From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 28 21:01:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F020916A4CF for ; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 21:01:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp3.sentex.ca (smtp3.sentex.ca [64.7.153.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2ECC043D31 for ; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 21:00:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by smtp3.sentex.ca (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBT50uHF062080; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 00:00:56 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBT50tXw031201; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 00:00:56 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <6.0.1.1.0.20031228235455.07f72da0@209.112.4.2> X-Sender: mdtpop@209.112.4.2 (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.1.1 Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 00:00:08 -0500 To: Vinod Kashyap , stable@freebsd.org From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Subject: RE: official 3ware support ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 05:01:01 -0000 At 01:55 PM 24/12/2003, Vinod Kashyap wrote: >Yes, 3ware now supports FreeBSD! > >The driver you find on the 3ware website has been >extensively tested on 4.8, and not yet on 4.9. Hi, I was just playing around with your beta driver on 4.9 STABLE. Am I safe to assume that if I dont have PAE enabled and have <=2G of RAM installed, the driver should work ? Also, will there be an updated 3dmd ? Thanks for officially supporting FreeBSD! ---Mike >The changes in this driver should soon make their >way into RELENG_4. They are already checked into HEAD. > > >Thanks, > >Vinod. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mike Tancsa [mailto:mike@sentex.net] >Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:48 AM >To: stable@freebsd.org >Cc: ps@freebsd.org >Subject: official 3ware support ? > > > >While looking for firmware updates on the 3ware site, I notice they now >have FreeBSD drivers available for download marked as "beta" > >The readme with the drivers download says, > >"This directory contains the 3ware driver (twe.ko) for 7000 series >storage controllers, and the corresponding source code. The latest >source code can be downloaded from the freebsd kernel tree, by running >cvsup. >The source code can be found at: >http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/modules/twe >http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/twe >" > >However, what is in RELENG_4 differs from what is downloaded from the 3ware >site. > >Also, its marked 4.8. Will it work with 4.9 which has all the PAE changes >in it? > > ---Mike >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 >Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net >Providing Internet since 1994 www.sentex.net >Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this electronic mail transmission >is intended by 3ware for the use of the named individual or entity to which >it is directed and may contain information that is confidential or >privileged and should not be disseminated without prior approval from 3ware