5 Commits
Author SHA1 Message Date
ja bbdcd43e01 docs(tech): add post-firmware benchmark and complete GXA7801Q update docs
- Post-update fio benchmark: random read +12.4%, write +15.9% IOPS
- Latency reduced 10-14% for random workloads
- SMART health unchanged: 0 media errors, 0 error log entries
- Firmware research status updated to complete
- Pre-benchmark checklist marked done
2026-04-02 15:10:54 +02:00
ja 5d770d2def docs(tech): correct firmware target GXA7801Q (non-SED) and update status
- Key discovery: GXA7802Q is SED-only (00B07), our drive needs GXA7801Q (00B00)
- Updated all references from GXA7802Q to GXA7801Q
- Added firmware naming convention table (1Q=non-SED, 2Q=SED)
- Updated procedure with correct GitHub source and slot-based update
- Marked firmware update as applied (reboot pending)
- Added SHA256 checksum for GXA7801Q.bin
2026-04-02 10:57:12 +02:00
ja 7a672833aa docs(tech): add PM9A1 firmware changelog GXA7401Q to GXA7802Q
- Document full firmware progression: GXA7401Q → GXA7602Q → GXA7702Q → GXA7802Q
- GXA7802Q fixes unmap/TRIM handling regressions from GXA7702Q
- Add sources: Samsung PDF, Win-Raid, GitHub samsung-nvme-firmware
2026-04-02 10:15:50 +02:00
ja b80dad6a75 feat(tech): add fwupd setup and firmware update research
- Install fwupd 2.1.1, refresh LVFS metadata
- Detect 7 devices: NVMe, SATA SSD, CPU, AMD TPM 2.0, 3 displays
- LVFS: no updates published for Samsung SSDs
- New discovery: AMD fTPM 2.0 (v3.8.0.3) not in original inventory
- NVMe firmware GXA7802Q available via nvme-cli (not LVFS)
- Action plan: 1 medium-risk update (NVMe), rest up-to-date or EOL
2026-04-02 10:02:15 +02:00
ja 9494d1693b docs(tech): add firmware/BIOS update research for all workstation components
- Researched 7 component categories for available firmware updates
- NVMe SSD (PM9A1): update available GXA7401Q -> GXA7802Q
- Motherboard BIOS F53 is current (no update needed)
- SATA SSD 840 EVO, GPU GTX 1050 Ti: EOL, no updates
- NIC/CPU microcode: managed via kernel/firmware packages
- USB peripherals: no LVFS/fwupd support
- Recommend installing fwupd for future firmware management
2026-04-02 09:49:00 +02:00