some comments on promise linux support
on
IDE RAID Examined
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· Score: 4, Informative
I've passed this feedback onto the author of the ide raid-roundup - i figured i might as well post it here too.
I just thought i'd share some of my experiences with promise support.
Frankly, they have been terrible. I would not voluntarily buy another promise product again at this stage based on my experience with them.
I have been attempting to get support for the Promise FastTrack which is a popular embedded raid controller option, under Linux.
Promise indeed "support" RedHat but do so with a binary only, closed source module that in the end turns out to be useless.
Promise hard code a supported kernel version for this driver such that you can run it under say RedHat 7.3, but only the initial 2.4.18-3 kernel, which has a number of critical bugs which have been addressed in later (errata) kernel updates.
Needless to say, promise's driver will not run on any later kernel or at least they are unwilling to answer questions on how to do this.
A comparable analogy would be if they had released Windows XP drivers and then your hard drive failed to work if you installed a hot fix or a service pack because the driver is keyed to only the specific intial installed released of XP. Promise don't treat windows users this way, so why do they do this for linux users ?
I've managed to get two responses out of their support, none of which will address my problem - support the hardware under linux by releasing the source or provide updated kernel drivers for the released kernel images that will actually work.
In terms of driver support for Linux/FreeBSD, 3ware wins hands down in this group.
Just letting people know i've mirrored this for
users in Australia currently trying to get the
20M+ file (and the mozilla m17rpm). Unfortunately its only accessible within Australia and New Zealand
i386 and source images are done - m68k/sparc/alpha
updates are being worked on now. you'll find this server is unfortunately only accessible in Australia and New Zealand.
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I've passed this feedback onto the author of the ide raid-roundup - i figured i might as well post it here too.
I just thought i'd share some of my experiences with promise support.
Frankly, they have been terrible. I would not voluntarily buy another promise product again at this stage based on my experience with them.
I have been attempting to get support for the Promise FastTrack which is a popular embedded raid controller option, under Linux.
Promise indeed "support" RedHat but do so with a binary only, closed source module that in the end turns out to be useless.
Promise hard code a supported kernel version for this driver such that you can run it under say RedHat 7.3, but only the initial 2.4.18-3 kernel, which has a number of critical bugs which have been addressed in later (errata) kernel updates.
Needless to say, promise's driver will not run on any later kernel or at least they are unwilling to answer questions on how to do this.
A comparable analogy would be if they had released Windows XP drivers and then your hard drive failed to work if you installed a hot fix or a service pack because the driver is keyed to only the specific intial installed released of XP. Promise don't treat windows users this way, so why do they do this for linux users ?
I've managed to get two responses out of their support, none of which will address my problem - support the hardware under linux by releasing the source or provide updated kernel drivers for the released kernel images that will actually work.
In terms of driver support for Linux/FreeBSD, 3ware wins hands down in this group.
regards,
-jason
just letting people know we've mirrored the freebsd drivers in australia at
d /
http://planetmirror.com/pub/nvidia/drivers/freebs
cheers,
-jason
for people in australia/asia pacific:
movie trailers
it's mirrored in avi (divx needed?) and mpeg from the callihq site.
ep2_clone*
While the main site is semi broken.. there's a temporary mirror up at:
http://infinitematrix.planetmirror.com/
cheers,
-jason
http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/iso/i586/8.1/
btw, it's "Raklet" not "Rakel", from the filename.
cheers,
-jason
I've mirrored the latest release to:
http://planetmirror.com/pub/freeciv/stable/
ftp://planetmirror.com/pub/freeciv/stable/
this mirror is located in australia and is provided by http://planetmirror.com
cheers,
-jason
If you're looking for Conectiva Linux 7.0 ISO images you can also find them in AU at
http://planetmirror.com/pub/conectiva/iso/
-jason
You can also download 6.1 - only the full installers, sorry - from a local mirror in australia at
e ng lish/6.1/
http://planetmirror.com/pub/netscape/netscape6/
cheers,
-jason
You can find a mirror of the progeny ISO images in australia at:
r c1 /
c 1/
http://www.planetmirror.com/pub/progeny/images/
ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/progeny/images/r
-jason
bind is mirrored in australia at:
PlanetMirror:
ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/bind/src/8.2.3/
AARNet:
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/bind/src/8.2.3/
please try to use one of them before hitting
the ISC server.
-jason
i've managed to mirror the engine and the viss
file at planetmirror.com in australia
ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/unrealty/
http://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/unrealty/
cheers,
-jason
I've put up a mirror of the slackware-alpha
/
release in australia at
ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/slackware/alpha/
http://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/slackware/alpha
If it's useful or you've got suggestions for
mirroring, please drop us a line: mirror@planetmirror.com
-jason
i've mirrored the pocketquake release at:
ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/pocketquake/
http://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/pocketquake/
-jason
it'd be better if instead of linking directly to
the ftp site for this project, you linked to the
list of mirror sites around the world..
e.g http://www.gimp.org/download.html
-jason
disclaimer, i run a gimp mirror site in australia,
yes, 1.2.0 is available from it.
I've put a mirror up of this release as of 23/12/00 at planetmirror.com:
ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/selinux/
http://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/selinux/
cheers,
-jason
i've mirrored this now for users in australia and
r s/
new zealand who wanted a faster/cheaper view.
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/starwars/legostarwa
sorry, viewable in AU/NZ only.
-jason
I've put up a local mirror of the binaries and source for people in AU/NZ (only.. sorry)
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/openoffice/6.0/
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/openoffice/6.0/
-jason
yerp, it's just finished mirror for users in AU/NZ (only.. sorry)
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/parsec/lantest/
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/parsec/lantest/
-jason
the site is pretty slow, so i've mirrored the
_ movie.mpg
movie for those folks in AU/NZ who want to get
it a bit faster.
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/movies/misc/wec
-jason
hi,
/.ed, there's a mirror up (only accessible
for people who have found the original site
is
in AU/NZ, sorry) at
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/cuecat/
cheers,
-jason
I'm making a mirror the RTP for people wanting to
download in Australia/New Zealand (only, sorry)
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/qnx/qnxrtp/
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/qnx/qnxrtp/
-jason
I've put a mirror up for users in Australia and
New Zealand as the x.org sites appear to be very
full..
From AARNet's Mirror Project:
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/X11/R6.5.1/
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/X11/R6.5.1/
-jason
Just letting people know i've mirrored this for
users in Australia currently trying to get the
20M+ file (and the mozilla m17rpm). Unfortunately its only accessible within Australia and New Zealand
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/eazel/
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/eazel/
-jason
The 2.2 (potato) release ISO images are being
v 0/
e v0/
updated on
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-cd/2.2_re
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-cd/2.2_r
i386 and source images are done - m68k/sparc/alpha
updates are being worked on now. you'll find this server is unfortunately only accessible in Australia and New Zealand.
-jason
we didn't get any advance notice of this (did anyone?) so we're still updating our mirror for ftp.au.freebsd.org.
3 86/4.1-RELEASE/
l pha/4.1-RELEASE/
you'll find the mirror will have completed in about an hour and will be available from
ftp://ftp.au.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i
ftp://ftp.au.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/a
ftp2 -> ftp7.au.freebsd.org will be updating soon
after.
-jason