Bug#374792: updated firmware?

[Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <ivan.s.b@gmail.com>]

I can't understand if we've to upgrade the firmware or downgrade it.
People are saying that they can make the stock kernel work with
version <=6.61.

Then LSI say they are going to support just hardware with firmware
>=6.62.

And while there was a perfectly working driver in sarge there is none
in etch and the problem doesn't look as they dropped support for old
hardware, but just overlapping PCI ID.

Could you please explain what's impeding the support for CERC ATA in
etch?

I'm not being ironical, I just would like to know if there is any
hope that patiently waiting an etch kernel/install upgrade we can
have back the support for CERC or should I reinstall sarge or switch
distro on that box.

thanks

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