[ARCHIVE] Outdated UBU Tool related Questions, Reports and Suggestions

[killkernel]

@SoniX

OS Win 7/8/8.1/10 itself can put your driver and all will work.

Yes, but you can manually update them and benefit of performance and better stability or compatibility.

@SoniX

Also I do not see any reason to use modules OROM and EFI IRST v13.5.0.2118 on motherboards with 7 chipset. It will not bring any improvement. New modules are more optimized for the new chipsets, and not under the old.
What I wrote above, this is purely personal tests, after which he was made ​​a rollback modules to version 12.9.0.2006, as the most optimal.

Performance is the key…try old OROMs and IRST drivers in a RAID 0 setup and compare results with tests of OROMs V.13.5.0.2118 with IRST drivers V.13.5.x.xxxx and you’ll see some grerat differences in numbers.

Cheers,

KK

[Ghostearth]

M.Fernando,

this is it :

SATA ID TOOL : https://mega.co.nz/#!JVUkxJIK!MnUYTCAk2f…wRTcIrVIFWoZjxo

Ghostearth.

[SoniX]

@ex58

• OROM VBIOS Haswell 1030
  - EFI Intel GOP Driver v5.5.1025 (Haswell/Broadwell)
  

This is good news. It is a pity that is not yet available script files BSF for the correct transfer settings.

[SoniX]

@killkernel

Performance is the key…try old OROMs and IRST drivers in a RAID 0 setup and compare results with tests of OROMs V.13.5.0.2118 with IRST drivers V.13.5.x.xxxx and you’ll see some grerat differences in numbers.

Well. I do not use speed mode to RAID-0, since I’m more interested building arrays to store data in RAID-10 or RAID-5.
There are the results of testing modules IRST v13.1.0.2126 vs. v13.5.0.2118, in the mode RAID-0 on motherboards with the 7-series chipset?

[killkernel]

@SoniX

Zitat von killkernel im Beitrag #1058

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Performance is the key...try old OROMs and IRST drivers in a RAID 0 setup and compare results with tests of OROMs V.13.5.0.2118 with IRST drivers V.13.5.x.xxxx and you'll see some grerat differences in numbers.

Well. I do not use speed mode to RAID-0, since I’m more interested building arrays to store data in RAID-10 or RAID-5.
There are the results of testing modules IRST v13.1.0.2126 vs. v13.5.0.2118, in the mode RAID-0 on motherboards with the 7-series chipset?

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I agree with you SoniX infact i use RAID 0 based on Intel chipset motherboard only for 2x128GB Samsung 830 (PC based on ASRock Z77 OC Formula) and 2x256GB Samsung 840 Pro (PC based on Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH) for the OSes, the RAID 10 that i use for stored data is managed by dedicated LSI controllers.
Here Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers Fernando have tested RAID 0 of 2 SSDs until Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.1.0.1058 WHQL (dated 05/28/2014) in combination with Intel RAID ROM v13.1.0.2126 but there aren’t tests with OROMs V.13.5.0.2118 + IRST V.13.5.0.1056 WHQL.
As I have tested the latest OROMs with the latest IRST drivers with good results, i will search the screenshots and post them, if i don’t find them i’ll just make the tests as soon as I have the free time to do so.

Cheers,

KK

[SoniX]

Ok! Now I am making some updates in Ubu. Also true of the ability to update IRST OROM and EFI 13.5.0.2118.
But of course I would like to see the results of testing version 13.5.0.2118. And then a lot of talk, but no good there.

[plutomaniac]

Fernando & SoniX:

Guys, I’m not disagreeing with you. I know that the oROMs have nothing to do when the system is running in AHCI. I know that pretty much everything after v12.9 oROMs won’t bring any performance benefit for Z77 when running in RAID. BUT, the drivers do matter. My objection has to do with driver support, not oROM.

Basically, it would be beneficial to still have v13.1.0.2126 oROM ONLY in case you frequently switch between AHCI & RAID for some reason. Truth is, most people don’t do that. I thought it would be a good idea to keep it. If you think it’s a longshot (very rare use-case) then yes, I guess it should be removed alltogther.

[Fernando]

@plutomaniac

Fernando & SoniX:
Guys, I’m not disagreeing with you.

So you agree with us?

Example -> RAID: When Windows 10 is out, I won’t want to install v12.9.x or 13.1.x drivers because they might not work properly with the new OS or there might be bugs. So, it’s beneficial to install the latest drivers (let’s say v14.0.x) together with the latest RAID oROM (let’s say the same branch v14.0.x) for maximum driver-firmware compatibility at the OS.

The (old) Intel RST RAID driver/OROM combo v11.2 will run fine with Windows 10 and probably stay the best performant and stable combo for Intel RAID0 systems.

Example -> AHCI: When Windows 10 is out (also applies to Windows 8.1), I will have to install the last v13.1.0.1058 RST AHCI drivers (if I decide to not use any modded drivers) because these are the last ones to officially support Z77 AHCI. In that case, the "compatible"/same branch oROM is v13.1.0.2126.

Since AHCI users don’t need to care about the Intel RAID ROM/EFI RaidDriver of their BIOS, they can compare all available AHCI drivers, which do support their Intel SATA AHCI Controller and use the "best" of them.
By the way: I am pretty sure, that Intel will offer new Win10 compatible Intel AHCI drivers v13, which natively will support 7-Series Chipset systems.

[Fernando]

@SoniX

Changelog:
Restriction on the update IRST v13.5.0.2118/

Can you please explain, what that means?

[SoniX]

@Fernando

Zitat von SoniX im Beitrag #1066

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Changelog:
Restriction on the update IRST v13.5.0.2118/

Can you please explain, what that means?

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Whoops!
In general, returned back to the ability to update IRST v13.5 on MB with 7-series chipset.

[Fernando]

@SoniX

Whoops!
In general, returned back to the ability to update IRST v13.5 on MB with 7-series chipset.

That sounds good. So you meant: no restriction anymore for 7-Series Chipset users.

[plutomaniac]

@Fernando

Since AHCI users don’t need to care about the Intel RAID ROM/EFI RaidDriver of their BIOS, they can compare all available AHCI drivers, which do support their Intel SATA AHCI Controller and use the "best" of them.

That’s why I said: "Basically, it would be beneficial to still have v13.1.0.2126 oROM ONLY in case you frequently switch between AHCI & RAID for some reason". Otherwise, indeed when it comes to AHCI only the drivers matter (check for stability and performance) and not the firmware.

@Fernando

By the way: I am pretty sure, that Intel will offer new Win10 compatible Intel AHCI drivers v13, which natively will support 7-Series Chipset systems.

I hope so. My guess is that it will be old Intel drivers modified by Microsoft to include the Z77 AHCI device ID’s like it’s done on older hardware at newer operating systems.

[Div]

Hi Sonix,
the 2180 Version Orom VBIOS Haswell is available? Why not integrate into UBU?

[Reducer]

Hi all!

Just to note a minor issue in latest UBU v1.8.12: I think it is missing BRenamer.exe. Also, there is an empty "FFS" folder under Modules>VGA>GOP folder.

Keep the good work SoniX!

[SoniX]

@Div

the 2180 Version Orom VBIOS Haswell is available?

Yes. Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge and Haswell VBIOS differences and modification (13)

Why not integrate into UBU?

Because VBIOS for Haswell and Broadvell require individual settings for each motherboard. Look at this thread, I give a simple description of how to do it.

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@Reducer

Just to note a minor issue in latest UBU v1.8.12: I think it is missing BRenamer.exe. Also, there is an empty "FFS" folder under Modules>VGA>GOP folder.

Thank you for your comments. I have uploaded the correct archive file.

[f3bandit]

New vbios 2180 Haswell, Can we get a link please?

[chinobino]

@SoniX

Whoops!
In general, returned back to the ability to update IRST v13.5 on MB with 7-series chipset.

Am I understanding this correctly - this gives AHCI support?

EDIT by Fernando:Unneeded quoted text deleted (to save space)

[Ghostearth]

@chinobino

Am I understanding this correctly - this gives AHCI support?

In Previous version of UBU, if you had not a intel 8 or 9 series your were unable to upgrade to 13.5 on intel 7 series, in this latest version SoniX unlock the restriction of 8 et 9 series only, so you are able to install it on intel 7 series (for Raid purpose), that’s all i think.

Ghostearth.

EDIT by Fernando:Unneeded quoted text deleted (to save space)

[Fernando]

@f3bandit

New vbios 2180 Haswell, Can we get a link please?

It is dated 11/22/2013, so not really new. You can find the files within the VBIOS package, which had been linked by SoniX within >this< post.

[Fernando]

@SoniX

Zitat von Reducer im Beitrag #1072

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Just to note a minor issue in latest UBU v1.8.12: I think it is missing BRenamer.exe. Also, there is an empty "FFS" folder under Modules>VGA>GOP folder.

Thank you for your comments. I have uploaded the correct archive file.

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Thank you for the prompt correction!
Meanwhile I have replaced the UBU tool v1.8.12,which I had uploaded yesterday to my OneDrive account, by the new silently corrected package.
To avoid any misunderstandings by the users I have renamed it to "UBU_v1812_corrected". Additionally I have added a note regarding the silent update to the "Changelog" chapter within the start post of this thread.