Subject: Re: promise fasttrack
To: None <thorpej@zembu.com, port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Kazushi (Jam) Marukawa <jam@pobox.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 09/06/2000 18:44:47
On Sep 6, 11:51, Jason R Thorpe wrote:
> Subject: Re: promise fasttrack
> On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 02:35:58PM -0400, Dan J Fraser wrote:
>
> > Are any of the Promise FastTrack IDE raid cards supported under NetBSD?
> I think they will work as a normal IDE controller in NetBSD. The RAID
I think so. When I tested FastTrak66 for a while, it works
fine as Ultra66. I didn't tested FastTrak100. However, I
think easiest way is buying Ultra100 or Ultra66 and use it
with RAIDframe or CCD.
> support for these cards is entirely supplied by driver software on the
> Windows side of things (and the "RAID" cards have a different ID so only
> the RAID software driver in Windows will recognize it).
Actually, both driver software and loaded BIOS supports RAID
feature. I guess they are independent, but I'm not sure.
Moreover, Ultra66 and FastTrak66 probablly has one same ID.
I had to decide which driver I needed while installing a
FT66. I heard a rumor Ultra100 and FastTrak100 have a
different ID. I remember installer decided which driver it
needed while I was installing a FT100.
Is there any easy tool to get `ID'? I have only FT100 now,
but somebody may have other cards.
Regards,
-- Kazushi