Hello,
So I got a Intel SRCSASRB (8port, no BBU) on a Asus B85M-E motherboard and got myself an issue.
When booting up the system, I get the following message:
RAID Adapter
Firmware Failed Validation!!!
Adapter needs to be reflashed.
Press Any Key to Continue...
So I press any key and get to the BIOS of the motherboard, go to Advanced Mode and launch EFI Shell from filesystem device, my USB 1GB drive is in and get to the EFI Shell from following the instructions at:
https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/how-to-flash-lsi-9211-8i-using-efi-shell.50902/ (Boris_D - awesome instructions) and
https://forums.serverbuilds.net/t/guide-updating-your-lsi-sas-controller-with-a-uefi-motherboard/131 and
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB90801&locale=en_US
I have the firmware for the SRCSASRB v11.0.1-0060 and followed the instructions above and the readme file (below).
UEFI (EFI 2.0) instructions for updating RAID Firmware:
-----------------
1. Download and extract all files to a local drive.
2. Boot the target system to EFI shell.
3. Change directory to the local drive and directory containing the flash update files and the firmware image file.
4. Type "update.nsh" or "efi\cmdtool2 -adpfwflash -f 78_ef39.rom -noverchk -aall"
5. Wait for the flash to complete. Do NOT reboot the system during the update.
I change my dir to FS4: and run update.nsh which gives me:
No MegaRAID Adapter is found
Tried also sas2flash.efi with the full cmds of:
Erase the controller flash memory: sas2flash.efi -o -e 6.
Write the new firmware to the flash: sas2flash.efi -o -f 2118it.bin -b 78_efp39.rom
Both cmds give me:
No LSI SAS adapters found! Limited Command Set Available!
ERROR: Command Not Allowed without an adapter!
ERROR: Couldn't Create Command -f
Exiting Program.
the SRCSASRB is in and i've tried it with the J10 jumper in and out.
The card is "seen" by the OS, W10, but it is in error state. I finally figured out how to use the EFI shell of a USB, but now am stuck on the actual flashing of the firmware from the EFI shell.
I want to do it from the EFI shell, only way to learn but have been at it for 4-5 days now and am stuck.
Any guidance would be appreciated. I don't want to chicken out and buy another card (cheap one) Don't do this everyday but want to know as I am sure I will come across this again somewhere else. I want RAID 6, which this card does as I have 8 x 4TB drivers I want to use.
Thanks for any guidance and insight.
W
So I got a Intel SRCSASRB (8port, no BBU) on a Asus B85M-E motherboard and got myself an issue.
When booting up the system, I get the following message:
RAID Adapter
Firmware Failed Validation!!!
Adapter needs to be reflashed.
Press Any Key to Continue...
So I press any key and get to the BIOS of the motherboard, go to Advanced Mode and launch EFI Shell from filesystem device, my USB 1GB drive is in and get to the EFI Shell from following the instructions at:
https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/how-to-flash-lsi-9211-8i-using-efi-shell.50902/ (Boris_D - awesome instructions) and
https://forums.serverbuilds.net/t/guide-updating-your-lsi-sas-controller-with-a-uefi-motherboard/131 and
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB90801&locale=en_US
I have the firmware for the SRCSASRB v11.0.1-0060 and followed the instructions above and the readme file (below).
UEFI (EFI 2.0) instructions for updating RAID Firmware:
-----------------
1. Download and extract all files to a local drive.
2. Boot the target system to EFI shell.
3. Change directory to the local drive and directory containing the flash update files and the firmware image file.
4. Type "update.nsh" or "efi\cmdtool2 -adpfwflash -f 78_ef39.rom -noverchk -aall"
5. Wait for the flash to complete. Do NOT reboot the system during the update.
I change my dir to FS4: and run update.nsh which gives me:
No MegaRAID Adapter is found
Tried also sas2flash.efi with the full cmds of:
Erase the controller flash memory: sas2flash.efi -o -e 6.
Write the new firmware to the flash: sas2flash.efi -o -f 2118it.bin -b 78_efp39.rom
Both cmds give me:
No LSI SAS adapters found! Limited Command Set Available!
ERROR: Command Not Allowed without an adapter!
ERROR: Couldn't Create Command -f
Exiting Program.
the SRCSASRB is in and i've tried it with the J10 jumper in and out.
The card is "seen" by the OS, W10, but it is in error state. I finally figured out how to use the EFI shell of a USB, but now am stuck on the actual flashing of the firmware from the EFI shell.
I want to do it from the EFI shell, only way to learn but have been at it for 4-5 days now and am stuck.
Any guidance would be appreciated. I don't want to chicken out and buy another card (cheap one) Don't do this everyday but want to know as I am sure I will come across this again somewhere else. I want RAID 6, which this card does as I have 8 x 4TB drivers I want to use.
Thanks for any guidance and insight.
W