Adaptec 1210SA problem (with installation) [SOLVED]

[Samuel Díaz García]

Some hours after and many googling ... 1210SA don't support native raid, 
its implemented with driver (under Windows) and with software raid under 
linux.

Thanks

Samuel Díaz García escribió:
> I have a machine (p4 1,6GHz) with an adaptec 1210sa controller with 
> 2x80Gb harddisk.
> 
> I configured the controller to make a hardware mirror raid, but when 
> install FC5 it detect my primary IDE harddisk (/dev/hda) and the 2 
> harddisk in the 1210sa controller (sda and sdb).
> 
> I want to have a transparent mirror, not software mirror with this 
> controller.
> 
> Under this problem, my workaround is install FC5 only under hda, and 
> after "yum update" configure the controller.
> 
> I have on this many questions:
>    1) Will work the 1210sa controller as a harddisk after the update?
>    2) I'll need some kernel parameters (or module parameters) to allow 
> the device work as only one hard disk (with a working mirror).
>    3) Is there any known bug with FC5 and adaptec 1210sa controller? and 
> any work around with this?
> 
> Thanks
> 

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