From: Markus <M4rkusXXL@web.de>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS fw SD17
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:38:50 +0200
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Cc: Kay Diederichs <kay.diederichs@uni-konstanz.de>
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Kay Diederichs wrote:
> Markus schrieb:
> > Rui Santos wrote:
> >>> I have some Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB drives. 
They 
> >>> use the firmware SD17.
> >> Seagate recommends firmware SD1A for that HD.
> >> However, I do not know if it will solve your problem. Jut try it...
> > 
> >>> This drive+fw is blacklisted in the kernel, but there is no 
firmware 
> >>> upgrade for these drives. (Only very few serial numbers are able 
to 
> >>> upgrade.)
> > 
> > I cant upgrade the firmware because the flash-utility will abort due 
> > to "not affected serial number". I tried SD1B, the very newest 
version.
> > Cant find the SD1A for my drives.
> > 
> > Markus
> 
> I think you might have tried the wrong firmware file.
> ST31500341AS needs 
> 
http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/support/downloads/firmware/Brinks-4D8H-SD1B.ISO

I tried that one (compared md5sum). It does not work. It only works 
for "ST31500341AS,  9JU138-300 or -336, SD15 through SD1A ONLY!"
So the utility fails and says the specific model could not be found.

Markus
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