int i;
        int j = 0;
        int rc;
-       int dac;
+       int dac, return_code;
+       InquiryData_struct *inq_buff = NULL;
 
        i = alloc_cciss_hba();
        if (i < 0)
        /* Turn the interrupts on so we can service requests */
        hba[i]->access.set_intr_mask(hba[i], CCISS_INTR_ON);
 
+       /* Get the firmware version */
+       inq_buff = kzalloc(sizeof(InquiryData_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (inq_buff == NULL) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "cciss: out of memory\n");
+               goto clean4;
+       }
+
+       return_code = sendcmd_withirq(CISS_INQUIRY, i, inq_buff,
+               sizeof(InquiryData_struct), 0, 0 , 0, TYPE_CMD);
+       if (return_code == IO_OK) {
+               hba[i]->firm_ver[0] = inq_buff->data_byte[32];
+               hba[i]->firm_ver[1] = inq_buff->data_byte[33];
+               hba[i]->firm_ver[2] = inq_buff->data_byte[34];
+               hba[i]->firm_ver[3] = inq_buff->data_byte[35];
+       } else {         /* send command failed */
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: unable to determine firmware"
+                       " version of controller\n");
+       }
+
        cciss_procinit(i);
 
        hba[i]->cciss_max_sectors = 2048;
        return 1;
 
 clean4:
+       kfree(inq_buff);
 #ifdef CONFIG_CISS_SCSI_TAPE
        kfree(hba[i]->scsi_rejects.complete);
 #endif