Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 11:09:22 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@chello.nl> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: wc.bulte@chello.nl, Shawn Barnhart <swb@grasslake.net>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How good is AMI MegaRAID support? Message-ID: <20000429110922.A383@yedi.wbnet> In-Reply-To: <200004282318.QAA00966@mass.cdrom.com>; from msmith@FreeBSD.ORG on Fri, Apr 28, 2000 at 04:18:11PM -0700 References: <20000428222718.A596@yedi.wbnet> <200004282318.QAA00966@mass.cdrom.com>
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On Fri, Apr 28, 2000 at 04:18:11PM -0700, Mike Smith wrote: > > Some of the early DAC960s (below a specific buildnr) cannot be upgraded past > > 2.x firmware. I went through this exercise once with a DEC StorageWorks > > RAidarray 230 which is also a DAC960 based array. > > Actually, the issue is much simpler than this (with the PCI adapters) - > the 2.x firmware fits in one flash part, while the 3.x firmware needs > two. Many of the 2.x-vintage adapters around have two sockets, but the > 2.x firmware doesn't know how to talk to the second one to step you up to > 3.x. Most DEC RA230 I have seen only had one flash chip (in a socket). There was no second socket. But you might be lucky and have one with a second socket. Or solder a 2nd onto the board (it is SMD..) -- Wilko Bulte Powered by FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org http://www.tcja.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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