fedora CORE 1 (x86-64) on ASUS K8V/AMD64 and Promise RAID

[Jesse Keating]

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On Saturday 13 March 2004 00:18, Mark Page wrote:
> I've just installed the x86-64 version of FC1.
>
> The K8V mobo comes with a Promise SATA RAID controller. I've got two
> SATA disks (80gb each) which I initially had striped for performance
> (i.e. one large disk with 160gb).
>
> During the fedora install the promise controller is found and the SATA
> disk drives seen - but not as a striped set, that is FC sees two 80gb
> drives. This is also the same if I use the two disks in a mirrored set.
>
> If I let the install run it finishes ok, but refuses to boot - 'GRUB'
> appears on screen but immediately hangs.
>
> To get round this I've just got one disk striped (cannot disable RAID on
> Promise controller) and it's been fine.
>
> I can't find any help on the net about this particular issue, does any
> one know what I should be doing to get either striped or mirrored RAID
> set working properly?

Will not work with opensource software.  Promise may have some binary 
drivers, but good luck there.

And yes, with the Asus K8V Deluxe board, you can change the promise 
controller from a raid controller to  just a sata controller.  It's a bios 
option.  You can't do this for the VIA controller though.

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