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Subject: Re: PERC trouble?
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Marko Lerota wrote:
> Paul Saab <ps@freebsd.org> writes:
> 
>> this was fixed after 6.1-RELEASE.  You need to grab the driver from -stable.
> 
> What does it mean? That I could run 6.1-RELEASE but have some drivers
> from -stable or -current?

Yes if you are careful with the source, and do the patching every time 
after upgrading with cvsup.

Alternatively, you can, at least in theory, use binary modules from 
another 6.x release. (In this case, you'll need to compile a kernel 
without MFI built in).