EFI update today
After doing the latest EFI update today my WiFi will not work
After my latest EFI update today on my MacBook Air I have the countdown circle (like one you get when you shutdown) on for about 20 minutes. I have leave for work so I grabbed my iPad, now it's over an hour and the machine hasn't come back. I am afraid of turning off the computer since that potentially could screw up the machine. Anybody else has experience with this type of problem after EFI update and any advice?
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Fixed it! Mounting it in Disk Utility and repairing the file system worked. It should be noted however that I can't confirm the update was the cause of of this problem but, its some kawinky-**** huh?
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EFI Update available for mid 2011 Mac Mini
New update available today, check Software Update for the download and follow instructions to update correctly.
And be smart. Backup first and install ONLY the EFI update. Do any other updates separately. Most problems with EFI updates seem to come when people install other updates at the same time. One at a time to be safe, as an EFI update can turn your mini into a brick if it encounters problems.
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Hi.
Since upgrading to Mavericks (inc. latest update today), a perfectly harmonious environment of Entourage > Apple Calendar > Gmail > Android phone has fallen apart. I understand that this is down to Apple removing local sync services in the Mavericks 'upgrade', so I am now manually 'syncing' Entourage calendar events to Apple Calendar (Version 7.0 (1835.1)) by copying/dragging them across teh Calendar and syncing to Android via Gmail account.
Now, events in Apple Calendar are being duplicated - even if I create them in Apple Calendar.
And, when I delete one of the duplicated entries in Apple Calendar, both disappear from Google calendar and Android phone - and then the other in Apple Calendar.
This does not happen with all events, but I cannot figure out:
a) why duplicates are appearing and disappearing for some events, or;
b) what differs between the events that duplicate and those that do not.
Also 'in the mix', is a couple of third party apps that I think i should mention:
1. SyncMate - which I used successfully to sync my Android and iMac 2yrs and decided to uninstall post-Mavericks 'upgrade', and;
2. BusyCal, which I installed to trial as a fix post Mavericks 'upgrade' and uninstalled.
Both thrid party apps refuse to compeltely uninstall. I have gone through forums and trawled through Libraries to manuallly remove all residue of these apps, but they still pop up and prompt from time to time.
I mention the last bit regarding SyncMate and BusyCal, in case their residues are the cause of the Calendar duplications issue originally posted.
Can anyone please shed some light on a fix to both problems? I am dirty as all **** on Apple for the undocumented changes in the Mavericks 'upgrade' and am very close to going back to Windows (my iMac is an Intel model).
Ed.Thanks Eric.
I have pasted the Etrecheck output at the foot of this post.
Something I tested earlier that had an intersting outcome..... I created two test events; one in 'iCal' and one in Google Calendar. The latter quickly sync'd and created duplicate entries in 'iCal', but kep tto singel instacnes in Google and Android. The event created in 'iCal' did not duplicate and sync'd properly a single instance to both Googe Calendar and my Android. Neither tests created duplicates on the Android phone.
Here's that data:
Hardware Information:
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
Startup Items:
VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 3:35:38
Disk Information:
ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.35 GB (245.94 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.2.12)
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.2.12)
com.eltima.SyncMate.kext (0.2.5b15)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.syniumsoftware.CleanAppDaemon.plist
[loaded] rapiback.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist
[loaded] syncmateStarter.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[redacted]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[loaded] com.vemedio.Snowtape.RadioAgent.plist
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist
User Login Items:
Microsoft Database Daemon
Adobe Acrobat Professional
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
TwonkyMediaServer
TwonkyStarter
TwonkyServer
TuneSync Server
TuneupMyMac
Calendar
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Akamai NetSession Preferences
Flash Player
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
MacFUSE
NTFS-3G
Internet Plug-ins::
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.8
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.8
Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
User Internet Plug-ins::
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1
Bad Fonts:
None
Old applications:
Aimersoft Helper Compact: Version: 2.2.6.4 - SDK 10.5
/Users/edwardrolfe/Library/Application Support/Helper/Aimersoft Helper Compact.app
BrFirmDataProvider: Version: 1.0.4 - SDK 10.4
/Applications/Brother/Utilities/Firmware Update Tool/BrMain/resources/BrFirmDataProvider.app
Device Selector: Version: 1.5.5 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector/DeviceSelector.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app
NETserver: Version: 1.1.6 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/Server/NETserver.app
RemoteSetup: Version: 3.0.9 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/RemoteSetup.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
USBserver: Version: 1.1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/Server/USBserver.app
Wondershare Helper Compact: Version: 2.2.6.4 - SDK 10.5
/Users/edwardrolfe/Library/Application Support/Helper/Wondershare Helper Compact.app
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 701.67 GB
Destinations:
FreeAgent Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 0 B
Total number of backups: (null)
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 701.67 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
11% firefox
6% WindowServer
3% plugin-container
1% EtreCheck
0% Dock
Top Processes by Memory:
422 MB firefox
188 MB Finder
147 MB WindowServer
147 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
119 MB Microsoft Excel
Virtual Memory Statistics:
347 MB Free RAM
1.57 GB Active RAM
1.26 GB Inactive RAM
818 MB Wired RAM
659 MB Page-ins
4 MB Page-outs -
What happens when you interrupt the EFI update?
I was in the middle of running my EFI update. Now I can't seem to get my Mac running. I tried all the troubleshooting tips that was in the manual. I also refered to the update instructions again to try and restart the update. Now my LED light blinks from dim to bright.
Is there something that I can do or would have to return my laptop?Welcome to Apple Discussions, Shugah Shane.
EFI updates should not be interrupted. But you know that now
Did you read this support topic also? You may be able to create a restore disk w/o bringing your Mac in for repair.
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Performance reduced under Bootcamp after EFI update on Macbook Pro Retina
after i upgraded EFI on my retina macbook pro the proformence reduced to unusable. under heavy load under bootcamp windows7. the cpu clock drops and as well as cpu clock. this is the screen shot of gpu clock monitoring from windows u can see the gpu clock is running at 270Mhz at most of the time and trying to be back to 725Mhz(yea, not 900Mhz!) when im running a graphic benchmark at same time cpu will run about 1.1Ghz as well. i noticed that it will run 10-20sec normally then CPU and GPU clock will start dropping. It's almost like speedstep is programmed backwards. My CPU is constantly running at 3.1-3.2GHz, and then as soon as a game loads, it drops to 1.2GHz. I've lost track of how many times I reset the SMC reseting SMC PRAM, reinstalling windows using Bootcamp or even erease the entire drive and start over from network recovery MacOS did not solve this problem. so all the recent games like COD MW3, Starcraft II, BF3,or D3 will only run about about 10 fps as i was playing them with no ploblem before the EFI update.
this is killing me! please help.
im in NY, in this season i dont think is the overheating problem. when i check the temperature, it stays about 80C (fans will run about 4k rpm). but some time heavy loaded Mac OS cpu is about 90 degree but only with 3k rpm fan kicked in.
i did search online, seems that some other people have the same problem with rMBP or MBA 2012.
anyone knows if i take my macbook pro to the store, will those people work at genuines bar help me with this "windows" problem?
thanks!Hey Shadowyani, please take a time and fill a bug report at http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter/ . The machine is useless for me as it is now because I develop and use very GPU/CPU demanding scientific applications, after the update my realtime applications are completely useless as they drop from something like 25fps to 9 fps even on Mac OS X (no SMC reset fixed the issue). In bootcamp the situation is worse, my software runs at 4 fps and gaming turns to be impossible to play as well.
Please let Apple know about the problem, fill a bug report, even if SMC reset once in a while fixed the issue for you (this is not a common behaviour and must be fixed). We paid the price for cutting edge technology.
Apple shall not do a downgrade of the system after few weeks, remember that most of reviews and benchmarks were done BEFORE the EFI Update, so people are being fooled by Apple in this sense. -
EFI update 1.8 and the wakeup noise is back
I have applied EFI update 1.8 but replaced my drive (the drive was bad) a couple of months ago.
The drive is making again the wakeup noise! (EFI 1.8 was supposed to fix that)
I am not certain that the return of the noise is related to the drive change but it looks so.
Any way to remove the noise. Does the superdrive need a firmware update? If yes how do you do it (as the EFI change is not accepted anymore)?Same here actually. It worked for a bit though.
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EFI update 2.1 for lion recovery in Mountain lion
When the EFI update 2.1 for lion recovery in Mountain lion is done and when i restart my Macbook, the sleep indicator flashes and the machine makes a beeping sound for about 3 seconds and the machine starts up. Any thing to be worried about..? I beleive the the update is not installed bcoz it still shows in the App Store as update available. Pls advise.
MACBOOK 13 INCH MID 2010
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After EFI update 2.9 Wifi no longer automatically connects to remembered networks on wake. I was having the highly delayed wake issue on occasion that this update was said to fix. Now even time I open the lid (100% of the time so far) i must manually connect to my home network it will not automatically connect. any ideas?
I had this same issue. On an uneducated whim, I totally Shut Down my Computer, waited about 5 minutes, then pressed the Power Button and
it has been 2 days and No More Problem with the WiFi issue.
I might be speaking too soon, but, so far in the past 2 days it seems to connect!
You can also try to delete the Network you use in System Preferences Network Advanced and then Add it back then go up to the WiFi Icon and turn it off, Then turn it back on and check Remember this Network. Someone suggested that, but so far just Turning Off My Air and waiting 5 minutes, the turn it back on solved my problem. -
EFI Update v2.6 breaks Windows dual boot
The EFI Update MBA51.00EF.B02 has broken WIndows on my MacBook Air 2012
Bootcamp Dual boot using OSX Lion & WIndows 7 was working fine prior to the EFI update.
Since then, the WIndows initial boot screen displays, but as soon as the GUI starts there is a blank notebook screen.
Using an external monitor connected via Thunderbolt > VGA adapter, the Windows GUI Logon & desktop shows on the external monitor, but Control Panel display manager cannot see the MBA own lcd screen as a display option.
This makes it unusable as a portable WIndows M/C, as instead of fixing WIndows it has broken it.
Can I regress ?
Is there a fix to this issue ?
Please Helpvintherine wrote:
the.ridikulus.rat wrote:
@vintherine: Everything you mentioned in the 1st post is correct. In your case the correct commands should be:
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=arch_grub --recheck
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Thanks. I've tried that, get now a single line with Windows, which does not work
EDIT: Are you able to boot Windows independent of GRUB, ie. directly from the firmware boot menu?
I've tried F12 key, found a menu, started on the HD, found a new menu corresponding with the EFI directories (arch_grub, Microsoft....). Microsoft entry sent me on... grub menu
EDIT: Can you try (note the extra line : "set gfxpayload=keep")
It's time for diner (i'm in France). I'll see this in the next hour.
Many thanks
Seems like the actual Windows bootmgfw.efi was overwritten by grubx64.efi or something else. In the boot menu Windows's entry (created by Windows installer) is usually titled "Windows Boot Manager".
EDIT:
Try this. Copy the files from Windows's C:\Windows\Boot\EFI to <EFISYS>/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/ . Overwrite any exisitng files, and make sure <EFISYS>/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/BCD file exists. That is the Windows equivalent of grub.cfg (although BCD cannot be read easily since it is not a text file). Try your menuentry again.
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My Mid 2011 iMac 27" i7 will no longer start after the latest EFI update.
I decided to perform some system updated on my iMac and after installing 10.7.3, I rechecked and it found the EFI update and one other update. They were both pretty small (the largest was 3.6MB), so I decided to proceed prior to getting back to business with my system.
After downloading the updates (took about 5 seconds), the machine proceeded to restart. There was a loud beep prior to the system restart chime after which it went to the grey-white apple startup screen with the spinning wheel.
And it stayed there.
After 35 minutes with no discernable progress, I decided something must be wrong. This system normally takes about 30 seconds to boot from a cold state (it's running on an OWC SSD) or maybe a minute after updates. So I held the power button to reboot. But it keeps going to the same state. I tried to reboot to a different internal drive holding the option key, but the same thing happens.
System Specs:
iMac 27" i7 3.4 Ghz (mid 2011) 12G Ram
Internal 1TB Apple HD
Internal OWC SSD 240G (main startup drive)
Here are my questions:
1. How do I recover from this?
2. Is anyone else running into this problem?
3. How long do the EFI updates normally take?
4. Shouldn't there be some sort of "progress bar" to indicate something is going on during this process? Or, if not, then perhaps a "WARNING!! This process will take up to two hours, during which you will receive no discernable feedback. Do not interrupt the process until more than 24 hours have passed with the spinning ball."
Thanks for your help.
Jason Cox
P.S. I think this is my last iMac EFI update. After my last iMac received an EFI update (2009 model 24" iMac), it became ultra-flakey and started corrupting HD's. It never worked the same after that. This machine was working PERFECTLY before the update.I don't have the link to that thread, but here is how to do it:
To reset the SMC:
Shut down your system.
Unplug all the accessories from the system
Unplug the power cord from the iMac and leave it unplugged for at least 15 seconds.
Reconnect the power cord. Wait another fifteen seconds and restart the computer.
To Reset the PRAM:
On startup, hold down these keys at the same time (must start before the grey screen comes up): command option p r
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HT1237 EFI Update 2.8 doesn't install
Where can I see if the EFI update 2.8 for my MBP 2008 works properly? after I manualy installed the update 2.8 there is stil version 1.8 visible and the display stil flickering.
This update was designed for the 15" MBP from 2008. If so, you might consider visiting your local Apple Store, where they can investigate the issue.
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I just ran the latest EFI Update on a (new) 3week old MBP. The MBP SW update ran fine... then It indicated to run EFI Update...
THe update appeared to run , with gray screen and progress bar. It ran to completion restarted.
AND all I get is a grey screen (no Apple icon).
I cannot access this MBP any ideas?Boom
You should, if you can get your machine see what version your ROM BIOS is MBP81.0047.B0E. If it is that you don't need the 2.1 update, unless of course software update pulled it down. I just brought my MBP home last night, and did software update and my MBP does not need the 2.1 update. Also my MBP came wiht OSX 10.6.7 already installed as oppose to earlier MBP wiht 10..6.6
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Can EFI update be rolled back?
I installed the EFI update and now my e-sata drive I use for Time Machine won't mount. Worked perfectly before the update.
Is there any way to roll it back to the previous version?
CliffCliff Addy wrote:
I installed the EFI update and now my e-sata drive I use for Time Machine won't mount. Worked perfectly before the update.
Is there any way to roll it back to the previous version?
No. It would be nice if Apple were to offer that option,
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I'm on a brand new iMac 24". I ran System Update and now all the software is up to date. Part of that, apparently, was an EFI updater, which I also ran. After the EFI updater, the iMac no longer "sees" any internal speakers.
Here's a screen shot: http://i14.tinypic.com/6hgi0dc.png
Any ideas?
Intel iMac 2.16GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10)Open GarageBand and see what happens.
Also after all these updates did you go to Apps/Utilities/Disk Utility/First Aid and Repair Disk Permissions on your boot volume?
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