On 10/13/2010 02:28 AM, Tim Small wrote:
> On 12/10/10 20:56, Orion Poplawski wrote:
>> Sorry, not really on topic but I figured people here would be knowledgeable
>> on
>> the issue. I'd like to be able to update the firmware on some sata drives,
>> specifically some WD RE-4 GP WD2002FYPS drives under linux. Any idea if this
>> is possible?
>
> Probably yes, tho' I've not tried that model. It depends what controller it's
> attached to. If it's a plain SATA drive as far as Linux is concerned (no HW
> RAID), then a recent hdparm should do it. For recent Dell PERC and SAS,
> controllers, lsiutil and megactl both have options to update the firmware on
> the drives. I've updated various Seagate, WD, HDs and Intel SSDs using all
> three methods.
>
> Tim.
>
Interesting, I didn't know about hdparm, although the man page entry is scary:
--fwdownload
When used, this should be the only flag given. It requires
a file path immediately after the flag, indicating where
the new drive firmware should be read from. The contents
of this file will be sent to the drive using the (S)ATA
DOWNLOAD MICROCODE command, using either transfer protocol
7 (entire file at once), or, if the drive supports it,
transfer protocol 3 (segmented download). This command is
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS and could destroy both the drive and
all data on it. DO NOT USE THIS COMMAND.
Although I suppose it is an inherently dangerous operation.
--
Orion Poplawski
Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222
NWRA/CoRA Division FAX: 303-415-9702
3380 Mitchell Lane [email protected]
Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.cora.nwra.com
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