Subject: Re: Abit KT7A-RAID/HPT370/2.4.14 questions...
From: Jim Gribbin (jgribbin@alaska.net)
Date: Thu Nov 29 2001 - 00:34:41 AKST
Yes, I've noticed that it has a bertter reputation than the harware
implementations of IDE raid. The possible exception is the setup that
'civilme' put up a link too. It looks interesting enough that I might
have to try it out. I hadn't heard anything good about the Promise and
mobo implementations even before civilme joined the list.
Jim
On Mon, 2001-11-26 at 14:29, Joshua J. Kugler wrote:
>
> I understand that, but what I meant was that Linux's software RAID (which
> makes no bones about being software RAID, obviously) is actually a better
> RAID system than the "hardware" RAID cards which just use drivers to
> implement the RAID.
>
> j----- k-----
>
> On Monday 26 November 2001 02:08, Jim Gribbin wrote:
> > I believe that 'Linux raid' you're refering to IS software raid.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Sun, 2001-11-25 at 23:26, Joshua J. Kugler wrote:
> > > Correct me if I'm wrong on the technical details, but...won't the
> > > built-in highpoint controllers also function as standard IDE controllers,
> > > so you can have four IDE channels? If so, why not just use them as such,
> > > and then use Linux RAID, which by all accounts I've heard, is actually
> > > better than the software RAID controllers (highpoint, promise, etc.)?
> > >
> > > j----- k-----
>
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