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

January 2nd, 2009, 12:24

Good day gurus,

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

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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

January 2nd, 2009, 15:30

You need LDR ?

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

January 2nd, 2009, 16:31

That would be a great start, hopefully thats the problem :D

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

January 2nd, 2009, 17:05

Just be careful with AceLab loaders they have bugs inside

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

January 2nd, 2009, 17:17

Thanks for the warning

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

January 5th, 2009, 7:29

Doomer wrote:Just be careful with AceLab loaders they have bugs inside



I have not noticed this. What kind of bugs?

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

January 5th, 2009, 10:24

I don't remember exact details but I think something wrong with CPs access

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

January 5th, 2009, 17:47

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...

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

January 5th, 2009, 21:47

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:

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

January 6th, 2009, 13:49

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).

pepe

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

January 8th, 2009, 15:59

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)

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

January 8th, 2009, 16:59

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:

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

January 9th, 2009, 11:02

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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