Hi all! Im on my way to buy a new DMA-100 controller card to my computer and found the Promise Ultra100TX2. My main purpose is to expand my computer from 4 IDE harddrives to 8. Could this be possible with this controller under SuSE 7.2 or 7.3 ? Does it also work "right-out-of-the-box" or do i need some specific drivers ?? I searched the Promise Webbsite, but didn´t find any thing. If anyone knows, i would be happy :-) Thanks in advance /Richard K
On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 04:11:44AM +0100, Richard Klövfors wrote:
Hi all!
Im on my way to buy a new DMA-100 controller card to my computer and found the Promise Ultra100TX2.
My main purpose is to expand my computer from 4 IDE harddrives to 8. Could this be possible with this controller under SuSE 7.2 or 7.3 ?
Does it also work "right-out-of-the-box" or do i need some specific drivers ?? I searched the Promise Webbsite, but didn´t find any thing.
I have a Promise Ultra100 (don't know if it is the TX2) that was recognized on install (7.3 pro). Only thing, its drives come after the motherboard adapter. My first drive is a WesternDidigal 100gig, /dev/hde. I think you'll have good luck... -- Pat Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 Registered at: http://counter.li.org
Quoting Richard Klövfors <richard@tre-amigos.nu>:
Hi all!
Im on my way to buy a new DMA-100 controller card to my computer and found the Promise Ultra100TX2.
My main purpose is to expand my computer from 4 IDE harddrives to 8. Could this be possible with this controller under SuSE 7.2 or 7.3 ?
Does it also work "right-out-of-the-box" or do i need some specific drivers ?? I searched the Promise Webbsite, but didn´t find any thing.
I just dropped on into my server with a pair of 40Gb Seagate Baracuda IV's, and it works fine straight out of the box - there is a Linux driver, and they (Promise) claim it's for 2.4.13 or above, but I'm running 2.4.10 with no problems. Only pain in the ass is the drives are /dev/hde and /dev/hdf - even with the on- board controller disabled. I have an removable drive bay on the primary channel of the Primary on-board controller, and that will take precedence whenever there is a drive inserted (which means I can boot...pardon... NT / 2000 when I need to for support purposes). Jon
Hi Jon, where did you get that promise driver? I searched all over on there web site and I only find FTSuSE_120B9.tgz, which is a driver for the whole family of Promise Ultra100xx. It (FTSuSE_120B9) works, but only when I install it in a fresh install (7.2prof with 2.4.4 kernel). With any self compiled kernel or after an upgrade to 2.4.16 or .17 rpm I get an error at loading time, that ft.o (the promise RAID modul) would have been compiled for kernel 2.2.x, and it refuses to load. I had to disable RAID because of that, but I would really like it back. Thanks, Matt On Monday 04 February 2002 18:36, jon@fl.net.au wrote: [...]
I just dropped on into my server with a pair of 40Gb Seagate Baracuda IV's, and it works fine straight out of the box - there is a Linux driver, and they (Promise) claim it's for 2.4.13 or above, but I'm running 2.4.10 with no problems.
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Jon
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 00:13, Matt T. wrote:
Hi Jon,
where did you get that promise driver? I searched all over on there web site and I only find FTSuSE_120B9.tgz, which is a driver for the whole family of Promise Ultra100xx.
It (FTSuSE_120B9) works, but only when I install it in a fresh install (7.2prof with 2.4.4 kernel). With any self compiled kernel or after an upgrade to 2.4.16 or .17 rpm I get an error at loading time, that ft.o (the promise RAID modul) would have been compiled for kernel 2.2.x, and it refuses to load.
I had to disable RAID because of that, but I would really like it back.
I got it from Promise tech Support - but I haven't used it, as a new 7.3 install seems to support it natively. I've attached it here for you. -- Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "There are 5.6 billion people in the world, and approximately 400 million installed operating systems. That means 5.2 billion people have yet to choose their operating system, and we have to get to them before Bill does." - Jon "maddog" Hall
Thanks very much, Jon, I'll try it ASAP. On Wednesday 06 February 2002 19:04, Jon Biddell wrote:
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 00:13, Matt T. wrote: [...] I got it from Promise tech Support - but I haven't used it, as a new 7.3 install seems to support it natively.
I guess you are just using the additional IDE ports and not any RAID functionality? If this is the case, you do not need the promise drivers, because the promise bios on the card will install its own IDE UltraDMA BIOS, any OS you run on the box should just see the additional IDE ports. BTW, if someone has a double boot with windows, and installs the promise RAID drivers there, be aware that you cannot deinstall them from windows. Whatever you do, they will be loaded, and if you delete them, windows demands to reinstall them and does not free the ports as additional IDE ports. In Linux you just change 2 conf files and run lilo, however windows you need to delete and do a new install, just to switch back from RAID to IDE... Thanks again, Matt
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