I upgraded to a Samsung SSD and i didnt upgrade my firmware, and read tons of places that you need to. How can i do this, for the life of me i can find A samsung SSD firmware update for Mac
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
You can update, but you have to install the update booting from a USB with the firmware files > http://www.samsung.com/us/support/ Make a backup of your files before updating the firmware
what you mean by booting from a USB? like installing it from a usb drive?
You're right. Samsung doesn't support firmware upgrades from any UNIX-based operating system (OS X, Linux...), so you have to boot from a USB drive with firmware files to upgrade it
Most people find that they cannot 'see' drives anyway even with linux boot CD.
Windows, piece of cake.
Pull all your drives when you do to avoid any mistake.
#1: Do you know that your Samsung does not have current firmware?
#2: Usually you do want to, but do you need to?
Which model?
so i would have to just copy the update onto a usb drive and upload it through that?
For a Samsung 840 pro (Mac Mini 2011 primary boot with firmware DXM03B0Q.), I have tried the following, to upgrade to DXM04B0Q firmware (Dec 13, 2012)....
1. Create a USB boot from Samsung SSD Magician v3.2.1. Error - "No HDD EBIOS".
2. VMs (like VMware Fusion) do not see the SSD, but just a volume. Cannot Update.
3. Create a CD boot from Samsung Magician. Not recognised by the Mac Mini as bootable. Tried with Multiple CDs, which are perfectly readable in OS X and Linux.
4. Tried 'Target Fire Wire Mode' as both Target and Host. Cannot see the SSD, but just the volume where OS X is installed. Cannot update.
5. Using http://derek.chezmarcotte.ca/?p=188 and building my own FreeDOS (1.0 and 1.1) which has issues with the DSRDGUI0.EXE not working. It generates an error.
6. Bootcamp seems to be the best alternative, but requires a Windows install and Bootcamp does not make it easy. There is no support for external disks in ML and requires Windows 7.
It has been a frustrating experience so far.
Message was edited by: Loner T
A little more research on this subject....
The issue referred to item #3 is discussed here.
Quite a few comments here as well....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mihb8YQzDxw
So Bootcamp or the ability to remove the SSD, update it and put it back in a Mac seems to be the only route right now. 😢. Perhaps Samsung can develop a Mac updater which would be a 😮.
I had to update a Kingston SSD. I pre-placed the updater stuff at top-level on a drive. I booted up from an IsoLinux CD, then had to type in a "Terminal" window:
Sudo <updater_name>
When I did that, instead of trying to run the Updater under the Linux GUI, it was able to see the drive and updated fine.
@Grant...You are using a KIngston SSD, but OP was referring to a Samsung SSD. Two different products.
You are right, of course. I was trying to suggest this as a concept plan to try, not as a recipe.
In my case, when I ran the Kingston updater under the Linux GUI, it could see no SSD drives at all. When I ran it with Sudo, it looked the same, but found Internal SSD drives immediately.
Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:
You are right, of course. I was trying to suggest this as a concept plan to try, not as a recipe.
In my case, when I ran the Kingston updater under the Linux GUI, it could see no SSD drives at all. When I ran it with Sudo, it looked the same, but found Internal SSD drives immediately.
The Samsung SSD use a DOS executable unfortunately. I will check when I get home.
The CD version fails/hangs. No Joy... 😟
Intel 6 Series Chipset:
Vendor: Intel
Product: 6 Series Chipset
Link Speed: 6 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed: 6 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series:
Capacity: 256.06 GB (256,060,514,304 bytes)
Model: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series
Revision: DXM03B0Q
Serial Number: X12RNEACB32050X
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk1
Medium Type: Solid State
TRIM Support: No
Bay Name: Lower
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
disk1s1:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
BSD Name: disk1s1
Content: EFI
Sharma's HD:
Capacity: 255.2 GB (255,200,751,616 bytes)
Available: 242.04 GB (242,042,028,032 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk1s2
Mount Point: /
Content: Apple_HFS
Volume UUID: C4D7A149-DCD1-384C-BCC9-218867AF9D2B
Recovery HD:
Capacity: 650 MB (650,006,528 bytes)
BSD Name: disk1s3
Content: Apple_Boot
Volume UUID: C97E18F5-F067-335A-A600-01182B5E5895
I am in the same boat, just bought a samsung 840 pro SSD and am trying to look for a way to upgrade the firmware to the latest version.
Has anyone found a resolution to this yet?
Talking to Samsung Tech Support has been a slow process with a final admission that FreeDOS-based route does not work on OS X. Not sure why Samsung chose not to use EFI route.
How to update firmware for SSD
