Flash LSI MegaRAID 2208 to IT mode in Linux Mint/Debian/Ubuntu
03:00.0 RAID bus controller: Broadcom / LSI MegaRAID SAS 2208 [Thunderbolt] (rev 05)
This is risky but if you have an extra RAID/SAS card to replace it then you can try this to get IT mode.
https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/host-bus-adapters/host-bus-adapters-common-files/sas_sata_6g_p14/9207_8e_Package_P14_IT_Firmware_BIOS_for_MSDOS_Windows.zip
https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/12350477
Get the sas2flash for Linux:
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SAS2008 LSI 9200-E Linux Upgrade Flash Firmware with sas2flash
Download from here http://www.avagotech.com/products/server-storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-9200-8e#downloads
sudo Installer_P20_for_Linux/sas2flash_linux_i686_x86-64_rel/sas2flash -listall
LSI Corporation SAS2 Flash Utility
Version 20.00.00.00 (2014.09.18)
Copyright (c) 2008-2014 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved
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