Hi,
I am trying to use the DC Toolkit to see if I can upgrade the firmware of my Samsung SSD, but I cannot get it working, on Windows 10 or Debian:
If I select disk 0 or 1, I can see the smart data. Same issue on Windows. What am I doing wrong?
I am trying to use the DC Toolkit to see if I can upgrade the firmware of my Samsung SSD, but I cannot get it working, on Windows 10 or Debian:
Code:
# ./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 -L
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Samsung DC Toolkit Version 2.1.L.Q.0
Copyright (C) 2017 SAMSUNG Electronics Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.
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| Disk | Path | Model | Serial | Firmware | Optionrom | Capacity | Drive | Total Bytes | NVMe Driver |
| Number | | | Number | | Version | | Health | Written | |
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| 0 | /dev/sda | TOSHIBA HDWD130 | XXXXXXXXX | MX6OACF0 | N/A | 2794 GB | N/A | 0.00 TB | N/A |
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| 1 | /dev/sdb | WDC WD80EMAZ-00M9AA0 | XXXXXXXX | 81.00A81 | N/A | 7452 GB | N/A | 0.00 TB | N/A |
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| 0:c | /dev/nvme0 | SAMSUNG MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU | XXXXXXXXXXXXXX | BXV76M8Q | | 894 GB | GOOD | 0.04 TB | Unknown |
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# ./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 -d 0:c -S
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Samsung DC Toolkit Version 2.1.L.Q.0
Copyright (C) 2017 SAMSUNG Electronics Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Usage:
./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 -d [diskindex] -S [ --smart ] [parameter-list]
Example:
./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 --disk 1 --smart [or] ./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 -d 1 -S
./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 --disk 1 --smart --temperature [or] ./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 -d 1 -S -t
./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 --disk 1 --smart --temperature --path [file-path] [or] ./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 -d 1 -S -t -p [file-path]
./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 --disk 1 --smart --query [or] ./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 -d 1 -S -q
./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 --disk 1 --smart --execute [sub-option] [or] ./Samsung_SSD_DC_Toolkit_for_Linux_V2.1 -d 1 -S -e [sub-option]
[sub-option] for --execute are --[offline/captive | short/extended/selective]
[sub-option] --abort and --checkstatus
Sub Options:
-d [ --disk ] Disk-Number of the disk to show S M A R T values of
-t [ --temperature ] Enables the user to log the temperature of the disk
-q [ --query ] Display the percentage of the available LBA to replace
-e [ --execute ] Execute SMART Self-Test on the specified disk.
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