Install problems with Dell PowerEdge 2300 with Adaptechaic78xxscsi raid drives

[Thomas Cameron]

> On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 21:10 -0600, Thomas Cameron wrote:
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "chuck hodge" <chodge2 at comcast.net>
>> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 6:43 PM
>> Subject: Install problems with Dell PowerEdge 2300 with Adaptech 
>> aic78xxscsi
>> raid drives
>>
>>
>> >I cannot get fc3 to recognize my scsi drives on install. I have tried
>> > using linux noprobe for the install and have selected just about every
>> > driver offered but to no avail. Anybody with any answers out there? 
>> > P.S.
>> > RH8 installs just fine.
>>
>> Are you sure it's an Adaptec RAID controller?  That server came with AMI
>> PERC controllers which are separate from the on-board AIC78XX 
>> controllers.
>>
>> The AMI PERC controllers are not supported in FC3 - the manufacturer AMI,
>> now LSI discontinued support of them.
>>
>> http://edseek.com/archives/2004/04/01/ami-now-lsi-megaraid-express-466-ultra-2/
>>
>> Thomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chuck hodge" <chodge2 at comcast.net>
To: "Thomas Cameron" <thomas.cameron at camerontech.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: Install problems with Dell PowerEdge 2300 with 
Adaptechaic78xxscsi raid drives


> That's probably correct as I also see the reference to American Mega
> Trends (?) megaraid and PERC. I hate to think that this machine has
> reached the end of its life (RH8). Does anyone know of a drivers disk
> for this or some other solution?

Unplug the SCSI cable from the PERC controller and plug it into the onboard 
Adaptec controller (there's a SCSI port on the motherboard).  Use software 
RAID (which is so near the speed of hardware RAID on that old machine as to 
be indistinguishable).

Thomas