Do you have any suggestions on a good card to run a port multiplier SATA enclosure?  I'll have to see about getting these returned :)



On Oct 11, 2011, at 1:37 PM, Vladimir Mosgalin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Jeremy Wellner!
> 
> On 2011.10.11 at 11:14:30 -0700, Jeremy Wellner wrote next:
> 
>> Still very linux green but sopping up info quick.  I have a SL 6.1 install updated to current that I am trying to build/install a driver for a RocketRaid 644 eSATA card to run an enclosure off my tower. - http://www.highpoint-tech.com/BIOS_Driver/page/rr644_U.htm
>> 
>> It looks like they only have drivers for RHEL5.5, but they do have the source that I'm getting a error finding a .him_magni.o file during make.
>> 
>> Any ideas??  I could use the help! :)
>> 
> 
> I'm afraid it's not possible to easy make it work under linux. They
> provide only binary drivers for old distributions; this so-called
> "source code" is merely a simple wrapper around pre-compiled binary blob
> which isn't compatible with newer kernels. You probably should find a
> way to return this card and replace it with something else..
> 
> It's good idea to stand away from highpoint cards - most of them are
> simply overpriced HBAs with software raid layer implemented in
> proprietary driver. This card's hardware is worth about $30 - that's
> what SATA chip on it costs - and rest of money went into old proprietary
> driver which implements "RAID" functionality using your own CPU and has
> pretty bad performance and compatibility problems..
> 
> HighPoint never supports modern linux systems because they will *only*
> provide closed-source drivers compiled for older systems - they don't
> want to open their RAID driver code which they value so much to sell for
> big money :) This design - most money goes for the driver code - simply
> doesn't play well with linux kernel design..
> 
> 
> For your need, you probably should some very simple 4-port eSATA HBA, or
> 2x 2-port cards, if possible (it's cheaper).
> 
> -- 
> 
> Vladimir