Updating the Driver and Firmware
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If you have a 2.6 kernel without sysfs, type the following command:
dmesg | grep 3w
(dmesg can also be used with earlier kernel versions.)
Under Windows, you can follow the first 5steps under “Updating the 3ware
Driver Under Windows XP” on page 176.
Updating the Driver and Firmware
You can download the latest drivers and firmware from the 3ware website, at
http://www.3ware.com/support
.
For Windows, the firmware and driver can be installed from the same
download. When you run the utility, you can choose to update both the driver
and the firmware, or only the driver.
For Linux and FreeBSD, updating the driver and updating the firmware are
done separately. You can download them individually from the website.
To download the driver or firmware
1
On the 3ware website (www.3ware.com), navigate to
Service and
Support > Software Downloads
.
2
Click
Download Released Software
.
3
Select the product and release desired.
4
Select Driver or Firmware (as appropriate) as the item to download.
5
Select the Operating System you are using.
6
Click
Next
.
7
When details about the download you requested appear, click the link for
the item you want to download.
Note:
Information in this section applies to updating drivers and firmware for the
9550SX, 9590SE, and 9650SE controllers. The 3ware website also allows you to
download drivers for other 3ware controller models and associated release notes.
Note:
For Linux, do not use the driver from the external Linux distribution as it is
older than the currently supported driver. Instead, use the driver from the 3ware CD
or from the 3ware web site.
