Debian Compatibility Table

This table tries to sumaries the status of the Bull Novascale and Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch).

System

Config

Installer

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Summary

Novascale R410

SAS

etch

433463

works but without the SATA RAID

Novascale R422

SATA

etch

433460

works

Novascale R440

SAS

etch

does not work, needs LSI binary driver

Novascale R440

SATA

etch

does not work. The SATA controller will be supported with >= 2.6.19

Novascale R460

SAS

etch

433464

works

Novascale R460

SATA

etch

unknown

Novascale T840

SATA

etch

works but without the SATA RAID

Known Issues

Intel ICH7 SATA RAID Controller

This controller supports SATA RAID, but the Debian 4.0 (etch) installer doesn't support it. The testing version "lenny" has an experimental support for SATA RAID.

Promise Supertrak Ex8350 SATA Controller

This SATA controller is supported by the Linux kernel >= 2.6.19 with the "stex" module but Debian 4.0 (etch) is shipped with 2.6.18.

LSI Logic 1068 onboard SAS Controller

This controller is supported with Debian 4.0 (etch) only in non-RAID configuration with the "mptsas" module. The RAID needs the not with Debian etch (and not in the official Linux kernel) shipped module "megasr".