From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hannes Reinecke Subject: Re: Dell CERC ATA100/4ch support Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 16:50:23 +0200 Message-ID: <4653032F.5000406@suse.de> References: <01e801c797bf$34f7ef00$15b2a8c0@newbrains> <1179327908.3787.29.camel@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from mx1.suse.de ([195.135.220.2]:53516 "EHLO mx1.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S934516AbXEVOud (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 May 2007 10:50:33 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1179327908.3787.29.camel@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com> Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: James Bottomley Cc: Leigh Blackwell , 374792@bugs.debian.org, akpm@osdl.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, sumant.patro@lsil.com, Matt Domsch James Bottomley wrote: > On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 14:36 +0100, Leigh Blackwell wrote: >> I have been looking at the issue with theses cerc devices, has this=20 >> bug 374792 been closed based on people reverting the firmware to < 6= =2E61.=20 >> >> Unfortunately Dell doesn't support a Firmware version that old on ou= r=20 >> Server, is it possible to re-open this bug? I have been unable to ge= t the >> current etch install to recognize my driver controller with any of t= he >> megaraid drivers. >=20 > Umm, but this is a bug in Dell Support isn't it? I don't think there= 's > a kernel fix for that. >=20 > LSIs position is that in current kernels they only support this devic= e > with the new megaraid driver and only for firmware version >=3D 6.61. > Surely you just need to get Dell and LSI on the same page? >=20 Provided they have an interest in doing so. Dell for one is _not_ interested in supplying an updated firmware. So we're stuck. Cheers, Hannes --=20 Dr. Hannes Reinecke zSeries & Storage hare@suse.de +49 911 74053 688 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 N=FCrnberg GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG N=FCrnberg) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html