topic issdfut 2.0.9 will not boot on old ibm thinkpad x41 in Solid State Drives (NAND)

issdfut 2.0.9 will not boot on old ibm thinkpad x41

rlund1 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 22:06:18 GMT

I have installed a 525 60Gb SSD in my old ibm thinkpad x41 (by the use of a small PATA to mSATA interface card). When I try to boot issdfut 2.0.9 from a usb, it fails to boot past start of Xorg with a:

Fatal server error:

Caught signal 4 (Illegal Instruction). Server aborting

I also have a newer hp 2540p laptop, which boots fine the same usb with issdfut...

Any idea of why it will not boot?

Will you release a firmware update utility for linux (as the utility on the usb is running linux anyhow)? I'm running Ubuntu on both laptops.

Re: issdfut 2.0.9 will not boot on old ibm thinkpad x41

Jose_H_Intel1 — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:01:27 GMT

In this case the best recommendation is to use the Intel® SSD 525 in direct connection with the mSATA port.

I am sorry for any inconvenience.

Re: issdfut 2.0.9 will not boot on old ibm thinkpad x41

rlund1 — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 21:59:52 GMT

There is no mSATA port on the thinkpad x41, which is why i use the PATA to mSATA interface card. In my HP 2540p laptop there is only normal SATA connection.

My 525 SSD has the LLLi firmware. How can I see if this is the latest.

I'm looking into this update of firmware, because I experienced an issue when formatting partitions (to ext4) or issue fstrim (sudo fstrim -v /) from ubuntu on the drive. When doing this the SSD suddenly gets non-accessible, and I get "input/output error" and I need to do a cold restart (power off, power on).

Re: issdfut 2.0.9 will not boot on old ibm thinkpad x41

Jose_H_Intel1 — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:59:37 GMT

The drive already has the latest firmware. This could be due to compatibility.