http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/bios_r133.htm.
>
> for your stuff .. you might need to turn on the highpoint kernel
> option if there is one .. and/or load the modules they give you
> for the kernel you run
>
> personally ... i'd throw away the highpoint raid controllers
> and any/alll onboard ( motherboard ) raid controllers
>
> ( sw raid is better than most low end hw raid )
>
> "better" meaning: "it works"
> - if you disconnect /dev/hda .. it still boots
> - if you plug in a brand new /dev/hda .. it resyncs
> - you can monitor the raid status from anywhere for any metric
>
> other kernel/config issues are a separate problem
> for proper raiding
>
> c ya
> alvin
>
>
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