<div dir="ltr"><div>Rich,</div><div><br></div><div>If you don't want to cross-flash you can always buy the controller board that goes in the back from an IBM or Lenovo version and the front LCD board (it has some logic on it too beyond the LCD and controller). Though I would spend the time to figure out which one has open access to firmware and doesn't have it behind a paywall (*COUGH* Oracle and HP *COUGH) and then grab that controller board and LCD.</div><div><br></div><div>and I would avoid HP branded LTO drives if possible, getting firmware for them is like pulling teeth as its behind a paywall.</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">-Thomas<br></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 11:50 PM Richard <<a href="mailto:ejb@trick-1.net">ejb@trick-1.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Thank you again Thomas, not certain I want to cross flash at this point but will keep in mind..<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 17 Aug 2022, at 15:20, Thomas Pelki <<a href="mailto:thomas.pelki.1969@gmail.com" target="_blank">thomas.pelki.1969@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Rich,</div><div><br></div><div>It may be possible to crossflash to Non-Sun Firmware. the SL24 and SL48 are just OEM'd tape libraries.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't remember who makes them but Dell and Lenovo and HP and others have the same tape libraries <br></div><div>with different firmware, if my memory serves me correctly they are made by IBM.</div><div><br></div><div>I know that the Storagetek SL24 (2U version of yours) also cross-references to the:</div><div>IBM TS3100</div><div>Dell TL2000</div><div>Overland Neos T24</div><div>and HP (didn't save the model number as they always run CUSTOM Firmware that's always revisions behind the MFG firmware versions)</div><div><br></div><div>a quick poke around the Storagetek SL48 cross-references to the:</div><div>IBM TS3200</div><div>Dell TL4000</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">-Thomas<br></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 9:16 PM Richard <<a href="mailto:ejb@trick-1.net" target="_blank">ejb@trick-1.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Folks<br>
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Anyone have the following patch 128439-12 Sun StorageTek SL48 Tape Library - H.70 - Firmware <br>
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Need to upgrade my SL48 to fix a couple of issues on this old secondhand library that are in the reported fixed list. <br>
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Thanks in advance<br>
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Cheers<br>
<br>
Richard<br>
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