FC3 x86_64 install on sil3114 SATA controller problems.

[Saurabh Barve]

From: Marco Prechel <marcoprechel at mac.com>

Hello,

I run a K8SR (Transport GX28) with Hardware RAID SATA (adaptec 2410SA)  
and have NO issues. That controller seems pretty good to me, however i  
have heard from lots of users in the server community that the 3ware  
are very awesome and compare to say the least, if not beat the  
adaptec's.

Good Luck.

--marco

On Apr 18, 2005, at 1:33 PM, Saurabh Barve wrote:
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>>> Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 21:06:37 -0700 (PDT)
>>> From: Koustubha Kale <koustubha_kale at yahoo.com>
>>> Subject: FC3 x86_64 install on sil3114 SATA controller problems.
>>> To: amd64-list at redhat.com
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>>> Dear all,
>>> We have purchased a Tyan Tiger k8w(s2875) yesterday.
>>> I am trying to install Fedora Core 3 x86_64 on a
>>> machine with Tyan Tiger k8w with dual opteron 242
>>> CPU's, 4gb RAM, 120GB seagate SATA drives connected to
>>> sata 1 & 2. My problem is although FC3 complets the install it
>>> fails to reboot. I followed the directions in the
>>> downloaded file SiI3114- Serial ATA (SATA) 64-bit
>>> Linux RAID Driver (for AMD 64-bit platforms only).zip
>>> file from the driver downloads section on tyan's site
>>> but the insertion of driver does not take place. the
>>> initial_install.sh script  does not manage to insert
>>> the driver module. The same works for RH9 though. But
>>> we need the Fc3 x86_64 for which we bought the board &
>>> the CPU's.
>>> Please guide urgently as to how we can get this
>>> working. This machine is needed urgently for our
>>> colleges lab.
>>> With warm regards advance thanks
>>> Koustubha Kale
>>> With warm regards
>>> Koustubha Kale
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>>
>>
>> Hi Koustabha,
>>
>> We had the same problems loading RHEL 3 on one of our machines. We  
>> tried a number of different things, with the hardware and the OS.  
>> However, what worked for us finally, was to simply buy an external  
>> SATA RAID controller. A 3ware controller works best. We had four hard  
>> drives; this one worked for us: 3ware 64-bit PCI to SATA RAID  
>> Controller Card, Model "Escalade 8506-4LP" . But since you are only  
>> connecting 2 hard drives, you can go for a two-port card. However, if  
>> you do wish to increase the number of hard drives in the future,  
>> maybe you could go for a 4-port card.
>>
>> Do not rely on binary drivers to work for you. Those drivers are made  
>> for only one particular kernel. Once you upgrade the kernel, they'll  
>> break (that's what happened to us). The best way to go is for  
>> external cards (especially 3ware - RHEL has excellent source driver  
>> support for it).
>>
>> Of course, you might get a more accurate reply on the list from  
>> someone who's got those mobo card drivers working for RHEL. But I'd  
>> suggest you to go for an external SATA RAID controller. It will save  
>> you a lot of time, and will give you flexibility in upgrades.
>>
>> Saurabh.
>>
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