Promise FastTrack drivers for FC2

[Omar Castañeda Acosta]

3ware 9000 does have native support under FC2. Just not on the installation.
All you need to do is to update to the latest kernel version (2.6.8-1.521 as of now) which includes the 3w-9xxx driver. Then recreate your init disk image (mkinitrd) after changing the "/etc/modprobe.conf" to load the 3w_9xxx driver after your boot drive.

Now, if you want to boot using the 3ware 9000, you'll need to create your own installation disk for FC2 using the latest kernel version. On this, I cannot help, I know it's possible but have no idea on how to do it.

Omar

-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Eucke Warren
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 4:54 PM
To: For users of Fedora Core releases
Subject: Re: Promise FastTrack drivers for FC2


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andreas Freyvogel" <afreyvogel at ecmarket.com>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 3:14 PM
Subject: Promise FastTrack drivers for FC2


> Hi everyone.
>
> I am having no luck in finding drivers for a Promise FastTrack TX2000 raid
> card that works with FC2. The installation can see the drives individually
> but not as the mirrored drive.
>
> I have read in previous postings that the drivers are not available and
may
> not become available ... but before giving up, I thought to try and post
to
> the list to see if thing has changed regarding this.
>
> Thanks!
> -Andreas

Hopefully someone else will have a good answer for you.  I recently bought a
3ware 9000 series card to replace the Promise Fast Trak as Promise Tech
Support wanted me to sign a written Non-disclosure agreement to get access
to the source code....morons....   I'll will forward to you the same advice
that I received... take a look at 3ware.  The support is better and source
code is available and their support team is more on the ball.  I will say
that for FC2....stick with the 3ware 8000 series so that you have native
support in the kernel unless you know how to compile your own drivers.

Good luck to you!

-Eucke


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