[CLUG] journalling file systems on raid systems and plea for help

[Donncha O Caoimh]

Check google.com to see if the 7880 is supported. There might be a
http://www.linuxhardware.com/ or similar site..

Red Hat still uses ext2, and Mandrake at least gives you a choice of
using Reiserfs or Ext2. I wouldn't use Reiser for a RAID installation,
simply because I have vague memories of bugs reported. Those bugs could
have been squashed a long time ago, if you try it, don't put anything
critical on those disks!

I'll be downloading Mandrake 8 this weekend, and have RH 7.1 if anyone
wants it.. (Thanks Ski for those CDs!)

Donncha.


mick wrote:
> 
> hi guys, looks like ive secured me a cute little server off yahoo auctions.
> It has an adaptec 7880 scsci raid system on board (pci) and 2x1GB and 1x2GB
> hard discs.
> 
> Q1) i think the 7880 is supported but i dont have a kernel to check through
>     the modules at the moment cos i got no pc.  anyone who could help, be much
>     appreciated.
> 
> Q2) nearly all the new distros tend to install reiserfs as std nowdays. if im
>     using raid 0/1 on this system isnt that a bit dodgy with what the
>     transactions are now both trying to be both optimised twice for each inode
> 
> For Richard Stallman fans/haters theres an interview with him in linux format june edition (on sale approx. 23 may)
> 
> Begging time:  this box is coming with no os, any chance if i give someone a cdr they could burn a distro for me to get me running? any version will do but if i have a choice mandrake 7.2/8.0  Also i seem to remember the raid device will appear generally to linux as dev/m0 or similar, so will i have problems with any distro installing?