Of Samsung SSD's, LSI HBA's and SSD firmwares.
Introduction Everyone loves SSD's, that's no doubt but when it comes to updating the of-so-very-important firmware things become quite complicated quickly: First, I don't run Windows or OSX on my most important hardware (the hypervisors/workstations). Second, I run most of my SSD's behind an LSI HBA (to benefit from the cache and from the processing power of the LSI card). Here's how I did -without- Windows or OSX and -without- taking my SSD's out of my boxes. A few words of warning This post is not a full "Method Of Procedure" and is very specific. It is -NOT- for the average user and it requires some good Linux knowledge. If things go wrong, it may brick/destroy your SSD, your PC and even your HD TV. It will most likely require to be adapted in most cases unless you have a very similar setup. The purpose of this post is to show that there are alternative ways available and that you do NOT have to tear up your gear only to update firmw...