Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:59:45 -0800 (PST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@TheEirons.org> To: Roberto de Iriarte <roberto@spock.cl> Cc: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=D8ystein_Andreassen?= <oystein.andreassen@systec.no>, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with MyLex KZPAC PCI RAID controller Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21_heb2.09.0204030957440.3470-100000@piglet.theeirons.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0204031158120.4557-100000@aromo.spock.cl>
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On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Roberto de Iriarte wrote: <snip> > > I have an alphaserver 2100A with a very similar controller. Getting > it to work was a headache, mostly for firmware problems. > > The firmware of the DEC oem controllers was not updated as frequently > as the one on PC's, as a matter of fact, i could never get the upgrade > programm (ARC based) to work. > > I would > > a) Check that the firmware is the latest supported revision for the > controller. The upgrade needs to be done on a PC. > > 2.73-0-00 is the minimun for FreeBSD. FWIW, I updated my Mylex (in a DS10L) to 2.73-00 on the Alpha. It required booting into AlphaBIOS and using DEQ's (not Mylex's) floppy image. Otherwise, it worked as advertised. YMMV. Nadav To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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