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  • Upgrade from MediaBrowser 2 to MediaBrowser 3 on my Acer Idea 510 with MediaCenter as a shell

    I have always been using Windows MediaCenter as a replacement for the Windows Shell on my Acer, even after the upgrade of this HTPC to Windows 8 x86. But I have always been also a big fan of the MediaBrowser plugin for MediaCenter. I was unfortunately stuck to MediaBrowser 2 as the latest version was relying on a server component which couldn’t be run without the windows shell.

    Good news, MediaBrowser 3’s server part can now be run as a Service as solve my issue!

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    As a reminder (see here), I am user a “public” Windows Account (i.e.: with a blank password) to grant my kids access to Windows MediaCenter. Windows MediaCenter is replacing the Windows Shell to improve the user experience; it’s indeed much easier for the kids to start a cartoon if they don’t have to go through Windows Explorer to start MediaBrowser (embedded into Windows Media Center).

    To upgrade from MediaBrowser 2 to MediaBrowser 3:

    1. Log on Windows with a local administrator Windows Account
    2. Uninstall Media Browser 2
    3. Install Media Browser 3’s server part
    4. Complete the server configuration wizard to define your libraries, etc…
      1. http://<your server>:8096/mediabrowser/dashboard/wizardstart.html
    5. I suggest to configure (*):
      1. One user profile without password to grant guests and kids access to public content.
      2. Another user profile with a password to protect accessed to private/adult content.
    6. Edit the “Custom User Interface” of the Windows Account without password to run Media Browser 3:  %windir%\ehome\ehshell.exe /mediamode /nostartupanimation /entrypoint:{CE32C570-4BEC-4aeb-AD1D-CF47B91DE0B2}\{FC9ABCCC-36CB-47ac-8BAB-03E8EF5F6F22}
    7. Check that you didn’t tick the option “Run server at Startup” in the “Advanced” tab as this is not compatible with MediaBrowser running as a Service.
    8. Stop the “Media Browser” Service via the Windows Services Management console
    9. Check that this Media Browser Service is configured to start ‘automatically’ and not ‘manually’
    10. Set the Windows account of a local administrator – with adequate rights to access your media (e.g.: on your NAS) – as a “log on” account on the Media Browser Service.
    11. Back to MediaBrowser’s configuration UI, rescan the media libraries via the “Scheduled Tasks” tab.
    12. Install MediaBrowser 3’s client part
    13. Possibly wait until the “rescan” task is completed and run Media Browser to check that you can access your media.
    14. Log-off.
    15. Log-on with your “public” Windows Account and check that you can access your media.

    (*) The user profiles defined in MediaBrowser are not related to any specific Windows account. E.g.: the username and password set for those users is not used to access network resources, etc… There are only used to define various “profiles” within MediaBrowser. It’s also (among other) a replacement for the “pin code” that used to protect access to libraries depending on the “rating”.

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  • ING Home Bank: share data between computers via a NAS

    I am using the off-line application of ING Home Bank, more confortable than the online version. But I don’t want to replicate the data on all my PC, so I am sharing those data via my NAS, which is not officially possible.

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    1. When installing the application, use the “advanced mode”.
    2. When you are prompted for a location to store the “userData”, give any valid path. At that time, don’t try to provide a UNC path as this is not accepted by the setup.
    3. When you are prompted for a location to store the “Security” data, give any valid path.
    4. Continue with the setup but don’t run the application after completion
    5. Now, open the file located at C:\Users\Public\Documents\ING\Off-line\Hboff.ini
    6. Look for the entry “DataPath” and replace the value of the path with a UNC path
    7. Look for the entry “SecurityModulePath” and replace the value of the path with a UNC path
    8. Run the application.

    If you have any security error related to the access to the UNC path, you possibly have to add an entry in the registry:

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor] “DisableUNCCheck”=dword:00000001

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  • SSD: Samsung 840 pro vs Kingston HyperX 3K

    I used to have a RAID 0 with two SSD Kingston HyperX 3K for my OS. The RAID 0 was managed by an on-board Sata III RAID controller of my Asus P9X79. I have replaced that array with a single SSD Samsung 840 pro. The difference is incredible.

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    Samsung SSD 840 PRO – 128GB 2.5″ MLC Serial ATA 6Gb/s

    Single SSD Samsung 840 Pro
    Single SSD Samsung 840 Pro

    RAID 0 with 2 Kingston HyperX 3K SSD Series – 120 GB 2.5″ Serial ATA 6Gb/s

    Raid 0 with 2 SSD Kingston HyperX
    Raid 0 with 2 SSD Kingston HyperX

    I was not expecting such a difference between a RAID 0 of slower SSD and a single SSD. I am usually quite satisfied with the gain of performance when using disks in a RAID 0 array.

    It was only a nightmare to backup the OS from the 2 Kingston and restore it on the Samsung. Fortunately, I found a free tool to shrink the system partition: MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 8.1.1.

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  • Run MediaBrowser 2.6.1 on Windows 8.1

    MediaBrowser 2.6.2 does not run anymore on Windows 8.1.

    The problem is that it needs the version 6.1.0.0 of the MS libraries “mediacenter”. But the version available on Windows 8.1 is 6.3.0.0. Configuring the adequate BindingRedirect fix the problem.

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    Simply edit the config files “Configurator.exe.config” and “MediaBrowserService.exe.config” located by default in “C:\Program Files (x86)\MediaBrowser” or “C:\Program Files\MediaBrowser” depending respectively if Windows is a x64 or x86.

    Search for 6.2.0.0 and replace each occurrence with 6.3.0.0 (using Notepad++ run as administrator)

    It works for me… both for the service and the configurator 😉
    This is a workaround for those who don’t want to move from MediaBrowser 2.6.2 to 3…

    Here is the Configurator.exe.config file:
    [code language=”xml”] <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <configuration>
    <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0"/>
    <supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727"/>
    </startup>

    <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.MediaCenter" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3100.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.6000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3100.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.6000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
    </runtime>
    </configuration>[/code]

    And here is the MediaBrowserService.exe.config file:
    [code language=”xml”] <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <configuration>
    <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0"/>
    <supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727"/>
    </startup>

    <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.MediaCenter" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3100.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.6000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3100.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.6000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="ehRecObj" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.3100.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.6000.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="ehShell" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.MediaCenter.Shell" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="mcstore" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="mcstoredb" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="ehiExtens" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="BDATunePIA" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="mcstore" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="mcstoredb" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="mcepg" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="ehiProxy" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.1.0.0" newVersion="6.3.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
    </runtime>
    </configuration>

    [/code]

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  • Identify a PCI “unknown device”

    When an “unknown device” appears in the “Device Manager”, it can be identified thanks to the “PCI vendor and Device Lists” webpage.

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    1. Double-Click the “Unknown Device”
    2. Open the “Details” tab
    3. Select the “Hardware Ids” in the “property” combo
    4. Take note of the value VEN_xxxx and DEV_yyyy or VID_xxxx and PID_yyyy
    5. Type xxxx in the “Vendor” search box
    6. or yyyy in the “Device” search box

    Alternative

    1. Search for VEN_xxxx&DEV_yyyy or VID_xxxx&PID_yyyy on google
    2. Search for VEN_xxxx&DEV_yyyy or VID_xxxx&PID_yyyy on Driver Agent List
    3. Use this list of this site Pci Lookup

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  • Extract DVD’s tracks as MKV and merge them

    In order to get access from my HTPC to any movie or cartoon at any time (without feeling like a DJ), I extract the content of my DVD as MKV. Sometimes, with some DVD, I obtain several MKV for a single episode. In such case, I merge the MKV’s in a single one. My favorite tools: MakeMKV and MKVToolNix (MKVMerge)

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    The Beta version of MakeMKV is always free. It’s the most easiest tool I have tested to extract tracks from a DVD. Only a few steps are required to analyze and decrypt the DVD, list the content and extract it:

    1. Start MakeMKV.
    2. Insert the DVD. It’s automatically detected by MakeMKV.
    3. Press the large “DVD reader” Icon in MakeMKV. If an advanced decryption is required, it will take some times. Once completed, a list with the content is displayed.
    4. Select the titles (tracks) to be extracted (the larger ones are automatically selected as presumed to not be DVD menu).
    5. Select the “Output Folder”.
    6. And press the small “Disk with a green arrow” icon titled “Make MKV”.

    One MKV is produced by selected title. This MKV contains everything: not only the video and the various audio tracks of the title but also the definition of each chapters.

    To merge MKV, I use a tool installed with MKVToolNix: MKVMerge. The process is also easy and straightforward:

    1. Start MKVMerge
    2. Drag and Drop a first MKV into the “Input files” zone
    3. Press the “append” button to add a second MKV for merging purpose!
    4. Possibly change the “Output filename”
    5. And finally press “start muxing”.

    By default, the various audio tracks and all defined chapters are kept in the output MKV.

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  • Volume of my HTPC was extremely low

    Although the volume of Windows was still 100%, I recently had to push the volume of my surround system from 8 (as used usually) to 28 to ear the sound of movies and cartoons played on my HTPC.

    The problem was Windows 8 did (mysteriously) lost the configuration of the speakers. They used to be configured as 5.1 and appeared to be now configured in stereo.

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    I recently tried to upgrade Media Browser from version 2 to version 3 on my HTPC. It was not a success because Media Browser 3 comes with a client part and a server part. If the server part is not running (locally on on the LAN), the client part can’t run either. And the server part might not run on my HTPC because it may only start if the windows shell starts (it’s not a Windows Service but a Startup Program instead) – shell that is not running on my HTPC as it has been replaced with Windows Media Center.

    After this trial, I did re-install Media Browser 2. Although I would be quite surprised if that would be true, this is maybe why the configuration of the speakers went back to “stereo” instead 5.1 ?!

    To check what was wrong, I had to close Windows Media Center using F4 (as not only it replaces the Windows shell, but it is also run without any “close” feature thanks to the option /mediamode).

    I did call the Task Manager (CTRL-Shift-Del) and run a new Task: Explorer, to get a Windows Shell. I was next able to check the Sound System Properties.

    1. Right-Click the “Speakers” icon in the systray.
    2. Select “Open Volume Mixer”.
    3. Click the “Speakers” icon in the “Device” column of the “Volume Mixer” window. This is going to open the “Speakers Properties” window

    The Speakers where configured in stereo. I did reconfigured them as 5.1.

    Next, in the “Enhancement” tab of the “Speakers Properties” window, I did re-enable the “Loudness Equalization” and “Speaker Fill”.

    Spearkers Enhancements
    Spearkers Enhancements

    I did next log-off and restart a session. The issue was solved.

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  • Programmatic access to “Print Dialog” of my network printer is really slow

    In a .Net application, I am using the standard “Print Dialog” of Windows 7 x64 to print PDF document on a network printer named “\\Server\Printer”. It noticed on most test machines that the dialog window was taking up to 8 seconds only to open (I.e.: before doing the actual print). Configuring the printer “\\Server\Printer” as a “local printer on port \\Server\Printer” instead of configuring it as a “network printer” is solving that issue.

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    I will post the .Net piece of code I am using to open the “Print Dialog” asap. It’s really the most simple one.

    I experience the issue with a network Printer “Ricoh Aficio MP C5000”. I didn’t try with another model as all printers I have access to at my Office are the sames.

    I looked for a solution to solve this issue without upgrading the network drivers or the firmware of the printer (as far as this could solve the issue as sometimes reported for HP printer) as I don’t have the required privileges to do so.  Here is the trick I found:

    1. If removed the current network printer via Control Panel > Device and Printers.
    2. Add a new Printer
    3. Choose  “local printer” on port  “\\Server\Printer”
    4. Choose the drivers in the list of available ones. Notice: I chose Ricoh Aficio MP C6000 PCL 6 as C5000 was not available.

    Next, the “Print Dialog” opened immediately on all workstations where I did test the trick.

    As soon as I re-install the printer as a “network printer”, the performance issue is back… Notice however that the dialog window always opens immediately when called from, e.g., MS Office (Word, Excel, …) whatever configuration mode I use for the printer.

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  • “Authentication Error Occurred” with my Samsung Galaxy – Android 4.1.2 – due to Wi-Fi

    Depending on the place where I was located at home, when trying to connect my Galaxy via Wi-Fi, I could got or not this infamous message “Authentication Error Occurred”. I did possibly solve it by changing the channel of my access points.

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    My experience with this error message is that it really depends on the received signal(s) and possibly having several network with the same SSID.

    I have 3 Wi-Fi Access Points in my house. All are configured with the same password and encryption (WPA2/AES), the same SSID and the same channel. This is creating a large and stable wireless network in the house.

    But at some locations where I get either a poor signal or two signals of quite the same strength, I get the infamous “Authentication Error Occurred” message with my Galaxy SII (Android 4.1.2) just after enabling Wi-Fi. And I get this message whatever Access Point I am trying to connect from those locations.

    At those very same locations, my laptop “Sony Vaio” (Windows 8) can connect without any issue, as well as my tablet “Nabi 2” (Android 4.0.4). Reason why I conclude it’s probably an “Android/Galaxy issue” and not a “Router/Access Point issue”.

    Moving from those locations just a few meters away, I can successfully connect quite immediately after enabling the Wi-Fi. But in such cases, although I only moved a few meters away, I get at least one signal much better than the others.

    My access Points are “Devolo DLAN 200 Wireless N”. From security/encryption point of view, they only support WPA/TKIP and WPA2/AES. I tried both mode without success.

    I also tried to use shorter password (minimum being 8 chars) without success. But I admit I didn’t try to connect using WPS (which is supported by my Devolo and reported by some users on various blog to solve this issue).

    I finally tried to completely disable the security/encryption. I did enable the MAC filtering instead. In that mode, the connections succeed really more often, but still not always. And there is at least one location where I can never connect with my Galaxy SII although I can with my laptop and my tablet: my bed 🙁

    During my tests, I was monitoring the wireless signals using “Wi-Fi Analyzer”, to be sure that the signal was kept “fair”. So, loosing the signal for any reason is not presumed to be the issue either, especially as far as I was doing the same test (I.e.: I enable the Wi-Fi and wait for a connection) simultaneously with my Galaxy SII Android 4.1.2 and my Nabi 2 Android 4.0.4.

    As the quality of the signal was “fair” and as far as I had no issue in most other locations with free Wi-Fi, I started to consider that the problem was possibly related to some small signal disruptions in my area.

    Here in Europe, the frequency 2450 MHz is used by microwave ovens. Those could possibly disturb the Wi-Fi channels 9 and 10. But if your does, change it immediately ! Radiation that escapes from a microwave oven while it is in use may not exceed 5 mW (per cm2 at a distance of 5 cm ). So, if your experience Wi-Fi issues when using your microwave oven, the leakage radiation is probably exceeding a lot that limit (It happens as some of my colleagues already experienced). But I don’t have any special device turned on when I do my tests…

    Looking for more information about Wi-Fi signals, I discovered that frequencies from 2400 to 2450 MHz (Wi-Fi channels 1 to 8) are used by “radio amateur”. Those could effectively impact the Wi-Fi signal as their radio signal goes up to 120 Watts while Wi-Fi is usually around ~18-30 mWatts. It would therefore be advisable to check within the neighborhood if anyone has such a hobby. This could likely be the case if the Wi-Fi issues are only experienced during certain period of the day (e.g.: the evening) or during the weekend.

    I finally read that channels 1, 5, 9 and 13 are known to be used by some wireless transmitter and camera (at least here in Europe). As I don’t have such devices, and taking into account the info about the frequencies used by “ham radio”, I decided to use the channel 9 or 13.

    Concretely I did switch from channel 6 to channel 13 on all my access points and could immediately connect flawlessly from all locations where I was experiencing issues previously. That being said, there are possibly some other locations still to be discovered where I will experience again the problem. But for sure, changing the frequency has an impact on the connection!

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  • LSI SAS 9211-8i – Compatibility issues

    I already experienced a compatibility issue between a LSI SAS 9201-16i and my Asus Striker II Formula. But as the issues appeared to be solved once the LSI bios downgraded to 7.15.0.0, I decided to buy another LSI SAS controller and give it a try too. The same issue occurred and was solved in a similar way.

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    Once the new SAS 9211-8i plugged in my Asus Striker II Formula, the PC didn’t boot anymore. It was “freezing” just at the end of the SAS controller initialization phase. The current bios was 07.25.00.00 and the firmware 13.0.0.57.00 (IR).

    Just as I did for the SAS 9201-16i, I did plug next the new SAS controller in my other motherboard, an ASUS P9X79Pro. On that motherboard, the initialization phase passed successfully.

    I did send next an email to LSI support to request their package version P8 (firmware & bios) for SAS 9211-8i, the version that made my SAS 9201-16i compatible with my Asus Striker II Formula. Again great support from LSI, I did get the package in less than 24h.

    Using the sas2flash.exe for windows provided within the package P8, I did check the current version of the firmware and bios using the option “-listall”:

    sas2flash.exe -listall

    **********************************************************************************

    LSI Corporation SAS2Flash Utility.

    Version 8.00.00.00 (2010.11.01)

    Copyright (c) 2009 – 2010 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.

    **********************************************************************************

    Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS: SAS2008(B2)

    Num   Ctlr            FW Ver        NVDATA      x86-BIOS      PCI Addr

    ———————————————————————————

    0   SAS2008(B2) 13.00.57.00  0d.43.00.05  07.25.00.00  00:03:00:00

    Finished Processing Commands Successfully.

    Exiting SAS2Flash.

    I did backup the current firmware using the option “-ufirmware”

    sas2flash.exe -ufirmware SAS9211-8i-backup.fw

    **********************************************************************************

    LSI Corporation SAS2Flash Utility.

    Version 8.00.00.00 (2010.11.01)

    Copyright (c) 2009 – 2010 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.

    **********************************************************************************

    Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS: SAS2008(B2)

    Executing Operation: Upload Firmware

    Upload Successful!

    Finished Processing Commands Successfully.

    Exiting SAS2Flash.

    I did next backup the current bios using the option”-ubios”

    sas2flash.exe -ubios SAS9211-8i-backup.rom

    **********************************************************************************

    LSI Corporation SAS2Flash Utility.

    Version 8.00.00.00 (2010.11.01)

    Copyright (c) 2009 – 2010 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.

    **********************************************************************************

    Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS: SAS2008(B2)

    Executing Operation: Upload BIOS

    Upload Successful!

    Finished Processing Commands Successfully.

    Exiting SAS2Flash.

    Finally, I did flash the bios and only the bios as I knew this one was responsible of the freeze, based on my previous experience. I did use the options “-o -b”:

    sas2flash.exe -o -b mptsas2.rom

    ****************************************************************************

    LSI Corporation SAS2Flash Utility.

    Version 8.00.00.00 (2010.11.01)

    Copyright (c) 2009 – 2010 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.

    ****************************************************************************

    Advanced Mode Set

    Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS: SAS2008(B2)

    Executing Operation: Flash BIOS Image

    Validating BIOS Image…

    BIOS Header Signature is Valid

    BIOS Image has a Valid Checksum.

    BIOS PCI Structure Signature Valid.

    BIOS Image Compatible with the SAS Controller.

    Attempting to Flash BIOS Image…

    Flash BIOS Image Successful.

    Finished Processing Commands Successfully.

    Exiting SAS2Flash.

    Et voilà. Once re-plugged into the other PC, with the ASUS Striker II Formula, this one was now booting fine.

    In a next post I will report on my experience trying to flash the firmware, in a attempt to replace the current IR firmware by an IT firmware.

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