[SLL] 3ware 9650SE-8LPML CentOS 5 Drivers

[Mark Ballinger]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 09:04:34AM -0700, Glenn Stone wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 08:16:54AM -0700, Eric wrote:
> >I have a new server and want to give CentOS 5 a try.  Does anyone know 
> >where I can find drivers for a 3ware 9650SE-8LPML card? The 3ware site 
> >doesn't list official drivers for CentOS 5.  They do reference other 
> >drivers but I want to make sure I am using something that is stable and 
> >reliable.
> 
> 3Ware got their stuff into the mainline kernel some time ago (like, IIRC,
> 2003); the drivers that are in CentOS 5 may not be the absolute latest and
> greatest, but they should be adequate to at least get you installed.

The 9650SE is a different animal, though.  I'm guessing Eric picked up a
shiny new Silicon Mechanics machine last week, like I did.  I'm running
into the same problem with Debian Etch.  For Debian, 3ware provides an
etch install disk that supports the 9650SE.  Sadly, it doesn't have my
ethernet card module!

So, I was about to write to the list with a similar question.  Has
anybody successfully hacked a Debian install CD to add modules or even
an entire kernel that supports one's hardware?