From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 2 05:52:04 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2578B92E for ; Sat, 2 Feb 2013 05:52:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ah@dreamchaser.org) Received: from nightmare.dreamchaser.org (nightmare.dreamchaser.org [12.32.44.142]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE3DEEB for ; Sat, 2 Feb 2013 05:52:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from breakaway.dreamchaser.org (breakaway.dreamchaser.org. [12.32.36.73]) by nightmare.dreamchaser.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id r125puNc017367 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2013 22:51:56 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from ah@dreamchaser.org) Message-ID: <510CA97C.4030607@dreamchaser.org> Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:51:56 -0700 From: Gary Aitken User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:16.0) Gecko/20121116 Thunderbird/16.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Crucial SSD firmware upgrade -- usb flash drive issues References: <20130202050602.GA21444@uranus.mtveurope.org> In-Reply-To: <20130202050602.GA21444@uranus.mtveurope.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (nightmare.dreamchaser.org [12.32.36.65]); Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:51:57 -0700 (MST) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:52:04 -0000 On 02/01/13 22:06, Zoran Kolic wrote: > If I understand correctly, it is iso image from ssd manufacturer. > They tend to think everybody uses win and has cd drive. Quick > search might give easy answer, if win/linux box is available. You > could try out unetbootin. Tutorial says it takes an image and > makes bootable usb stick. On 02/01/13 17:05, Warren Block wrote: > The implications of trying to custom build an SSD firmware update image from a CD could be big, and it's really not something to experiment with unless you feel lucky. > >> From a user support standpoint, the first thing to do is send a "Why > aren't you supporting your users with a memory stick firmware update? Many people no longer have CD drives." > > Practically speaking, that is not likely to result in a quick result, or possibly any result. So use a program they recommend, or use an external CD drive to update the firmware. The mfg claims the iso image is suitable for booting either from CD or a usb stick; with the caveat that you use some magic software to write the bootable usb stick. I guess I'll just find a way to write a CD.