Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:24:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:24:08 -0400 Received: from mail.nep.net ([12.23.44.24]:41994 "HELO nep.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:24:01 -0400 Message-ID: <19AB8F9FA07FB0409732402B4817D75A038B7E@FILESERVER.SRF.srfarms.com> From: "Ryan C. Bonham" To: jkniiv@hushmail.com Cc: "Linux Kernel List (E-mail)" Subject: RE: Dilemma: Replace Escalade with Adaptec 2400A or Promise Super trak66? Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:25:39 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org All the Adaptec I2O RAID products use the same driver, including the ATA(Adaptec 2400A) based one. The ATA drives/arrays will appear to the OS as a scsi device. The driver was in the last Linus release also (2.4.10). I am running the adaptec 2400A on a 2.4.6 kernel which i patch with adaptecs dirvers, with no problems.. Ryan > -----Original Message----- > From: jkniiv@hushmail.com [mailto:jkniiv@hushmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 10:08 AM > To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Dilemma: Replace Escalade with Adaptec 2400A or Promise > Supertrak66? > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hi folks, > > I'm sorry to involve you lot but I have a dilemma of how to > replace a problematic 3Ware Escalade 6400 with another ATA > RAID controller due to the known problem of Escalade "losing" > one or several drives from my striped mirror (RAID10). It > needs a reboot and juggling the drives back and forth before > it rebuilds the set. Now that 3Ware seems to be discontinuing > the line, this issue probably won't be resolved any time soon > and I'm wondering which one of two remaining options, Adaptec > 2400A or Promise Supertrak66/100 is reasonably compatible > with recent (2.4.[89]) Alan Cox kernels? (compatible == > hopefully reliable) > > I know that both are based on an I2O architecture so there's > some hope, at least, even if there is very little support > officially by Adaptec or Promise. Alan himself has proclaimed > that the Supertrak works for him just fine, but I presume > there are no Linux-based utilities available yet. Is there > then any way to find out if a drive has gone south and needs > to be replaced -- kernel log messages, maybe? > > The Adaptec 2400A is presumably very much like the 2100S SCSI > model. Adaptec has released some binary only drivers and > utilities but none for the 2.4 kernel line. There are however > some beta stage drivers (dpt_i2o) available as source for the > SCSI models. Now, I happened to list the symbols of the > binary only driver for the 2400A (dpt_i2o.o) and came to the > conclusion that they are the very same as in the SCSI driver > source! Any differences ought to be small. Now, I'm wondering > whether anybody has already tested the driver with a 2400A? Alan? > > Yours, > > // Jarkko Kniivila, CIO, Ambientia Ltd., Finland > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: Hush 2.0 > > wlsEARECABsFAjvEViAUHGprbmlpdkBodXNobWFpbC5jb20ACgkQlshdxPYU0CZLvQCd > FRTf26MRGbvJ79i6hiXdWwBO9ksAn2nROfTFKpsfOfOROgjHNWPIVmm5 > =4bKb > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/