> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of adunn@xxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 3:53 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Where's the hardware compatibility list? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jeroen Lankheet > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:39 AM > To: Fedora > Subject: Where's the hardware compatibility list? > > > Hi there, > > I need to upgrade from RH7.3 either to RH9 or to Fedora. I base my > decision on the presence of HPT370 RAID support. RH9 has a 3rd party > driver. But i cannot find any information on Fedora RAID support, or any > other hardware support. > > Could anyone please tell me where it is? > > Jeroen Lankheet > > > -- > > Jeroen, a number of people have already recommended that you avoid using > the HPT370 RAID functionality and I won't argue with that. I have an > add-in HPT370 PCI card in my system and I use Fedora's software striping > + parity (I forget which RAID level that is) because Linux will > recognize that controller as a plain old IDE controller. Now, if you > want to boot your system from that RAID device, I think that another > message has explained why that may be more of a pain than it's worth, > but if you are looking to boot from a single drive and use the RAID > array for a separate partition(s), I would recommend avoiding the > Highpoint drivers altogether and just using Linux's software RAID. > You'll find that the performance of Fedora's RAID implementation is > superior to that of Highpoint. > > Or, if nothing else, you can at least add up to four more drives to your > system without using RAID. > > Good luck! > > Drew > > Drew Dunn > Simulation Engineer > Micron Technology, Inc. > "The Future of Memory" > (208)368-2882 > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Thanks again, I remember a software RAID can be configured during installation is it not? Or do I have to do that once the system is already running? Regards, Jeroen.
