Comments on: Updating controller BIOS / firmware from ASM on Linux systems http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:33:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Mitza_003 http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-147 Mitza_003 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:07:10 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-147 Great! Great!

]]> By: Patrick http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-109 Patrick Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:19:29 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-109 Using these instructions, I managed to upgrade my 2410SA controller on a Ubuntu 8.10 system. Also, here are great instructions to iInstall ASM 4.30 on Debian/Ubuntu http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid39_gci1296399,00.html Best regards, Patrick Using these instructions, I managed to upgrade my 2410SA controller on a Ubuntu 8.10 system.
Also, here are great instructions to iInstall ASM 4.30 on Debian/Ubuntu http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid39_gci1296399,00.html

Best regards,
Patrick

]]> By: Phil Wilson http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-104 Phil Wilson Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:27:59 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-104 Thanks for the comments Markus, I'll raise it with the guy who handles the web postings - see if we can add this. best regs, Phil. Thanks for the comments Markus, I’ll raise it with the guy who handles the web postings - see if we can add this.

best regs, Phil.

]]> By: Markus http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-103 Markus Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:22:02 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-103 Hello Phil! Wow, that was easy but how would I know ... Of course it worked as you can see http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6898/scrennshot1225016019bf1.png I think it would be good to mention it on the download page that - renaming the .exe to .zip - extracting it and then - picking up the .ufi files the ASM is the way to go when somebody is on - Linux eg Debian, using the ASM Again, thanks for your response! Hello Phil!

Wow, that was easy but how would I know … Of course it worked as you can see http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6898/scrennshot1225016019bf1.png

I think it would be good to mention it on the download page that
- renaming the .exe to .zip
- extracting it and then
- picking up the .ufi files the ASM is the way to go when somebody is on
- Linux eg Debian, using the ASM

Again, thanks for your response!

]]> By: Phil Wilson http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-102 Phil Wilson Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:32:53 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-102 Hi Markus, I just double checked this on my system here at home running SuSE 11. Download the exe file anyway, rename it with a .zip extension rather than .exe. So it you are using the latest firmware you will have downloaded 31205_fw_b15753.exe and renamed it to 31205_fw_b15753.zip Then use "unzip" to extract the contents .. unzip 31205_fw_b15753.zip You should get 4 files ending in a ufi extension plus two DOS executables (that you don't need - for info .. acu which is a DOS version of the BIOS tool and afu which is a DOS based flash program) If it doesn't work for you let me know and I'll mail you the files in some more convenient format. cheers, Phil. Hi Markus, I just double checked this on my system here at home running SuSE 11. Download the exe file anyway, rename it with a .zip extension rather than .exe. So it you are using the latest firmware you will have downloaded

31205_fw_b15753.exe and renamed it to 31205_fw_b15753.zip

Then use “unzip” to extract the contents ..

unzip 31205_fw_b15753.zip

You should get 4 files ending in a ufi extension plus two DOS executables (that you don’t need - for info .. acu which is a DOS version of the BIOS tool and afu which is a DOS based flash program)

If it doesn’t work for you let me know and I’ll mail you the files in some more convenient format.

cheers, Phil.

]]> By: Markus http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-101 Markus Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:52:12 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2007/12/12/updating-controller-bios-firmware-from-asm-on-linux-systems/#comment-101 Hello, I am on DebianGNU/Linux with the 31205 and the Storage Manager installed. So far all works fine. Now I want to update the controller firmware using the above method i.e. GUI aka Storage Manager. As the manual says, I have to deal with .ufi files ... but trying to download the current firmware (2008/10/26) all that is offered on adaptec.com is some .exe file. I have no Windows so how do I proceed in order to get the contained .ufi files from the .exe? Why is there no .ufi offered explicitely so that Linux folks using the Storage Manager can have a kick start too? Thanks for answers in advance! Hello,

I am on DebianGNU/Linux with the 31205 and the Storage Manager installed. So far all works fine. Now I want to update the controller firmware using the above method i.e. GUI aka Storage Manager.

As the manual says, I have to deal with .ufi files … but trying to download the current firmware (2008/10/26) all that is offered on adaptec.com is some .exe file. I have no Windows so how do I proceed in order to get the contained .ufi files from the .exe?

Why is there no .ufi offered explicitely so that Linux folks using the Storage Manager can have a kick start too?

Thanks for answers in advance!

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