On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Well. Since DPT rammed me in the ass with their "SmartRAID V" RAID I need
> > to buy a new RAID card. I don't know who to trust. I was told (about 1
> > year ago) that DPT was the Co. that liked/worked with the linux community.
> > Obviously they don't. I don't a driver for over $12,000 in RAID HW. So,
>
> The driver should be on DPT's site. Im not sure on the current state with the
> DPT decade/century/millenium series but source (ugly or otherwise) is around
> and I am hoping to get it merged once some headers have been cleaned up.
The driver directory is on thier web site. true. But it only works for
specific versions of kernel's from RH. They do have the sources available
also. The problem comes when compiling. They specifically say not to use
Linux's i2o stuff. Fine. They claim they have their "own" i2o
implementaion. But it won't build, actually it won;t link. After looking
at the FAQ more they say I need to build with gcc version 2.7.2. Becasue
their driver only works with that. So i remove the gcc from my system and
install an old gcc / linker. no change. Still the same damn error. It's
not like I'm some stupid moron (i wish that were the case then I'd be able
to ask someone else WTF the problem is and they could answer). I'm a
sysadmin at JPL and am responsible for (in our section) all our builds of
GNU software. Plus I manage all the Linux machines. To top it off I do
development for Mission and Control for NASA's Deep Space network. So i'm
used to building wierd-ass stuff and getting it workin. I've worked so
long and hard on this problem I finally gave up and want to buy a new
card. i'm sick of the bitches at DPT not responding to my email and giving
me no help. I'm not going to run that crap ass 2.2.5 kernel or the 2.2.12
kernel from RH (the only kernels they support according to the web page).
I need to have at LEAST 2.2.16 for security resons. But they don't give a
crap.
If Linux can get the card working with they native i2o drivers then
great. I'd be very happy with that. But I've waited for 6 months now and
I'm to the point I don't mind blowing another $10,000 in taxpayers money
to get the fsck'n RAID working in 2.2.17 land and hopefully 2.4 soon.
>
> > supported, I mean not some crap ass driver written by an intern. I want
> > something that inspires love from the author. I want a driver that works.
> >
> > Who out there (for the HW RAID stuff) really works with the Linux Kernel
> > Developers? ie What HW vendor?
>
> Currently in kernel
> -------------------
> IBM write their own drivers for the ServeRAID
> AMI/DELL for the MegaRAID
> Mylex help Leonard Zubkoff with the DAC960 driver
> Compaq write their own drivers for the SMART2 and ISS interfaces
> ICP Vortex have been doing their own drivers for their cards back since
> 1996 (1.2.13)
> DPT have been heling with their older SmartRAID cards and there are drivers
> in kernel
>
> and I may have forgotten some.
>
> The current I2O based smartraid stuff got tangled in some I2O sig sillies about
> copyrights on their own header files but thats something I talked with
> DPT about and not that hard to fix
All I gatta say is thier driver is a piece of crap. I'll use Linux's i2o
if it works but I'm not using there crap. I'v lost all respect and trust
from DPT and they will not get any of MY money/budget.
If you would like me to try *ANYTHING* out to aid in getting the Card
working I'm all yours. I'm a bit burned out but hell, If you think it's
not that far away. Then who am i to argue?
>
>
>
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