In the past, several SSD manufacturers had bugs in their firmwares. So to be sure that I can fix such issues with a newly bought SSD, I need some secure (and somewhat easy) way of updating the firmware.

I don’t need to do the update on my own Linux installation. A bootable ISO would be fine, too.

Which manufacturer has some well supported way of updating SSD firmware, even if I don’t have any Windows installations left?

    • 𝖕𝖘𝖊𝖚𝖉@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      To each their own.

      I thought that the trick with exposing the raw hardware to a VM was the coolest thing ever, since it negates this entire “do their special tools support Linux” issue. And you do it once every 6 months, maybe 4 times in total, until releases taper off.

      • M-Reimer@lemmy.worldOP
        1·
        1 year ago

        But I don’t want to deal with Windows at all. Something like this may be acceptable for existing “pre Linux” hardware to have a solution after migration.

        But I need new hardware in an environment where no Windows is left.

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ml
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’m aware I’m jinxing myself when I suggest that I’ve had very different experience. We’re mostly WDReds though.