does linux run on an a8v deluxe using the onboard raid stuff?

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hi there

F windows , I'd like too run mandrake 10 on an a8v deluxe
, but I always had trouble getting the raid stuff too work can it be
easily done ? I have 2 wd caviar 120 gig drives SATA I am using
the on board controller and a raid 0 right now with

patch me up windows

I'm really tiring of windows
 
It *can* be made to run on 2.6.x kernels... but it's very difficult. If you
want to try it you'll need to use dmraid (uses device mapper to work with
"fake-raid" controllers like the promise and via controllers on the A8V).
There is no linux distro, to my knowledge, that incorporates dmraid into the
installer - that is why it is so difficult.

The much much easier route is to use Redhat9 (based on 2.4.x kernel) and the
binary raid drivers available for RedHat9 already.
 
mike6 said:
hi there

F windows , I'd like too run mandrake 10 on an a8v deluxe
, but I always had trouble getting the raid stuff too work can it be
easily done ? I have 2 wd caviar 120 gig drives SATA I am using
the on board controller and a raid 0 right now with

patch me up windows

I'm really tiring of windows
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In general, setting up Linux on typical IDE/SATA RAID controllers (the
usual kind for onboard ones, which are just BIOS-assisted software RAID)
is a pain. If you're going with Linux exclusively, it's likely easier to
just disable the RAID on the board and use Linux software RAID (md).
 
Same question regarding the a8n. Is the nForce & SIS raid controllers
software based and just a big of a PITA or are those actual hardware
controllers?

I've got Mandriva and FreeBSD running on one of my older PC's, but
non-raid.
 
Same question regarding the a8n. Is the nForce & SIS raid controllers
software based and just a big of a PITA or are those actual hardware
controllers?

I've got Mandriva and FreeBSD running on one of my older PC's, but
non-raid.
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The NVIDIA RAID is definitely software based. I'm not completely sure
about the SiS but it's almost certainly software based as well.

The only onboard ATA RAID controllers I know of which are actually
hardware RAID are some of the ITE chips. Other than that, if you want
true hardware RAID, you're looking at either SCSI or something like a
3ware controller.
 
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