[mythtv-users] Anyone using RocketRAID?

[Boleslaw Ciesielski]

Brian Wood wrote:
> As I understand it, and in my experience, a hardware RAID card shouldn't 
> care about what OS it's running on, or what kernel, or anything else.
> 
> The card should have its own BIOS, including a built-in program for 
> creating and testing arrays. It should appear to the OS as a single 
> drive, of the type it supports, or possible multiple single drives.
> 
> So I can't see how it would make any difference what distro or kernel 
> you are running, it should just appear to be a drive or drives.

You still need a kernel driver for the controller. Most (if not all) 
hardware RAID cards require special drivers (just as most SCSI and SATA 
non-raid controllers do). The point that John made was to make sure that 
the drivers are in the stock kernel, not just available for download 
from manufacturers web site.

Actually, a lot of RAID cards do have drivers in the stock kernel but 
there is often a lag until the very latest cards are supported (like 
with anything else).

Bolek