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Ah crap. I jumped the gun. It was the 3080X-R that was successfully uploaded, but that 3080X-R does not detect ANY drives now. Thankfully, I uploaded my original firmware here, so I can download it. After being (what I thought was successful), I deleted the original firmware from my PC, which was just dumb I guess. It sucks too, because I believe the 1.33.00.00 firmware fixes the issues where these drives are being reported as 1.5Gbps drives. There's no since using them in the SAS controller. It's pointless. I'll just have to use them in the Intel controller **EDIT: I'm having trouble flashing the original back. With sasflash, I get the Product ID mismatch message. With MegaRAID, it complains about the firmware file's NVDATA being invalid. I had originally backed up the NVDATA and thought perhaps I just needed to -o -concat that, but it always fails. I've tried setting the -verbose option, which doesn't work. Not sure how to proceed to get my original firmware back or if bricked my HBA permanently.

One of the firmware's took some wheres along the line! Rebooted the PC and thought I saw out of the corner of my eye chipset revision 01.33.00.00. Fired up MegaRAID and sure enough, Controller Firmware: 01.33.00.00, BIOS: 06.36.00.00 **************************************************************************** LSI Corporation SAS FLASH Utility. SASFlash Version 1.30.00.00 (2011.08.24) Copyright (c) 2006-2011 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved. **************************************************************************** Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS 1068(B1): Num Ctlr FW Ver NVDATA x86-BIOS EFI-BSD PCI Addr ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1068(B1) 01.33.00.00 2d.03 06.36.00.00 No Image 00:11:06:00 Finished Processing Commands Successfully. Exiting SASFlash. I'm thinking the one from Broadcom, the only one that gave a different error message than all the rests. The LSI SAS 3080X-R one. Funny though, even after that LSI SAS 3080X-R one, it doesn't take the 3081 one. I think it's because the 3080 has the X, for PCI-X, and this chipset is hooked into the PCI-X bus. I don't think we ever had a chance of the E one's working, which appear to be for ones hooked to the PCI-E bus. Question is does it fix the drives. Gonna have to test that. I'd like to see what speed drives are supported. Highly doubt something this old would support SATA 6Gbps, but boy, wouldn't that be nice?

I grabbed the HP firmware from here: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp41001-41500/sp41147.html I changed the .html to a .exe to download. But the firmware is for the 1068E, not the 1068, which I think is the problem. Those firmware's are not for the xw8600 workstation. I've tried a few other HP workstation firmware files, if they looked like they might work, but everyone fails with the Product ID mismatch message. Everything seems to be for the 1068E. The MegaRAID utility allowed me to update the MPT BIOS, that's it. It also shows me that the host controller is PCI-X, although the chipset is clearly built directly into the motherboard. It did not alter the cards name, the card has always been listed with sasflash as a 1068. I was concentrating originally on trying to flash the controller's firmware to something higher, thinking that was the reason why the 3.0Gbps SSD drives show up as 1.5Gbps. But after messing with it for a while, I figured at least I could update the MPT BIOS. Instead of using the SasFlash to do that, I used the MegaRAID utility to update the MPT BIOS. I have the option of updating that, the controller's firmware, or the UEFI-BIOS. The only time I have been able to flash any firmware using MegaRAID utility or SasFlash is from the backup that SasFlash creates. Every other time, it says "The firmware flash image product Id is invalid." Except for when I try flashing the SAS3080XR_-Package_P21_IR_IT_Firmware_BIOS_for_MSDOS_Windows\3080XRB1.fw firmware file (which I grabbed from Broadcom's site) Notice that's 3080XRB1 and not 3081. Then it looks like it's working, but says Invalid Operation. Firmware version doesn't change. So I try that 3080XRB1 using the SasFlash utility in an elevated command prompt, but that's when I get a message: ERROR: Product ID and Vendor ID match FAILED. Due to error remaining commands will not be executed. Unable to Process Commands. Exiting SASFlash. I believe I need a 3081XRB1.fw file.

Right. I've been attempting to flash the B1 revision of the firmware. I don't see how either of those links help, neither contain a B1 firmware. The sasflash -listall only shows the one: SASFlash Version 1.30.00.00 (2011.08.24) Copyright (c) 2006-2011 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved. **************************************************************************** Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS 1068(B1): Num Ctlr FW Ver NVDATA x86-BIOS EFI-BSD PCI Addr ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1068(B1) 01.22.01.00 2b.04 06.36.00.00 No Image 00:11:06:00 What do you mean by share the "help" of the megaRAID utility? Do you want the help -> About page? Avago makes it. It's MegaRAID Storage Manager 15.11.53.00, client build 2.90, Copyright 2018 Avago Technologies.

No, no, no, I meant C1, as in after the T 0839. We were cross posting. I'll check out your two links that you posted. I'm guessing one of them talks about this DOS option? I've been using SasFLASH from the command line, if that's what you mean. When it fails, I try in the MegaRAID utility (that's how I got success updating the MPT)

I cannot flash an older HP firmware. Same message. I took a physical picture of the BGA LSI component (or chipset). It shows on it: LSI 62089B2 LSISAS1068 B1 T 0839 (c1?) WEK39176.1 KOREA ARM (tm) I think that's a c1. I can upload the pic if you want. I'll search for the 62089B2 and see what I find.

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I might have some stuff to add that might help here. The only MegaRAID firmware on the HP's website for this integrated controller does not flash, but it's also listed for the SAS 8888ELP, which I don't have. Secondly, Broadcom did provide me with a newer edition of the Windows MegaRAID utility that allows me to flash the firmware, BIOS, etc. I've successfully put MPT 6.36.0.0 on there. Any Controller Firmware I try though fails. I noticed though, their new MegaRAID utility lists my host interface as PCI-X. Device Manager shows for Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0054&SUBSYS_0A98103C&REV_02 The controller is definitely built into the workstation. The SAS ports are on the physical motherboard. I can successfully reflash the Firmware.fw file that SasFlash back's up. Attached is a copy of the controller's firmware, version 1.22.01.00 Firmware.fw

What do you mean have I elder HP firmwares? Do you mean do I have other HP firmwares? I do. The only luck I had was with an IBM one, but it wouldn't update the "firmware", just the "BIOS", by BIOS, I mean the MPT BIOS. I used the MegaRAID utility to flash it from Windows and it took. But with the fw, it errored out with a message about CRC fail or something. I have grabbed the P21 firmware package from Broadcom and will give it a go. Thank you again for the support! So I do need B1, not anything higher, because I have the B1 revision of the chip, correct? **EDIT: I tried the Broadcom P21 package, after a little editing of the batch file, to remove the choice.exe command and use the Windows 7 built-in choice shell function. I still receive a: Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS 1068(B1): Executing Operation: Flash Firmware Image Checksum Passed: 00000000 ERROR: The Firmware Image is for a 106e b1 LSI SAS Controller, but the target adapter is a 1068 b1 LSI SAS Controller Due to error remaining commands will not be executed. Unable to Process Commands. Exiting SASFlash. I know I have the 1068, because I see that in Device Manager and all the SASFlash utilities tell me so. It seems the firmware image I'm trying to flash is for the 106e, not the 1068. That seems to be where the issue lies.

I have searched HP sources for a newer firmware, but could only find older firmwares, not newers. I did download the P21 and tried that first, but after running the original first batch script and seeing that I had the B1 revision of the chip (it is onboard, and not a standalone), and seeing that P21 only included firmwares for B2 and B3 revisions of the chip, I thought it'd be a bad idea to try and force a different revision firmware for my chip. I was using the IR firmwares and was aware of that from reading the thread and the documents that came with the zip's. Can I use a B2 with my B1 chip? Thank you for the support, especially seeing how I don't plan on using unRAID and this is a unRAID specific forum. That's very kind of you. I'd like to get this working so I can attempt to run my very expensive copy of SolidWorks 2018 on this workstation or see if I need to invest in a much more expensive machine. I have some SAS drives, but they're only 6Gbps. I was going to RAID0 these two 3Gbps SSD drives and see how that worked. The SAS drives are being used in my HPE DL380 Gen9 rackmount server and I didn't want to take them out just to put in the workstation, seeing how the workstation wouldn't support the 6Gbps, I felt it wouldn't really be worth the sustained rates, but maybe it'd be worth a shot...

Thank you for the response. In all honesty, I was not planning on using this controller in unRAID. I was just trying to find a higher firmware version to fix the 1.5Gbps issue, and unfortunately, every route I've followed has been an epic fail, including contacting Broadcom (who now owns the rights to the controller / firmware), who said I had to contact HP, who said they couldn't help. I came across this thread and thought wow, if I could just get that higher version, this SAS controller wouldn't be useless to me anymore. I realize that's not the purpose of this thread, but are the firmwares somehow modified to work only with unRAID? Thanks.

Hello, I have an HP xw8600 Workstation and in Device Manager, I see LSI Adapter, SAS 3000 series, 8-port with 1068. So I download LSI SAS1068E Controllers(P20) on the first page (I even downloaded it on the Wiki, to make sure it was the same). I run the first batch script from an elevated command prompt and see that I do in fact have: Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS 1068(B1): Num Ctlr FW Ver NVDATA x86-BIOS EFI-BSD PCI Addr ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1068(B1) 01.22.01.00 2b.04 06.22.00.00 No Image 00:11:06:00 So, I run the second batch script, and it successfully backs up my current firmware and BIOS. Then, I modify the 3rd batch script to point to the B1 revision firmware, 3081ERB1.fw I want RAID support, but currently, the SAS adapter detects my 3Gbps SSD drive as 1.5Gbps SSD drives, which is horrible. My understanding is this newer FW revision should fix the issue. However, when I run the 3rd batch file, 3_Flash_to_IR_mode_x64.bat, I receive the following message: . . Using 3081E Board, PCIe HBA, Integrated RAID (IR) firmware with chip B1 . COMMANDLINE THAT WILL BE USED: sasflash -l Flashlog.txt -o -f 3081ERB1.fw -b MPTSAS.ROM Press any key to continue . . . . Proceeding to Flash and Log too Flashlog.txt . in the current directory **************************************************************************** LSI Corporation SAS FLASH Utility. SASFlash Version 1.28.00.00 (2010.12.08) Copyright (c) 2006-2010 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved. **************************************************************************** Advanced Mode Set Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS 1068(B1): Executing Operation: Flash Firmware Image Checksum Passed: 00000000 ERROR: The Firmware Image is for a 106e b1 LSI SAS Controller, but the target adapter is a 1068 b1 LSI SAS Controller Due to error remaining commands will not be executed. Unable to Process Commands. Exiting SASFlash. Press any key to continue . . . It seems I am confused and downloading the wrong zip file. Could someone please point me in the right direction on what file to grab so I can flash to a higher FW and get those 3Gbps speeds? Thank you!