Re: Howto: implement AMD SB9xx RAID5 support in dmraid

Bad Bod <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:10:08 +0700
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HI,

RAID 0 , VT8237 chip-set, 2* 250Gb HD works in windows, not in dmraid.

I would like some-one to say that this is no longer supported, or something.

I have moved on, so I guess - windows 1, dmraid 0?

I am about to change hardware, and still want to use chipset RAID.
Are there any chipset RAID that work so I can multi boot?

My VIA used to work, then a version or 2 later #!!#$ . I would still be
very happy for a resolution. Do you support AMD RAID chipset?


Regards
full stop



On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Mark-Willem Jansen
<[email protected]>wrote:

>  Hi Phillip,
>
> > I would advise using mdadm instead since it is much better supported and
> > more reliable and feature complete.
> >
>
> Won't mdadm overwrite the metadata written to the disk by the BIOS/UEFI.
> The RAID needs to be accessible from Windows and Linux. And I already use
> the RAID under windows for my USER(would be /home for linux) directory.
>
> > I believe it should just work unless they changed the format of the
> > dmsetup table.
> >
>
> Could be true. Maybe just loading the appropriate module will work.
>
> > dmraid -n doesn't already recognize it? You can find the existing known
> > offsets in pdc.h.
> >
>
> I will run the command tonight when I am home. But as far as I can tell I
> only get "found 0 sectors" for all the three disks. Maybe adding the offset
> patch from ubuntu will do the trick.
>
> > dmraid already understands pdc metadata.
> >
>
> Does this include all the info needed to setup a RAID-5. For instance there
> are four different algorithm, left-asymmetric, left-symmetric,
> right-asymmetric
> and right-symmetric that can be picked.
>
> > Ubtunu 12.04 has switched to letting kpartx activate the partitions
> > instead of dmraid, which supports GPT.
> >
>
> Another patch I can apply to the source tree. :-)
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Mark-Willem
>
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HI,<div><br></div><div>RAID 0 ,=A0VT8237=A0chip-set, 2* 250Gb HD works in w=
indows, not in dmraid.</div><div><br></div><div>I would like some-one to sa=
y that this is no=A0longer=A0supported, or something.</div><div><br></div><=
div>I have moved on, so I guess - windows 1, dmraid 0?<br>

<div><div style=3D"text-align:left"><font face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:15px;line-height:20px"><br></span></font></di=
v><div>I am about to change hardware, and still want to use chipset RAID. A=
re=A0there=A0any chipset RAID that work so I can multi boot?</div>

<div><br></div><div>My VIA used to work, then a version or 2 later #!!#$ . =
I would still be very happy for a=A0resolution. Do you support AMD RAID chi=
pset?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Regards<div>full stop</div><br>

<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Mark-Wi=
llem Jansen <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
>[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
1ex">




<div><div dir=3D"ltr">



<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Phillip,<br><br>&gt; I would advise using mdadm instead=
 since it is much better supported and <br><div>&gt; more reliable and feat=
ure complete.<br>&gt; <br><br>Won&#39;t mdadm overwrite the metadata writte=
n to the disk by the BIOS/UEFI.<br>

The RAID needs to be accessible from Windows and Linux. And I already use<b=
r>the RAID under windows for my USER(would be /home for linux) directory.<b=
r><br>&gt; I believe it should just work unless they changed the format of =
the <br>

&gt; dmsetup table.<br>&gt; <br><br>Could be true. Maybe just loading the a=
ppropriate module will work.<br><br>&gt; dmraid -n doesn&#39;t already reco=
gnize it?  You can find the existing known <br>&gt; offsets in pdc.h.<br>

&gt;<br><br>I will run the command tonight when I am home. But as far as I =
can tell I<br>only get &quot;found 0 sectors&quot; for all the three disks.=
 Maybe adding the offset<br>patch from ubuntu will do the trick. <br><br>

&gt; dmraid already understands pdc metadata.<br>&gt; <br><br>Does this inc=
lude all the info needed to setup a RAID-5. For instance there<br>are four =
different algorithm, left-asymmetric, left-symmetric, right-asymmetric<br>

and right-symmetric that can be picked.<br><br>&gt; Ubtunu 12.04 has switch=
ed to letting kpartx activate the partitions <br>&gt; instead of dmraid, wh=
ich supports GPT.<br>&gt; <br><br>Another patch I can apply to the source t=
ree. :-)<br>

<br>Kind regards,<br><br>Mark-Willem<br></div></div>
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