CERC ATA100 & Linux 2.6 Kernels..

[Steven Nash]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com 
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Barr
> Sent: 05 March 2008 16:37
> To: John
> Cc: linux-poweredge at dell.com
> Subject: Re: CERC ATA100 & Linux 2.6 Kernels..
> 
>  
> 
> On Mar 5, 2008, at 1:35 AM, John wrote:
> >
> >
> > You have the link to the article on how and what you need to do!!!  
> > It is the
> > same thing in Debian. Get the patch. Build Kernel. Make 
> Module. What  
> > will
> > you lose by trying? You don't have to build it on the Machine in
> > Question....
> 
> 
> 
> The reason for asking was about the possibility that the fix was  
> included in 2.6.20.  That patch was included in -mm, and maybe  
> included in the full 2.6.20 code.  I was hoping someone could 
> confirm  
> their experience.  The 2 boxes I have with this card are both prod  
> servers, in hard to access locations.  I'm only going to get 
> 1 shot at  
> this, and one is a email gateway.
> 
> 
> The real trick would be trying the 2.6.20+ kernel set from debian  
> testing, so that I could just pull up smoothly.  I just don't 
> have the  
> luxury of that, right now.  I might be able to get approval to take  
> one of the 2 down for a few hours, to test on it, but.. it'll be  
> interesting.
> 
> Matthew
> 
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I had this problem a few years ago, I replaced the server and switched to
software raid.

One option is to remove the card and use software raid.


Steve