Questions tagged [firmware]
This tag is for questions related to the ROM BIOS of a computer, which may contain only elementary basic functions of a device and may only provide services to higher-level software. Firmware such as the program of an embedded system may be the only program that will run on the system and provide all of its functions.
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Paranoid: What does binary NIC firmware do? [closed]
My server has a Realtek NIC, so I installed realtek-firmware package from Debian non-free. My question is:
What could be possible (paranoid) attack / backdoor scenarios coming with the proprietary of ...
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HP DL160 G6 firmware iso
I have an issue updating HP Proliant DL160 G6. I downloaded some firmware on the internet but its not working. I haven't had luck googling on the internet for a reliable firmware ISO to use.
The ...
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How to upgrade HP 4110 VoIP phone firmware.
Actually, I have found the clue here on after googling, but the problem is I can not download the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 or 2013.
http://jackstromberg.com/2013/05/configuring-lync-server-to-push-...
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How to upgrade Intel 10G NIC firmware under Linux
There is a Linux server with several Intel 82599ES cards:
# lspci | grep -i eth
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection (rev 01)
01:00.1 Ethernet ...
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How to update firmware on Dell PowerEdge 1950 DRAC
I have a Dell PowerEdge 1950 with a DRAC that I can ssh into but cannot http to. As I understand it, if the logs fill up all space, the only way to recover is to load the latest DRAC firmware. Not ...
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Failed BIOS update DELL R620
So ahead of an ESXi6.0u2 update we are refreshing the BIOS on one of our clusters to reach a compatible level. Using OME I have been able to push the BIOS to several servers without hitch, until now. ...
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Can I swap a SATA drive with one firmware type with one with another firmware type?
I hope this is pretty straight forward, but assume I have a Dell optiplex 780 (don't judge me) running Windows 7 SP1 with a Seagate 500GB 7200RPM SATA drive which lists Firmware: CC45. The hard drive ...
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Can't connect to RAID subsystem on IBM BladeCenter SAS RAID controller module to perform firmware update
I've come across and old IBM BladeCenter S and I'm having issues with the SAS/RAID system:
Is possible to update the firmware for an IBM SAS RAID Controller Module (from R1.07 to 1.3.1.010) without ...
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LSI updater appears to have updated my Intel SSD, now cant recognise it - what to do?
I have an LSI 9211 HBA and an Intel 910 SSD. I updated the firmware on the HBA, using LSI's usual sas2flash utility. I removed all other LSI/HBA cards first.
Unfortunately it now looks like the SSD ...
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Updating Dell Bios Silently Through SCCM
I am trying to run an upgrade script through SCCM for Dell Bios Firmware.
I need it to run silently without an immediate reboot.
When I push the script, the upgrade runs and logs as successful with ...
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Lycom PE-115 firware update possible? Otherwise `smartctl` on FreeNAS reports errors
I have Lycom PE-115 SATA 3 2 Port 6Gbps Low Profile PCI-e 2.0 Host Adapter in my machine running FreeNAS. It seem have some trouble with SMART of SanDisk SSD Plus I connected to it.
I've seen reports ...
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Can I skip several version during a firmware update?
I have a SPARC T3-4 server experiencing a known bug (CR 7003014 as described here: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19417-01/html/E20814/z40004961296327.html). The solution is to update the firmware to at ...
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Check firmware version of iPhones using Exchange?
I have about 20 users that use iphones that are connected to exchange. They have the device policy that says you have to have a lock code and 10 wrong passwords erases your phone, etc. I am using ...
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Update all firmware on HP DL380 G5 server
I have an old HP DL 380 G5 server I got from work on which I have installed ESXi 6.0. I have a few different guest OSs running on it and am using it for testing several applications. I have increased ...
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Jetstor SAN disk firmware [closed]
We have a jetstor SAN, specifically http://www.9to5computer.com/AC&NC/JetStor%20SATA%20412iS%20iSCSI%20to%20SATA%20Rackmount%20Raid.htm and now discontinued.
Its run for 6 years and just hit end ...
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Updating iLO on and old server
I have an old HP ProLiant DL380 G3 server I plan on using to tamper with. However, I have ran into an issue.
I can't access iLO due to a firmware gap (from around 2003) to the present.
When I try to ...
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Need to downgrade Seagate HDD firmware [closed]
OK so I knew I was taking a big risk doing this but I decided to upgrade the HDD firmware on drives in my RAID5 array. And of course the controller is now complaining that one of the HDD sizes is ...
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HP DL360 power supply have different firmware and coupled with that the PDU supplying power tripped. Could different power supply firmware cause this
We have a HP DL 360 Gen 8 server with two power supplies. Each of them have a different firmware, one of them is running ver 1 and the other is running ver 2. The PDU supplying power to them tripped ...
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PERC 5/i firmware on DELL PowerEdge 2950 cannot be updated
My DELL PowerEdge 2950 (Windows Server 2008 R2) OpenManage shows this warning.
Firmware version is out of date.
Firmware Version 5.0.2-0003
Minimum Required Firmware Version 5.2.2-0072
I ...
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System fails to boot after successful LSI 9211-8i firmware update
So, here we go. I purchased a used LSI 9211-8i to use in my NAS. I installed the card, attached a few drives, booted the system, and everything looked OK. I'm using FreeNAS and there was a warning ...
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HighPoint RocketRAID 2740 passthrough
I'm currently extending my server and about to buy a HBA.
I stumbled across the HighPoint RocketRAID 2740 which is quite cheap at the moment.
I am going to extend an existing MDRaid + LVM ...
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HP Smart Array P212 hangs after firmware update
I’ve just installed a perfect-running HP Smart Array P212 in my server. It comes with 2.72 firmware version.
My server runs vmware ESXi 6.0 and, after perform a firmware update to 6.64 version as ...
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Flashing firmware to hard disks behind LSI controller
We have an Intel RAID Controller RS25DB080 (LSI SAS2208) with four ST2000NM0033-9ZM175 SN03 SATA disks. A hardware RAID10 volume is built using these disks and an Ubuntu Server OS is installed on it. ...
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S5000PSL PCIe slots dead?
Summary:
PCIe HBAs do not function in 2 out of 4 slots on board.
Setup detail and previous steps:
I have an Intel S5000PSL board currently populated with dual xeon CPUs and 32GB RAM (8x4GB). The ...
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HP ML310e Update firmware IP v1.4 - Error
I'm trying to update firmware via the HP intelligent provisioning but it keeps returning with the error 'unable to connect to update server'. Pretty sure the router/fw is OK. What's the issue?
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Is using beta dd-wrt firmware safe?
I upgraded from v24-sp1 (2013) to v3 beta (september 2015) as dd-wrt stable releases haven't been updated for two years.
Are there any issues I should be aware of when using the beta builds?
I need ...
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How to choose VDSL firmware on a Cisco 887VA router?
On Cisco ADSL routers, there is a wide choice of modem firmware releases available, as well as IOS releases; each IOS release comes with its built-in modem firmware, but you can override it with a ...
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Dell R710 LifeCycle and iDRAC6 bad firmware flash
I have an R710 server that I need help with.
Earlier today I wanted to update my BIOS and LifeCycle controller. I tried through the F10 System manager, but because my LifeCycle controller and iDRAC ...
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A large number of JetDirect firmware updates - what issues do they address?
HP recently released a large number of firmware updates for JetDirect devices. There is no changelog provided. Curiously, many obsolete (e.g., 802.11b) devices are in the list, and the last time a ...
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HP Smart Array 6i upgrade firmware on Ubuntu
How can I upgrade the firmware of my HP Array controller 6i? can I upgrade using hpacucli? or any other CLI utility?
The server that I want to upgrade is a HP Proliant DL360 G4 with Ubuntu Server.
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What are the procedures for upgrading a ProLiant ML370 G5 firmware REMOTELY? I'm thinking via its iLO, and if so, where do I access to do the upgrade
What are the procedures for upgrading a ProLiant ML370 G5 firmware REMOTELY? I'm thinking via its iLO, and if so, where do I access to do the upgrade. Firmware files are already on the server's C: ...
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Wrong firmware on Ultrium LTO4 1840
A client has an old MSL6030 Tape Library with a pair of LTO4 Ultrium 1840 tape drives in the back. Both have failed.
We have procured identical replacements (same part # anyway) and have been unable ...
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"Failed to initialize PAL." while upgrading an LSI 9211-8i to IT?
When attempting to flash my LSI SAS 9211-8i card on my ASUS H87I-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel H87 Mini ITX Motherboard, I was able to get through all of the instructions until I was finally ready to flash, ...
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What can explain Hyperthreading bringing a server to its knees
In the last year I've had 2 brand new servers that I commissioned where their performance made them unusable. The both servers were Dell R620 servers with 1 processor. One had 6 cores and the other ...
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dell R710 / R620 power-supply broken after firmware update
We datet up the firmware on a dell R710 and some weeks later on a DELL R620. In both cases the firmware update on one of the two power supplies failed and it didn't work any more (amber flashing).
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iLO 3 Firmware Update (HP Proliant DL380 G7)
The iLO web interface allows me to upload a .bin file (Obtain the firmware image (.bin) file from the Online ROM Flash Component for HP Integrated Lights-Out.)
The iLO web interface redirects me to a ...
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Supermicro NICs gone after BIOS update
Just updated the BIOS of two Supermicro 1022G-URFs to R3.5.
They've both the mainboard H8DGU-F with two onboard Intel 82576 NICs.
One of the two Supermicros doesn't have any visible NICs at all after ...
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Do Equallogic PS6010s accept non-EQL firmware disks?
We have a PS6010 which is just out of its support contract. We are looking to give it another lease on life so would like to replace all the drives with new ones.
It currently has 16x ST3450856SS/...
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How to upgrade the firmware of HP SAS expander card without Smart Array controller or Proliant Server?
How can I update/upgrade/flash the firmware of an HP SAS expander card [468406-B21 a.k.a. 487738-001]?
I used to do this using Windows and a HP P410 Smart Array controller, however that controller is ...
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Firmware update failures due to filesystem corruption on iLO3
I have a few dozen HP servers with iLO3 cards where the firmware update fails. When I try to update by uploading the .bin file via the web interface, I get a nondescript message saying "The last ...
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HP Proliant Gen8 boot failure after bios upgrade and processor upgrade
We have a HP Proliant DL360P with one Intel Xeon e5-2650, and we was in need to use two Xeon e5-2670 V2, this server by default this G8 did not recognizes the v2 processor, so we found this procedure ...
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Is necessary to upgrade HP ProLiant server firmware before hardware upgrade?
I have a HP ProLiant server and I'm planning to expand the RAID capacity.
I never upgrade the firmware of anything.
Can I add the new disks without the firmwares upgrade or it is absolutely necessary ...
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Upgrade the firmware of SAS HDD on DL380 G5?
I have a DL380 G5 server with 146GB single-port HDD (DG146ABAB). The HP Storage Array P400 controller is saying that firmware should be upgraded on these drives. I am running VMware ESX 5.1 (no ...
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How to update SSD Firmware on RAID Controllers
Got some servers with RAID Controllers and SSD.
Raid Controller: LSI MegaRaid 9271-4i
SSD: Intel 520
The MegaRaid controllers have the ability to update drive firmware using MegaCLI.
Intel for ...
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Updating firmware on HP ProLiant DL380 Gen8 failed
I tried updating the firmware on my HP ProLiant 380e Gen8, but I received this error:
What could be the reason? Could it be because of limited disk space in the /tmp directory?
~ # df -h
Filesystem ...
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HP plan to restrict access to ProLiant server firmware - consequences?
I've been a longtime advocate for HP ProLiant servers in my system environments. The platform has been the basis of my infrastructure designs across several industries for the past 12 years.
The ...
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"Firmware progress error" reported by blade in IBM BladeCenter S
I have a BladeCenter S with three blades installed. Two of my LS21 blades are reporting the following error in the web-based Advanced Management Module:
(12/20/13 10:49:19) (LS21 2 Core 2K8) Firmware ...
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Why do network cards seem to work fine without firmware in Linux?
I have computers with Intel and Realtek Ethernet cards, and I keep forgetting to install the linux-firmware packages when I put Debian on them. I can see messages in syslog telling me that the ...
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How to fix an aborted firmware upgrade on Cisco SLM2048
There is a Cisco SLM2048 switch and the last firmware upgrade aborted, now the switch doesn't work anymore. I can't access the switch. The only evidence is a blinking system LED. As the switch doesn't ...
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IBM TS 3310 upgrade firmware
Am I allowed to upgrade firmware (by self) for tape library IBM TS 3310 which service support contract has been finished?