Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:55:13 -0400 From: "Ward R Goodwin" <admin2@empireone.net> To: "Mike Smith" <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org>, <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Help - Fasttrak eide raid host adapter and FreeBSD Message-ID: <004001bf03aa$6f022b40$eb64640a@EntWood.empireone.net> In-Reply-To: <199909202036.NAA01092@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for the reply. I guess (unless lightning strikes in the
next few hours) I'll go ahead and set up as 2 IDE drives without
mirror and see if I can get FreeBSD to see it. If that doesn't
work then back to the motherboard IDE channels...
BTW it might be software but it's bios level. Just after the
motherboard bios access. Just like when you use scsi raid
controllers. So if they get it right it should be able to emulate
a "standard" IDE drive and not require drivers...
I was hoping someone had a hack that could translate from what the
card bios shows and allow me to go ahead and load FreeBSD.
Thank you for your time,
Ward
Ward Goodwin System Administrator EmpireOne
wardish@null.net admin1@empireone.net 17 Computer Drive East
Phone (518) 453-1111 Fax (518) 489-6706 Albany, NY 12205
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Systems are interdependent, I'm indeterminate
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Smith [mailto:mike@smith.net.au]
> > Anyone have this working?
>
> The FastTrak RAID is performed in software; the
> hardware on the board
> itself is just an ordinary two-channel IDE controller.
>
> Promise claim they will be releasing a Linux driver
> sometime later this
> year; the situation will be re-evaluated at that point.
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