From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.5 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_MISSING,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from [196.36.161.89] (helo=hvs.envisage.co.za ident=root) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15QDIl-0001BR-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Fri, 27 Jul 2001 13:29:36 -0600 Received: (from hvisage@localhost) by hvs.envisage.co.za (8.10.1/8.10.1) id f6RJTc226715 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Fri, 27 Jul 2001 21:29:38 +0200 From: Hendrik Visage To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RE: Problems with Dell Server Message-ID: <20010727212938.G12071@hvs.envisage.co.za> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0us In-Reply-To: ; from joe.derosa.b1@bayer.com on Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 01:34:41PM -0400 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri Jul 27 13:30:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 21:29:38 +0200 X-Archives-Salt: bb12859a-abc8-4ed9-8a3e-0e6c6be8f61b X-Archives-Hash: b8509b1964d5636d6663912214a516c2 I'll redo my setup @Work (Currently testing FreeBSD), but yes, I had Linux running a 2450 WITH the PERC 3Si (And I even played with the raid software available on Dell's sight to see the drives etc. :) Hendrik On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 01:34:41PM -0400, joe.derosa.b1@bayer.com wrote: > After doing some poking around, > None of the modules (including megaraid) detect any hardware. > It appears that the embedded controller is a 7899 dual channel controller, that > can have one channel use hardware raid. The bios banner calls the controller a > "Power Edge Expandable 3/Si Bios 2.5-0". If I disable raid, the drives all show > up as individual drives on the 7899 channel A using the AIC7xxx controller. > Reading in the kernel source, a couple of the drivers (old an new AIC7xxx) > mention that then specifically don't work with the hardware raid controller, but > none of them say they do. So, I can get the drives to work by disabling raid, > or moving to channel B, but I would like the hardware raid for speed. > > Thanks!! > > > Joe DeRosa > > > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org > http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev -- ------------------------ Hendrik Visage hvisage@envisage.co.za