Recommended Hardware RAID Controller

[Fooshnik]

I have an Adaptec 5405 that installs with Ubuntu 9.04 and does not boot.

Recommendations for a hardware SATA RAID controller that you have working with 9.04 (though preferably with 8.04)? My older Adaptec controllers work fine but the drive selection is now very weak.

[Fooshnik]

Anyone using hardware RAID?

[foresto]

I've been using a 3ware 8006-2LP for the past few releases. The driver is included in the stock Ubuntu kernels. However, I have been running into this bug since upgrading to Intrepid:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/290153

(Basically, boot sometimes fails until I type 'exit' at a grub prompt.)

[Fooshnik]

Thanks. Are you running that in a 64-bit slot? Do you know if it's backwards compatible with 32-bit slots?

[Fooshnik]

Just as an FYI the card does run and boot just fine in a 32-bit slot.