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Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers
Obtain the 3ware driver for Linux from one of these two sources:
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3ware software CD-ROM. Compiled and tested drivers for Red Hat, SuSE, and Fedora Core Linux are included on this CD.
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3ware web site. You can download the latest compiled and tested driver for supported Linux distributions from the 3ware web site at
http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp . Included in these downloads is the Linux driver source, which you can use to compile the latest driver for RedHat, SuSE, and other similar distributions, running similar kernel strings.
 
Warning: Be sure to use the correct driver for your processor. It is possible to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you boot such systems, they will not work.
Determining the Current Version of your 3ware Driver
If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you can check the current driver version, using either 3DM 2 or the CLI. (For details, see Viewing Information About a Controller.)
You can also check it using the following method:
If you have a 2.4 kernel or earlier, type the following command:
cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/* 
where the asterisk (*) represents SCSI host ID and 9xxx represents the family of the controller. For example:
cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0 
If you have a 2.6 kernel with sysfs, type the following command:
cat /sys/class/scsi_host/<hostid>/stats 
where <hostid> is usually host0, unless other SCSI devices are available, in which case it may be host1 or higher.
If you have a 2.6 kernel without sysfs, type the following command:
dmesg | grep 3w 

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