Updating the Firmware and Driverwww.3ware.com 18111 Stop the current driver module, if loaded:rmmod 3w-9xxx12 Load the new driver module:modprobe 3w-9xxxIf the new driver fails to load properly, confirm that you used correct driver. Ifyour kernel or SuSE version is not supported, you will need to compile yourown driver. For more information, see knowledgebase article 14546 (http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546).Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSDThe following steps describe how to update the 3ware driver under FreeBSD.To update the 3ware driver under FreeBSD1 Download and extract the driver, as described under “Downloading theDriver and Firmware” on page 165.2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver.3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted driver.4 Copy the files to the appropriate directory.For FreeBSD 4.x, copy the driver into /modulesFor FreeBSD 5.x and 6.x, copy the driver into /boot/kernel.5 Load the driverkldload twa.koIf units are present, you should see unit information in the systemlog (usually, /var/log/messages).6 If you wish to load the driver automatically everytime the system is rebooted, add the line 'twa_load="YES"' tothe file/boot/loader.confBackup your original driver before updating in case you need to revert back to it.However, you will not be able to revert back to the original driver if you are bootingfrom that unit.
