fwupd/plugins/ata/README.md
Richard Hughes 0bf8ee810b ata: Add a new plugin to upgrade firmware on ATA/ATAPI hardware
Some of the ATA12 fixup code is by Mark Lord, taken from the hdparm project.

Fixes: https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd/issues/946
2019-01-29 22:28:09 +00:00

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ATA
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Introduction
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This plugin allows updating ATA/ATAPI storage hardware. Devices are enumerated
from the block devices and if ID_ATA_DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE is supported they can
be updated with appropriate firmware file.
Updating ATA devices is more dangerous than other hardware such as DFU or NVMe
and should be tested carefully with the help of the drive vendor.
The device GUID is read from the trimmed model string.
Firmware Format
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The daemon will decompress the cabinet archive and extract a firmware blob in
an unspecified binary file format.
This plugin supports the following protocol ID:
* org.t13.ata
GUID Generation
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These device use the Microsoft DeviceInstanceId values, e.g.
* `IDE\VENDOR[40]REVISION[8]`
* `IDE\0VENDOR[40]`
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/identifiers-for-ide-devices
for more details.
Quirk use
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This plugin uses the following plugin-specific quirks:
| Quirk | Description | Minimum fwupd version |
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| `AtaTransferBlocks` | Blocks to transfer, or `0xffff` for max | 1.2.4 |
| `AtaTransferMode` | The transfer mode, `0x3`, `0x7` or `0xe` | 1.2.4 |