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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..645a9ce --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Samsung SSD firmware updater for Linux + +## Purpose +There were already some utilities in the AUR for updating Samsung SSD firmware on linux but it was a bit outdated so here we are. +Some code has been taken from [this blogpost](https://blog.quindorian.org/2021/05/firmware-update-samsung-ssd-in-linux.html/). + +## Usage +You must launch the script as root. +I tried to make it simple: you provide an Samsung Firmware ISO file as an argument and it'll execute the payload to update your firmware: +```bash +# example +samsung-ssd-fwupdate Samsung_SSD_980_PRO_5B2QGXA7.iso +``` + +As a bonus (and mostly for my convenience) you can print a list of the [firmware ISOs listed on Samsung website](https://semiconductor.samsung.com/consumer-storage/support/tools/#firmware) with the `-l` or `--list` flag, or download them interactively with the `-d` or `--download` flag + +## License +MIT |