[CentOS] Installing 3Ware 9.2.1.1 firmware

Thu Sep 1 21:30:47 UTC 2005
Seth Bardash <seth at integratedsolutions.org>

http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=11843

Goes into detail on how to install the 3ware drivers from source.

In short you must upgrade 3dm(2), then the driver, then the firmware.

IN THIS ORDER!

The 3ware knowledge base is your friend.

http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp

Best

Seth Bardash

Integrated Solutions and Systems

719-495-5866

Failure can not cope with perseverance!

  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Jay
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:19 AM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Installing 3Ware 9.2.1.1 firmware
> 
> The first error is:
> Makefile 461 .config No such file or directory
> 
> The end is this: 
> 
> /home/jbeattie/3ware/3w9-source/driver/3w-9xxx.c:227: error: storage
> size of `twa_fops' isn't known
> {standard input}:613096: Error: symbol `blocks' is already defined
> {standard input}:613796: Error: symbol `dma_mask' is already defined
> {standard input}:613832: Error: symbol `resource' is already defined
> {standard input}:614221: Error: symbol `d_flags' is already defined
> {standard input}:614859: Error: symbol `flags' is already defined
> {standard input}:614934: Error: symbol `s_type' is already defined
> {standard input}:615144: Error: symbol `release' is already defined
> {standard input}:615168: Error: symbol `lock' is already defined
> {standard input}:615233: Error: symbol `data' is already defined
> {standard input}:615335: Error: symbol `private' is already defined
> {standard input}:615449: Error: symbol `data' is already defined
> {standard input}:615455: Error: symbol `in_flight' is already
defined
> {standard input}:615550: Error: symbol `padding' is already defined
> {standard input}:615779: Error: symbol `flags' is already defined
> make[2]: *** 
> [/home/jbeattie/3ware/3w9-source/driver/3w-9xxx.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/home/jbeattie/3ware/3w9-source/driver] Error
2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL'
> make: *** [default] Error 2
> [root at gk-linux driver]#
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Way to many error messages.  What is the proper way to 
> install the driver?
> Thanks
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