Stupid ****** firmware update wont work on SSD

Combat squirrel · 3 Sep 2011 at 13:29

As title, this is doing my head in, got a firmware update for a 128gb Crucial SSD, its a bootable firmware, yeah very useful when I dont have a DVD drive (seriously who has these still nowadays !?!?!?!)

Anyways yeah im an advanced user id say usually use unetbootin to 'flash' a firmware to a USB drive, but this sodding thing wont do it, it flashes it, boots into unnetbootins screen but then it just sits there saying waiting for boot, obvously this ISO wont work, SO then I try all manner of other ways, trying to get OSX on my mac for example to 'restore' the ISO to the usb disk, wont do that either says invalid argument

So fellow people what the hell can I do now short of going out to buy a pointless dvd/rw (which im refusing to do out of spite)

GoogalyMoogaly · 3 Sep 2011 at 13:45

Combat squirrel said:
a DVD drive (seriously who has these still nowadays !?!?!?!)

Me.
I occasionally find them handy.
Also they're pretty cheap and, well, why not have one?

Moothead2 · 3 Sep 2011 at 13:48

They can be had for around 15 quid and they're useful considering many games still need one to be played without a patch or modified .exe. Also putting your CDs onto your iPod. There are still many uses for a DVD drive. Stop being tight and just get one.

Combat squirrel · 3 Sep 2011 at 13:54

I use my old xbox HD DVD drive for games but obviously that doesnt write CD's............ why the F the manufactors cant release a firmware updater that runs off usb keys is beyond me, iv tried everything now, unnetbootin again and 5 other software type things, it wont work as its a linux boot so a ms dos boot maker doesnt seem to work, ANNOYING, seriously as well ill burn it to the disc and throw the disc in the bin as ill never use it again

POINTLESS

Yamahahahahaha · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:10

1) Spends £170 on a hard drive
2) Moans about having to write a single CD to update it
3) ?????????????
4) Profit.

seandog · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:30

Would these questions not be better off posted on crucials forums? Could be they have a workaround or fix for your USB issue?

bradders2000 · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:57

Open the ISO in 7-zip, navigate to BOOT\ISOLINUX folder, double click the BOOT2880.IMG file so it navigates into that one too.

Extract all the files somewhere (12 in total).

You should be able to put them in a folder on an existing MSDOS bootable USB stick and just run the autoexec.bat file to start the firmware update.

GoogalyMoogaly · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:33

Combat squirrel said:
I use my old xbox HD DVD drive for games but obviously that doesnt write CD's............ why the F the manufactors cant release a firmware updater that runs off usb keys is beyond me, iv tried everything now, unnetbootin again and 5 other software type things, it wont work as its a linux boot so a ms dos boot maker doesnt seem to work, ANNOYING, seriously as well ill burn it to the disc and throw the disc in the bin as ill never use it again

POINTLESS

Sort of like a PC then?
You use it for a while and then when you're done with it you get rid of it? (Just on a much smaller scale)
Or do you still own/use everything you have ever bought?

Hagar · 3 Sep 2011 at 20:44

bradders2000 said:
Open the ISO in 7-zip, navigate to BOOT\ISOLINUX folder, double click the BOOT2880.IMG file so it navigates into that one too.

Extract all the files somewhere (12 in total).

You should be able to put them in a folder on an existing MSDOS bootable USB stick and just run the autoexec.bat file to start the firmware update.

+1