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Guys, SUCCESS! I ended up using MPTUTIL in the L8i_IT package mentioned earlier in our convo. I used the CLEAR.BAT script, and it basically walked me through the process, getting the SAS number, etc. I should have known earlier, as in the BIOS when booting, it describes the controller as "LSI MPT SAS ROM", which i recognized after booting successfully the first time and it coming up. So, luckily enough, i didnt brick my controller, and im up and running! Huge thanks to Jonny and Fireball3!

Yeah i know that Fireball I wasnt going to flash the firmware in the package, i just want to get success step by step and then when i have all the pieces together, hopefully the process will work beginning to end I will attempt running the tools from Windows. Thanks for the links, there is some info and files that should be helpful. Ill update later today.

Jonny/Fireball3: Okay, i gave the sas2flsh a go. No luck, still says "No LSI adapters found, limited command set available" I thought i might have some luck because if i remember correctly, i had originally flashed to the P20 firmware, which, as Fireball3 said, may have issues with the megarec tool. So to summarize, both the 1e.bat and 3e.bat give me this error. Again, the card is fully visible in Windows 7.

Cool guys. Ok, ill give sas2flsh a go tomorrow. Fingers crossed, and thanks!

Hi Jonny, The card is built-in to the Supermicro board. Update, a Windows 7 install (on the Intel sata ports) will see the card. Does that get me any closer? I saw another user on the forums who had the same issue and Supermicro said no dice unless he sent it in for 'repair'.

So Jonny, i have downloaded the toolset from your "#Post" and followed the guide. I have ensured the jumpers are set correctly, in this case, for IT mode, which is the default. When running the command "megare -readsbr 0 sbrbackup.bin", i get "No MR conroller(s) found. If controller is physically present but not found, please shutdown the system and set the jumper in default position and power up". I have tried with various combinations of the 2 relevant jumpers, with the above result both times. again, i am using an LSI 1068e. EDIT: Fireball3, i have also tried your Dell/LSI tool, and i also get the "No MR controllers found" error at Step 2. As well, my ADAPTERS.TXT is empty of card info save for the exit code of 0x01.

Hey guys, back from a week and a half off in a very warm place Ok, so Jonny, which toolset, exactly, should i grab? Are you and Fireball3 referring to essentially the same toolset?

DOS from within Windows? Or from a USB stick (ie. FreeDOS)? I have not tried either yet. What package is the megarec tool included in? Edit: as Fireball3 had said earlier, it looks like DOS in Windows is not the way to go. I will try from within FreeDOS once i find the package with the megarec tool.

Fireball/Jonny, I have followed the guide at the beginning of this thread and downloaded the files from the second post. It is a LSI 1068e card embedded in a Supermicro X8DTL-3F board. I want to use IR mode so i can create a RAID10 for use as an Vmware ESXi lab/dev. As of right now, there is no OS installed, the BIOS doesnt see the card, but when using the UNRaid Server Linux on a USB stick (as referenced earlier in this thread by Madburg) I get the above mentioned error. There is one thing, this board has a confusing manual entry about 2 (or 1, its not specific) jumpers which can be moved to choose IT or IR mode. Apparently that isnt enough, as after trying numerous combinations, i searched and ended up here.

Ok, so i am trying what Madburg suggested to another poster in this thread who had the exact same issue as myself. So, i have executed the "List All Adaptors.sh" before attempting anything else, and i get this: "array found started, stop array before proceeding" Which sounds like a good sign. Another user had the same error, but i didnt see a definitive answer for it. Whats next?

Gentlemen, joined up for help with this issue. Read 'Page 1' by the OP, downloaded the tools for my 1068e, figured i would boot into WindowsPE with a Win7 USB flash disk and do the deed there, was able to backup the firmware and sucessfully flash the new IR firmware, but the .bat script stuck at the 'Resetting Controller' part, so after 30 mins i rebooted. Aaaaaaaaannnnnd now, the LSI controller is not detected at all!! Am i screwed? I repeat, i DO have a backup of the firmware on the same USB stick.