# 3ware HD Controller Firmware Upgrade Using Linix

```
 1) download LSI update zip file
 2) unzip file (copy prom file for your controller to public http)
    <http://docs.as701.net/tmp/prom0006.img>
 3) download 3ware tw_cli/3DM* toolkit from lsi
 4) push zip file to same public http site
    <http://docs.as701.net/tmp/3DM.zip>
 5) download any latest ubuntu desktop iso
 6) dd if=iso of=usbstick
 7) boot from stick
 8) download 3DM.zip and prom file
 9) unzip 3DM and untar the internal *.tgz file
 10) run the cli command for your arch

use command help, effectively:
  cli> update fw=<filename>

follow prompts, reboot and w00t!
```