RedHat 5.1 boot disk

[Karen_White at Dell.com]

There is a Linux PERC (AMI megaraid) driver that is available.  
It should work on the 2300.  AMI has it in beta.  
You can get the driver from Jordan Hargrave at Dell per request.
	jordan at hargrave@dell.com

Karen


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Neil Conway [SMTP:nconway.list at ukaea.org.uk]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 10, 1998 4:15 AM
> To:	Karen_White at exchange.dell.com
> Cc:	aic7xxx at FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject:	Re: RedHat 5.1 boot disk
> 
> Karen_White at Dell.com wrote:
> > 
> > The driver does not work on a 2300 unless you turn off MMAP I/O in the
> > driver.  So,
> > you have to build the driver on a machine after turning off MMAP I/O in
> the
> > source
> > and then install it.  Doug is debugging the driver.  I have sent him a
> 2300.
> 
> Wow!  Should I infer that Dell are helping to get Linux running on a
> 2300 ?  If so, excellent.  I have had some other responses from Dell
> when asking Linux related questions (even when the problem was a bug in
> the BIOS on a Dell GXPro), so this is a nice turn for the better.
> 
> Any plans for Dell to help with getting 2300's with RAID adaptors up and
> running with Linux ? :-)
> 
> cheers
> Neil

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