This chip supports RAID in an easy to implement fashion, so there is a chance that a future version of the driver will take advantage of this feature.
For registered beta testers, this driver will be in the next day's beta files. For OS4 users, it will be distributed along with an update of the other storage drivers after a betatesting phase.
For the record, with this driver, AmigaOS4 is now equiped with storage drivers for:
- AmigaOne onboard VIA PATA IDE - Silicon Image SiI0680 PATA IDE - ITE Tech IT8212 PATA IDE - Silicon Image SiI3112 and 3512 dual channel SATA - Silicon Image SiI3114 quad channel SATA - SYM/LSI lsi53c8xx SCSI - USB mass storage devices
It should be noted that this chip actually supports a REAL hardware RAID-1/RAID-10! i.e. it's done in the chip not in software. You only have to send the data over the bus once and the chip takes care of the rest. =3
This is a good thing!
Unfortunately finding cards that use this chip is a little hard. I have one but it took some serious hunting around.
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Re: AmigaOS4 gets another storage driver Posted on 3-Jun-2006 6:38:57
hopelessness: it took me exactly 1 minute and 3 seconds to find it on ebay for 3 quid + postage and packaging with PAYPAL and BUY NOW OPTION , but yes i bought it
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Re: AmigaOS4 gets another storage driver Posted on 3-Jun-2006 17:11:14
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