on 7-13-2008 3:42 PM Ryan Nichols spake the following: > Paul wrote: >>>> Johnny Hughes wrote: >>>> >>>>> If it works ok on the old kernel, it should also work OK on the new >>>>> one. >>>>> >>>>> >>> Not if it's a binary-driver... >>> >>> >> >> I'm familiar with the card & driver ... it's a binary blob with a bit of >> source to glue it to the kernel. The card is also fakeraid rather than >> real raid ... more trouble than it's worth. >> >> >> > So its junk? What would you recommend we move to then? Won't that be > messy on the card change to another raid5 set? > IMHO software raid (even raid5) is better than a fakeraid card. Since fakeraid is software raid with a proprietary driver, you are much better off with a time-tested set of drivers than a manufacturers possible half-baked attempt to port a windows driver to linux. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080714/1345f51a/attachment-0003.sig>