Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:58:55 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Ward R Goodwin" <admin2@empireone.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help - Fasttrak eide raid host adapter and FreeBSD Message-ID: <199909202058.NAA01212@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:55:13 EDT." <004001bf03aa$6f022b40$eb64640a@EntWood.empireone.net>
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I didn't notice the first time that you'd copied three separate lists with your first message. Please don't do that; one list is enough. > 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... You might as well just go back to the motherboard channels right now; the FastTrak won't give you any advantages. > 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... No, it doesn't work like that. The OS is required to supply it's own, FastTrak-compatible software RAID driver to take over from the BIOS. > 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. No; there is no hope of this in the short to medium term. -- \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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