On Tue, 01 May 2012 10:57:47 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 5/1/2012 6:53 AM, Ramon Hofer wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I'm using Debian Squeeze and would like to use a Supermicro >> AOC-SASLP-MV8 as controller for a software raid. > > The mvsas Linux driver has never been ready for production, unless > things have dramatically changed very recently. The AOC-SASLP-MV8 will > work fine on a MS Windows machine, but you will continue to suffer many > nightmares with Linux. Google for the mvsas horror stories. > >> What else can I do? > > Ebay that card and acquire one that will simply work: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816118112 This LSI > card supports 6Gb SAS/SATA3 and 3TB+ drives.
Thanks alot! > If you have x4 PCIe slots but not x8/x16, then get the Intel card: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816117141 Nono, I have enough x16 slots. The x4 slots aren't enough. > People buy this SM card because it's the cheapest thing on the planet > with 2xSFF8087 ports (without first looking up its reputation). If the > dual SFF8087 cards above are beyond your budget, go with 2 Silicon Image > based 4 port cards with plain SATA connectors: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816124027 > > If you don't have a backplane with SFF8087 connectors, simply use 4 > regular SATA cables with the SiI cards. If you do have a backplane, buy > 2 new 4 port SATA to SFF8087 2ft reverse breakout cables: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116101 > > The LSI card is $239, will give far superior performance, and will work > with your current cables. The 2xSiI cards is $120, $154 w/cables. > Either have great Linux compatibility. Thanks you very much!!! I have the RPC-4220 case with 20 howswap slots. So I can only go for the LSI card. But when this means no more such problems I'm more than happy :-) Thanks again! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jnp71k$3u4$5...@dough.gmane.org
