Requesting help to update Dell (Seagate OEM) ST12000NM005G

[wizy]

Hello there,

Apologies - I'm a relatively noob - so please bear with me.

I bought a few ST12000NM005G-2MT133 to build my own NAS Server. Currently the firmware is VW04 (dates to around 2020/2021). Dell have since released a number of firmware updates, the latest one being 20 May 2025.

I don't have a Dell system, just the HDD, and have self built a NAS box (Asus motherboard / i3 CPU). So am getting this error:

Code:

root@nas:/mnt/main_pool/bits# ./Serial-ATA_Firmware_K4MNP_LN64_EALA_A00.BIN
Can't open IPMI device
Collecting inventory...
.....Can't open IPMI device
..............................Can't open IPMI device
...........
Running validation...
Can't open IPMI device
Can't open IPMI device

This Update Package is not compatible with your system configuration.


Would someone be able to kindly guide how I can flash this firmware (https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER13003400M/2/S ... LA_A00.BIN) to my HDD?


I would appreciate any pointer please.

Thank you

[mr44er]

Apologies - I'm a relatively noob - so please bear with me.

./Serial-ATA_Firmware_K4MNP_LN64_EALA_A00.BIN

Bare firmware binaries are never meant to be executed directly. They have to be sent in the correct way to the drive. Be aware that an incorrect binary or incorrect application always carries the risk of bricking the drive. Always do this before writing data to it, or create a backup beforehand if you've already written data to it.

SATA disks use hdparm, check manpage https://linux.die.net/man/8/hdparm and ensure you understand the basics. sg_write_buffer from sg_utils https://linux.die.net/man/8/sg_write_buffer is more towards SCSI/SAS. FreeBSD uses camcontrol https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?camcontrol(8)

Examples:
https://mn3m.info/posts/hdd-firmware-upgrade/
https://github-wiki-see.page/m/jandelga ... sing-Linux
https://syscall.eu/blog/2024/08/28/tosh ... _firmware/

Without guarantee (these switches are necessary to ensure you think before you type ):

Code:

sudo hdparm --yes-i-know-what-i-am-doing --please-destroy-my-drive --fwdownload Serial-ATA_Firmware_K4MNP_LN64_EALA_A00.BIN /dev/sd?