Re: 3ware: SCSI device sda: 1562951681 512-byte hdwr sectors (-299279 MB)

["Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@vger.timpanogas.org>]

You need revision XX.15 > of the 3ware driver to handle 48 bit LBA.
I am running at present with 160GB drives on the 7810 and no 
problem.  There's also a firmware upgrade required of the 
card to get 48 bit LBA to work properly.  www.3ware.com has
the latest firmware.

Jeff


On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 02:05:20PM +0100, Ookhoi wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Not sure if this is a 3ware driver 'bug'. This is a 3ware 7810 with 8
> 100GB disks, configured hw raid0.
> 
> part of dmesg:
> 
> SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
> 3ware Storage Controller device driver for Linux v1.02.00.010.
> scsi0 : Found a 3ware Storage Controller at 0x1090, IRQ: 5, P-chip: 1.3
> scsi0 : 3ware Storage Controller
>   Vendor: 3ware     Model: 3w-xxxx           Rev: 1.0
>   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 00
> Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
> SCSI device sda: 1562951681 512-byte hdwr sectors (-299279 MB)
>  sda: unknown partition table
> 
> 
> It should say something like 800GB, but says -299279 MB.
> 
> This is with the xfs 2.4.17 kernel. The raid works fine, it seemes just
> cosmetic, but thought I'd better report it anyway.
> 
>         Ookhoi
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