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Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

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Peterc

Post subject: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 12:24

Joined: April 21st, 2008, 14:18
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Location: Wisconsin

Good day gurus,

I already looked in the Guru Files. Any other resources?

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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rameez

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 15:30

Joined: June 27th, 2006, 11:33
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Location: In ur HDD !

You need LDR ?

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Peterc

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 16:31

Joined: April 21st, 2008, 14:18
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Location: Wisconsin

That would be a great start, hopefully thats the problem

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Doomer

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 17:05

Joined: September 29th, 2005, 12:02
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Location: Chicago

Just be careful with AceLab loaders they have bugs inside

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Peterc

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 17:17

Joined: April 21st, 2008, 14:18
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Thanks for the warning

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hddguy

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 7:29

Joined: November 9th, 2006, 15:15
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Doomer wrote:

Just be careful with AceLab loaders they have bugs inside

I have not noticed this. What kind of bugs?

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Doomer

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 10:24

Joined: September 29th, 2005, 12:02
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I don't remember exact details but I think something wrong with CPs access

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guru

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 17:47

Joined: May 5th, 2004, 20:06
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Location: England

the Acelab loader was taken from a Firmware update.... Hmmmm I guess Quaxtor had bugs in all of their codes LMAO

The Galaxy and Viper code should be fine...

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Doomer

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 21:47

Joined: September 29th, 2005, 12:02
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Location: Chicago

guru wrote:

the Acelab loader was taken from a Firmware update.... Hmmmm I guess Quaxtor had bugs in all of their codes LMAO

That loader is for working drives not for dead ones
But we usually deal with problematic drives, well maybe not in Cosmos :mrgreen:

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pepe

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 6th, 2009, 13:49

Joined: October 3rd, 2005, 0:40
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Location: Hungary

As far as I saw it is possible to build loaders from modules, only the first part is not in the SA... But surely there should be more loaders to a family as FW versions are different (at least I experienced this with AS).

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guru

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 8th, 2009, 15:59

Joined: May 5th, 2004, 20:06
Posts: 2782
Location: England

Yes Pepe,

The firmware updates contained the critical module for loader...

Anyway.. from a long distant memory it was possible to create a loader from the Firmware update file (using HEX editor and crazy ATA commands ahum). And I fixed many Vipers and Galaxy drives in the old days with the loaders.. Im sure but that was 5-6-7-8 years ago :O(

Guess Doomer not so hot on this or my memory is bad.. ;o)

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Doomer

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 8th, 2009, 16:59

Joined: September 29th, 2005, 12:02
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Location: Chicago

guru wrote:

Guess Doomer not so hot on this or my memory is bad.. ;o)

I just know the guy who wrote (on Quantum CPU assembler) his own loaders because he wasn't satisfied with AceLab loaders
I guess he wouldn't do that if AceLab loaders were 100% bug free

I'm still hot baby :mrgreen:

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guru

Post subject: Re: Firmware for Quantum Fireball Plus AS, AS60A014-02-a

Posted: January 9th, 2009, 11:02

Joined: May 5th, 2004, 20:06
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HMmm thought he wrote them because he could not find the firmware updates ;o) Anyway...

I was the first to provide a loader for the rare Version of AS drive :lol:

yeah baby yeah

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