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

[Eric]

You are correct! I just picked up a new Silicon Mechanics server. 

Hopefully I can find a stable driver for the 3ware card soon!

Eric

Mark Ballinger wrote:
> 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?
>
>   

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