From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 18 May 2002 05:33:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 18 May 2002 05:33:17 -0400 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net ([212.159.14.227]:24479 "HELO warrior.services.quay.plus.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 18 May 2002 05:33:14 -0400 Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 10:32:35 +0100 From: "J.P. Morris" To: LKML Subject: Re: Aralion and IDE blasphemy Message-Id: <20020518103235.23e5f9a0.jpm@it-he.org> In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.6.2 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 17 May 2002 20:22:19 +0100 (BST) Alan Cox wrote: > > > What does lspci say the chipset really is ? > > > > Here's the entry for it from lspci -v. I can quote the entire file if you prefer. > > > > 00:11.0 RAID bus controller: ARALION Inc: Unknown device 0301 > > Just the one controller shows up despite it being four ports ? All the other entries are for hardware I know, so yes. > > However. I put the thing in to try and relieve a problem of drive bays and > > connector lengths. A bit of lateral thinking has provided another solution > > and I no longer need the card urgently. > > Aralion claim Linux support so might be worth asking them ? > http://www.aralion.com/products/raidControl/ideRaid/ideRaid_ultimaRaid100.htm What they will give you is a Windows program in korean. Later examination revealed it to be some kind of self-extracting ZIP file. Inside are some binary kernel modules they wrote which are specific to RedHat 7.1's version 2.4.2 kernel. They've just updated their Windows drivers, so they -may- release a more recent version, but I'd prefer not to have a closed binary module present. -- JP Morris - aka DOUG the Eagle (Dragon) -=UDIC=- jpm@it-he.org Fun things to do with the Ultima games http://www.it-he.org Developing a U6/U7 clone http://ire.it-he.org d+++ e+ N+ T++ Om U1234!56!7'!S'!8!9!KA u++ uC+++ uF+++ uG---- uLB---- uA--- nC+ nR---- nH+++ nP++ nI nPT nS nT wM- wC- y a(YEAR - 1976)