From owner-freebsd-stable Mon Feb 18 3:50: 4 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mass.dis.org (dhcp45-21.dis.org [216.240.45.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE69C37B400 for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 03:49:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from mass.dis.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.dis.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g1IBnmA06755; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 03:49:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.dis.org) Message-Id: <200202181149.g1IBnmA06755@mass.dis.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Mike Tancsa Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3ware 6xxx-series controllers and 6.9 firmware In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 18 Feb 2002 06:33:21 EST." <5.1.0.14.0.20020218063114.05435b70@marble.sentex.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 03:49:48 -0800 From: Michael Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG See the release notes on 3ware's site for the full details. The big item is support for > 137GB disks. Corresponding firmware for the 7xxx controllers is due soon; I hope to be ready with this before it hits the streets. Turns out I need to RMA all my 7xxx controllers, which I forgot to do back last November. Silly me. Thanks for your (as usual) snappy response! Regards, Mike > Thanks very much! I will certainly test them out. BTW, what are the > benefits (if any) of upgrading to the 6.9 rev of firmware. Or is this a > case of "if it aint broke, dont fix it" ? > > ---Mike > > At 03:35 AM 2/18/02 -0800, Michael Smith wrote: > > >As several people have pointed out, the 6.9 firmware update from 3ware > >is causing problems with the 'twe' driver. > -- To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message