[flashrom] BX100: there is a Linux tool to flash ROM images through any SATA adapter

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 13.01.2016 02:30, Elmar Stellnberger wrote:
> Am 2016-01-12 um 23:50 schrieb Carl-Daniel Hailfinger:
>>
>> Do any of the commands mention the name or manufacturer of the flash
>> chip where the firmware is stored?
>>
>
> My idea was to let msecli collect debug information in this case:
>
> > sbin/msecli -P debugBX100.zip -n /dev/sde
> zip file created ...
> .... success
>
> ** output: see for the attachement
>
> Maybe you can analyse the binary dump for debugging by strings or so.
>
> also of interest:
> > sbin/msecli -C -i -n /dev/sde >identity-data
>
>
> msecli -D ... gives no useful information
> msecli -G / -m / -Z ... is not supported by BX100

AFAICS this SSD uses the "ATA Download Microcode" command. On Linux, you
can probably use
hdparm --fwdownload
to update the firmware of your SSD. No warranty, though, and I have no
idea if you can use the firmware image as-is or if you have to
patch/edit it first.

This also means flashrom is not the right tool for your SSD.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel