Jonaskp

So I just got a M1015 that I will be using with Unraid, so I need to flash it to LSI firmware IT mode. I followed guides, but ran into some issues, and I have not been able to find a solution to my problem. The short version: Whenever I try to flash the card with the new firmware ("2118it.bin"), I get the error: "Chip is in RESET state. Attempting Host Boot... ERROR: Firmware Host Boot Failed !" And then it exits SAS2Flash. What I have done so far: I followed guides, but in the beginning I had issues with booting to EFI shell, so I had to try different things. It is most likely during this, that I must have gotten something wrong. The below steps are what I have done the last many times, in that order. 1. Followed the guide and downloaded files from Techmattr (as multiple posts I found refered to that site). When this failed I have tried other sources as well, without luck. Updated: SAS HBA crossflashing or flashing to IT mode, Dell Perc H200 and H310 2. Boot the USB to DOS and run: megarec.exe -writesbr 0 sbrempty.bin megarec.exe -cleanflash 0 3. Restart and Boot to EFI Shell (my computer won't work with SAS2Flash in DOS "Failed to initialize PAL"-error) [EDIT]Erase existing firmware: sas2flash.efi -o -e -6 : (this was part of the first guide I followed) [/EDIT] SAS2flash.efi -listall : Shows the card, but no info. ERROR: "Failed to upload image !". SAS2flash.efi -c 0 -list (details for specific card): Shows: Controller: SAS2008(??) PCI address: 00:02:00:00 SAS Address: Undetermined (i have a sticker on the card where the address (I think) is. It reads "500605b 0-04F3-DB90" and then a barcode. Is this the SAS address? And how should I write it when I get that far? "500605B-0-04F3-DB90"? or "500605B004F3DB90"? NVDATA Version: Undetermined .... Firmware version could not be retrieved .... BIOS version could not be retrieved 4. Try to flash the card with new firmware. SAS2Flash.efi -o -f 2118it.bin This results in the error: "Chip is in RESET state. Attempting Host Boot... ERROR: Firmware Host Boot Failed !" 5. I have tried many variations of flashing it and using different firmware (from guides and posts). - flashing to older firmware: 2118p7.bin (same error) or 6GBPSAS.FW (this one causes the computer to freeze). - using an older version of SAS2Flash. Often P14 is recommended, but I couldn't find that one. I have tried P05, P15, P16, P17,P19, P20 (same error or freezing). 6. I can still run the megarect commands in DOS, which as far as I have read, should mean that the card is not bricked, and can be saved. I really hope someone has advice on how I should proceed. As I said, I have tried to research this, but every guide or forum post I find, lists the solution above (older version first), and that has not helped. Thanks in advance.