Okay, I want to set up mandrake, and I am a newb.

[Script Kiddie]

I have an Epox 8k5a2+ with a HP 372 Raid controller, when I start up the mandrake installer it prompts for what hard disk drivers I want to install. Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm supposed to state that I have that HP 372. I searched for that chip on the list, but I couldn't find anything by Highpoint.

Give me a hand, maybe one day I'll be more than a Script kiddie...

 

[PolyPill]

You'll probably have problems with that Raid controller. Why do so many ppl on the foum use Raid for their main rigs? It's faster write, but slower read and I think you read more than you write to a hard drive.

 

[zachj]

If you're a linux noob, RAID will be an unneccessary hassle. Dump raid for now and install it on a single drive. You won't notice it if you set it up right anyway.

Z

 

[nihili]

For issues regarding RAID and linux, I suggest

https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/ataraid-list/

It's very helpful.

nihili

 

[Arkaine23]

onboard HPT riad

Ultimately, the solution will probably require that you install linux onto a single hdd and then compile a kernel that will support the HPT controller. It may not be a simple process either.

www.highpoint.com should have linux drivers and instructions.

I went ahead and installed RH8 on another box and will be working on making the kernel dig my HPT 372 controller. I think its a great excuse to get down and dirty with the configuration and strip away a lot of excess junk from the kernel at the same time. I'm a n00b, so I'm proceeding slowy, but there's tons of information available if you take the time to search for it.