Nov 082011
Boot a Linux system (not from the SSD itself!). For example a Ubuntu Live distribution. Run the following commands in your terminal (consider choosing a later firmware version if available from OCZ):
cd ~/Downloads
wget http://www.ocztechnology.com/files/ssd_tools/fwupd_v2.12.05.tar.gz
tar -xf fwupd_v2.12.05.tar.gz
sudo su
### The next step is flashing the SSD:
~/Downloads/fwupd_v2.12.05/linux64/fwupd –log /dev/sd?
# ( ↑ This will create save a log file in you working directory: fwupd.log )
Error message when running this on a MacBook Pro (early 2011) on Ubuntu 11.10 64bit Live CD:
Firmware update FAILED on /dev/sda/: drive OCZ-AGILITY3
setpci -s 00:1f.2 90.b=60
sh -c "echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000\:00\:1f.2/remove"
sh -c "echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan"
then continue with the fwupd command.
This didn’t work though using the 64bit 11.10 Ubuntu CD so I tried it with the 32bit Ubuntu 11.04 Live CD.
Resources
- OCZ website on firmware updates for the Agility 3
there you can get the latest versions of the following:- Linux-based Firmware Updater
- Firmware Flashing Guide (Linux)
- (a bit deprecated) guide on how to update: http://davidjb.com/blog/2011/05/how-to-updating-ocz-vertex-3-ssd-firmware-on-a-dell-m1530-laptop
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