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Drive flashing - Linux command line or Windows?
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 3:54 pm
by 86turbodsl
What's more reliable?
I normally only drive Linux/Debian. I don't have a current copy of Windows in the house.
I suppose i could get W10 if i had to to flash a few drives, but really don't want to.
I use Makemkv for ripping.
I have a W7 computer i use for auto tuning and obd stuff. But i keep that clean of everything and don't use it for anything else.
What makes the most sense here?
Re: Drive flashing - Linux command line or Windows?
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 4:11 pm
by dcoke22
I've never flashed on Linux, but I have flashed using the command line on macOS. It's fine. As I understand it, SDFtool is just a GUI for the command line flash utility included with MakeMKV.
In the end, regardless of platform, we're all using the same flash utility.
Re: Drive flashing - Linux command line or Windows?
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 8:59 pm
by 86turbodsl
i can report this as successful. The information floating around seems to be mac-centric,
so it took a little time to decipher.
In short - find the correct firmware you need for your drive.
Download sdf.bin from makemkv.com
Put your 2 files together somewhere, such as /tmp
Identify your chosen drive. The typical for linux is /dev/srX where X is a number assigned by OS.
makemkvcon was installed when you installed the program after compile. It should be in your path so you can call it from wherever.
Run sudo makemkvcon f -l to get your drives.
then
Run sudo makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr1 -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawflash main -i /tmp/ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014.bin
in my case this was my command. Pretty easy.
I now have 2 UHD enabled drives. Now just to figure out how to get the BD/HDDVD combo drive flashed...