From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 1 14:28:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6B4016A4CF for ; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:28:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from avscan1.sentex.ca (avscan1.sentex.ca [199.212.134.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BACF43D54 for ; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:28:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from localhost (localhost.sentex.ca [127.0.0.1]) by avscan1.sentex.ca (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i81ES3Uf047989; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:28:03 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from avscan1.sentex.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (avscan1.sentex.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 47906-01; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:28:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by avscan1.sentex.ca (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i81ES2dU047978; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:28:03 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i81ERpd6061424; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:27:51 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <6.1.2.0.0.20040901102526.0733ad50@64.7.153.2> X-Sender: mdtpop@64.7.153.2 (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.2.0 Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 10:32:07 -0400 To: Leroy van Logchem , freebsd-current@freebsd.org From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <4135D2A4.2070902@wldelft.nl> References: <20040901052054.GV4846@numachi.com> <6.1.2.0.0.20040901090639.08d11060@64.7.153.2> <4135D2A4.2070902@wldelft.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at avscan1b Subject: Re: how 'supported' are 3ware Escalade controllers? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:28:04 -0000 At 09:46 AM 01/09/2004, Leroy van Logchem wrote: >Mike Tancsa wrote: > >>At 01:20 AM 01/09/2004, Brian Reichert wrote: >> >>>This page says there is support for other cards in this family, but >>>doesn't explicitly cite the 7506-8, and cites some firmwar issues: >>> >>> >I have a server running (AMD64) with two 7506-12's. Never had troubles >with it only the CLI tool is not useable when a drive fails since it's >written for the 9000 series. I hope 3Ware will support the cards a little >older too. The 3dm2 works with the 7xxx and 8xxx cards. The web page is a little misleading as you have to say you are downloading for a 9000 card, when in fact its is designed to work with the 7xxx and 8xxx series as well. If there is something broken on the CLI, you should let the 3ware folks know. ---Mike