How to flash firmware on EMC Samsung SAS SSDs?

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BLinux

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I'm trying to flash samsung firmware over the EMC firmware on a Samsung SM1625 400GB SSD.

Code:
sg_write_buffer -v --mode=dmc_save --in=MZ6ER400HAGL003_DM0V.bin /dev/sg3
tried to read 8388608 bytes from MZ6ER400HAGL003_DM0V.bin, got 3407872 bytes
will write 3407872 bytes
sending single write buffer, mode=0x5, mpsec=0, id=0, offset=0, len=3407872
    Write buffer cdb: 3b 05 00 00 00 00 34 00 00 00
Write buffer:
Fixed format, current; Sense key: Hardware Error
Additional sense: Hardware write protected
  Actual retry count: 0x0000
Write buffer failed: Medium or hardware error, type: sense key (plus blank check for tape)
Interesting line is "Additional sense: Hardware write protected" ... is there a way around this?