Adaptec 29320A

alfcup · 07-07-2005, 02:33 PM

I have an Adaptec 29320A with 2 disks Ultra320 SCSI setup with software RAID 1 for mirror.

I want to install suse 9.3, but it always detects the both disks instead of just one. I have already tried windows and it only detects one of the disks like it should be because the other disk is a mirror of the first.

Anyone could help me?

Brian Knoblauch · 07-08-2005, 09:42 AM

Well, I can't help you exactly, but I highly recommend against software RAID (If you're concerned enough about data loss/performance to use RAID, you really should go straight to hardware RAID if at all possible). What OS did you setup the software RAID in? Windows?

alfcup · 07-08-2005, 11:00 AM

the raid was setup in hardware. I went to the adaptec scsi setup and configured it to made mirror between the 2 disks.

The question is that in windows i have no problem, but with suse 9.3 it detects the both disk instead of only one

Brian Knoblauch · 07-08-2005, 12:38 PM

Ah, OK. I checked the docs on that card. It's not really a TRUE hardware RAID card, but does have RAID support through a special driver. They don't list support for the 9.0 series of SuSE at this time... I'm sure SuSE defaults to standard 29320 mode on that card unless the special driver is running. Ugh. Good card for Windows where you know that they'll keep up to date drivers, bad card choice for Linux

giostark · 07-14-2005, 03:28 AM

now is available ...... here..... on adaptec site

http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/sup...SE%20Linux%209

i need the same driver for fedora 4..... :-(

alfcup · 07-20-2005, 12:14 PM

i have already tried these drivers, but it doesn't work. Maybe because i'm using the 9.3 version.

giostark · 07-21-2005, 06:08 AM

Hi!!
i tried ,at the start of installation, whit the drivers in source mode for kernel 2.6, because fedora work whit the kernel 2.6. It work fine... the controller come alive and i can see my 2 hard-drive. The Bad adaptec does this source drivers for kernel 2.4 and 2.6 only for host raid disable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The drivers installed at the start up see only the hard drive but not the raid0. If you need to see only the hdd try to build a floppy whit the source for your kernel.....

http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/sup...0Source%20Code
see you

Sergio

Walman · 07-21-2005, 05:18 PM

Hi

For hardware raid to work you has to disable the bios of the raid card adapter . There must be a menu when the system is checking the disks after the bios . I think you press cntl a . in the menu you disable the bios of the adapter card . in there U configure the raid disks too . ( That is hardware raid ) .That should be it .