Felix Miata <UgaddaBkidding.due2UCE@dev.nul> writes:

>Michael Buchenrieder wrote:

[...]

>That's how it was done with W2K, but I assumed it had to be done that
>way only because the HPT372 was created after W2K was developed.

No, you'll have to do that with all OSes - that is, load a driver.
A real HW controller would be completely transparent to all operating
systems, as the system would then always "see" just a standard drive.

>
>> There is a Linux driver for the 372 chipset; you could try loading that
>> first, prior to installing your distribution of choice. I'm sure that

>I would have if I could have found any such thing. What I found was a
>source archive, but its use presumes a working system on which the
>driver could be compiled.

I know that HighPoint didn't offer drivers for SuSE 9.x when it came
out, but I thought they did in the meantime - did you check the
entris on their download page? Unfortunately, they didn't dare
labelling the SuSE versions precisely, which is a bit odd.

>I don't know how to compile drivers, nor do I
>have a working Linux system of the type I would be installing on the
>RAID equipped motherboard. All mine are older distros on older hardware
>with no RAID.

If there really is no downloadable module yet, you could simply ask someone
with a SuSE 9.0 systems to compile the driver for you as a module, and then
use that one. Be aware, though, that the support for this chipset might
need additional modules installed. This can be tricky in your situation;
I guess there's no chance to setup a temporary system on an additional
HD to prepare a matching kernel?

Michael
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