Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 07:54:24 +1000 From: "Richard Uren" <richard@thehub.com.au> To: "'Ward R Goodwin'" <admin2@empireone.net> 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: <000001bf03b2$b4c90c40$e4f08fcb@thehub.com.au> In-Reply-To: <004001bf03aa$6f022b40$eb64640a@EntWood.empireone.net>
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Ward, I purchased one last week - A FastTrak66 (which is perhaps not the 'FastTrack' you mentioned. Its detects as a 'PCI - Mass Storage Controller' (in the Bios startup) and unless there is some 'emulate an IDE drive' mode that I missed it won't work. Its a cool idea tho. This might be better http://www.icp.net.au/raid1/default.htm (I should have one of these today). Ive also tried http://www.accordance.com.tw/araid-(1).html bu Im getting odd disk errors and strange panics when the system is idling along (but make world works fine .... - Ive just received a list of preferred drives from these guys and i'll be testing this today/tomorrow as well). Cheers Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Ward R Goodwin > Sent: Tuesday, 21 September 1999 6:55 > To: Mike Smith > Cc: freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; > freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: RE: Help - Fasttrak eide raid host adapter and FreeBSD > > > 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 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > 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. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-fs" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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