Which M.2 SSD for Linux?
In the past, several SSD manufacturers had bugs in their firmwares. So to be sure that I can fix such issues with a newly bought SSD, I need some secure (and somewhat easy) way of updating the firmware. I donโt need to do the update on my own Linux installation. A bootable ISO would be fine, too. Which manufacturer has some well supported way of updating SSD firmware, even if I donโt have any Windows installations left?
Have a ready Qemu image of a Windows install. Have a live distro that has (or can install to RAM) Qemu. Boot Windows using Qemu in the live environment, and VFIO-passthrough your NVME as a PCI device. Install and run the official Windows-based update tool, which now has raw access to the SSD.
At least thatโs what Iโm doing for my WD.
To each their own.
I thought that the trick with exposing the raw hardware to a VM was the coolest thing ever, since it negates this entire โdo their special tools support Linuxโ issue. And you do it once every 6 months, maybe 4 times in total, until releases taper off.
But I donโt want to deal with Windows at all. Something like this may be acceptable for existing โpre Linuxโ hardware to have a solution after migration.
But I need new hardware in an environment where no Windows is left.
M-Reimer
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