Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:49:42 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: libata testing on new machine with ICH5 and PDC20318 |
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Kevin P. Fleming wrote: > I'm building a new server to go into a colo facility in about six weeks; > the machine will have an Intel motherboard with an ICH5R (although I > won't use the RAID features) and a Promise SATA150 TX4 (no RAID > support). All six SATA ports will have Seagate 160GB Barracuda drives > attached, and I plan on using software RAID-5 and LVM2 on top of the array. > > I will be building the system using 2.6.0-test9, so will be using libata > to drive the disks. If there's anything I can help with > debugging/testing the ICH and/or Promise SATA drivers let me know... I > see that recently Jeff posted a small patch for some SATA reset issues > against -test9, so I'll certainly start out with that included.
The ICH5 should be fine. You may need to twiddle BIOS setup options, some users have reported that both drivers/ide and libata fail in certain BIOS modes. "Enhanced - SATA only" is usually the preferred mode, where feasible.
You need to make sure you get the Promise SATA fixes I just pushed to Linus. Presumably they will be available in the next 2.6.0-testX BK snapshot on ftp.kernel.org, tonight or the next night.
Jeff
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