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tnt
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 Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:01 am Post subject: 4 port PCI-E SATA2 controler |
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is there some afordable 4 port PCI-E SATA2 controler that works fine with recent kernel releases?
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I also wanted to buy one, but there is just davicontrol dc-154 which is around 50 euro and is not supported on linux. The other ones are not worth it , since for that money one can buy a new board with more sata ports.
edit: Looks like dc-154 is supported since it has SiI 3114 chip. |
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What's affordable to you? Adaptec always has excellent Linux support and the street price for an Adaptec 1430SA is under $100USD.
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| john_r_graham wrote: | What's affordable to you? Adaptec always has excellent Linux support and the street price for an Adaptec 1430SA is under $100USD.
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I was thinking about some cheep SATA controler that could be used to make linux software RAID (there's no need for RAID funciton on controler itself), and I've seen many PCI-E x1 Dual port SATA2 controlers for 20 - 30$. so, I was wandering if there's something similar with 4 ports.
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| john_r_graham wrote: | What's affordable to you? Adaptec always has excellent Linux support and the street price for an Adaptec 1430SA is under $100USD.
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Not true. You tried it to compile in a kernel 2.6.18-2.6.21 ? My attempts were unsuccessful 
If at you it has turned out, inform urgently as you did it - It is really necessary for me. |
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Rainbow goblin
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| john_r_graham wrote: | What's affordable to you? Adaptec always has excellent Linux support and the street price for an Adaptec 1430SA is under $100USD.
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They, as well as Intel and HP see only Red Hate and SUSE |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: 4 port PCI-E SATA2 controler |
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| tnt wrote: | | is there some afordable 4 port PCI-E SATA2 controler that works fine with recent kernel releases? |
As a starting point check out http://linux-ata.org/driver-status.html
I bought a card based on the Silicon Image 3124 chip but would get lockups. I went with a Promise TX4 which is working well. It is only PCI though not PCIe. |
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