RE: [cooker-amd64] Via VT8237 RAID Support?

[Dave Milford]

Will it still be possible to install 9.2 after VIA releases the official
drivers?  Windows has that option for third-party RAID/SCSI drivers, does
9.2 have the same thing?  Or am I basically SOL until some distro includes
the Via drivers standard?

Dave 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gwenole Beauchesne [mailto:gbeauchesne@mandrakesoft.com] 
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 4:25 AM
To: cooker-amd64@linux-mandrake.com
Subject: Re: [cooker-amd64] Via VT8237 RAID Support?

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Dave Milford wrote:

> I tried to install Mandrake 9.2RC1 for AMD64 and it said something 
> like it couldn't find any free space.  I presume this means it does 
> not support the Via VT8237 RAID.  I've got an Athlon 64 3200+ on an 
> ASUS K8V Deluxe, with 2 x SATA drives in RAID0 config using the Via VT8237
RAID.

Sorry, only software RAID is supported with libata based (open source)
drivers at this time.

> Are there any plans for future support for this (either official Via, 
> or hacked drivers?)

VIA is in the validation process of their native drivers with RAID support.
Unfortunately, it's unlikely to be part of the final 9.2 ISOs. We only have
non-distributable beta version of the drivers.