HT6093 Updating two Thunderbolt display firmwares

I have two Thunderbolt displays, one at work and one at home. I updated the firmware of the work one, and want to update the firmware of the home one.
With the Macbook Air clamshell open and the display plugged in, the App Store at home says that the update has already been applied.
Suggestions?

Yes, the firmware is the old firmware, because the update never ran on the home display.

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the new firmware for the thunderbolt display now is making the screen go black all the time. _the fix created the problem!!!
how do I uninstall this update?
Jon

You can't. There is a long discussion in the Thunderbolt forum. Look there.

Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update 1.2

I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) and two thunderbolt displays. I recently started getting notified there was an update available, Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update 1.2 and App Store kept prompting me to download and install.
I tried multiple times, and each time it states it failed to update. According to this KB article About Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update 1.2 - Apple Support it states Firmware Version should be 26.2 and the Port Micro Firmware Version should be 2.0.7 after the update.
I checked and my Mac is in fact reporting the updates were applied. See information from the system report below. I am prompted every day, multiple times to download and apply this update again, over and over. I don't understand why.
I contacted Apple Support and the rep I worked with was pretty much useless. In fact, I am fairly sure I know more and *NIX than he does. Anyway, does anyone have a suggestion on howe to remedy this?
Thunderbolt Bus:
Vendor Name: Apple Inc.
Device Name: MacBook Pro
UID: 0x0001000F04E36360
Route String: 0
Firmware Version: 17.1
Domain UUID: E66642D7-AAB9-2B54-9F69-9854739EA240
Port:
Status: No device connected
Link Status: 0x7
Speed: Up to 20 Gb/s x1
Current Link Width: 0x1
Receptacle: 1
Link Controller Firmware Version: 0.12.0
Port:
Status: Device connected
Link Status: 0x2
Speed: Up to 10 Gb/s x2
Current Link Width: 0x1
Receptacle: 2
Cable Firmware Version: 0.1.18
Cable Serial Number: C4M329400Q3DNWFAG
Link Controller Firmware Version: 0.12.0
Thunderbolt Display:
Vendor Name: Apple Inc.
Device Name: Thunderbolt Display
Vendor ID: 0x1
Device ID: 0x8002
Device Revision: 0x1
UID: 0x0001000100955390
Route String: 3
Firmware Version: 26.2
Port (Upstream):
Status: Device connected
Link Status: 0x2
Speed: Up to 10 Gb/s x2
Port Micro Firmware Version: 2.0.7
Cable Firmware Version: 0.1.18
Cable Serial Number: C4M329400Q3DNWFAG
Port:
Status: Device connected
Link Status: 0x2 / 0x1
Speed: Up to 10 Gb/s x2
Port Micro Firmware Version: 2.0.7
Thunderbolt Display:
Vendor Name: Apple Inc.
Device Name: Thunderbolt Display
Vendor ID: 0x1
Device ID: 0x8002
Device Revision: 0x1
UID: 0x0001000000000000
Route String: 303
Firmware Version: 26.2
Port (Upstream):
Status: Device connected
Link Status: 0x2 / 0x1
Speed: Up to 10 Gb/s x2
Port Micro Firmware Version: 2.0.7
Port:
Status: No device connected
Link Status: 0x7
Speed: Up to 10 Gb/s x2
Port Micro Firmware Version: 2.0.7

Strange. The downloaded dmg file package said that the upgrade was successfully installed, but the App Store still says I need to update. I haven't tried it with my MBP cover open but I'll give that a shot.
Thanks,
Clinton
MacBook Pro (15” Late 2011), OS X Yosemite 10.10.1, 16GB Crucial RAM, 960GB M500 Crucial SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display

Thunderbolt display firmware update 1.2 won't install correctly

On Friday 11/13/2014, I received a Software Update notification in OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 that there was an update available for "Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update 1.2". I tried installing this several times, but every time it tells me "The Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update could not complete." Now I have 6 failed install attempts showing in Software Update, plus still the still to be installed update itself.
If I click on the "More info" button in the failed installation message, it takes me to this page: About Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update 1.2 - Apple Support
On that page it suggest to check the "About this Mac" info for Thunderbolt Display, where "The Firmware Version should be 26.2 and the Port Micro Firmware Version should be 2.0.7 after the update."
My Thunderbolt Display is currently on Firmware Version 22.2, with Port Micro Firmware Version 0.0.21. Why won't this update install?

I had a similar problem: The "Thunderbolt display firmware update 1.2" kept reappearing in AppStore, even though the uppdate seemed successful.
According to Apple[1] the update was successful when the the Firmware Version is 26.2 and the Port Micro Firmware Version is 2.0.7 (visible in About this Mac -> SystemReport).
Above versions were correct in my case, but the update still kept appering in AppStore... (probably I did download and install the update manually after the first failure, but I don't remember ...)
To get rid of the annoying update in AppStore I used the softwareupdate command[2] on the commandline:
softwareupdate --ignore TBdisplayFWUpdate1.2
[1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204450
[2]: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/ man8/softwareupdate.8.html

Thunderbolt Display firmware update 1.2 failed

Thunderbolt Display firmware update 1.2 fails to complete. I have made four attempts to load this software update. The odd thing is that the software list shows that the update has been installed. But every time I check for updates, Thunderbolt Display firmware 1.2 is listed as a needed update.

Strange. The downloaded dmg file package said that the upgrade was successfully installed, but the App Store still says I need to update. I haven't tried it with my MBP cover open but I'll give that a shot.
Thanks,
Clinton
MacBook Pro (15” Late 2011), OS X Yosemite 10.10.1, 16GB Crucial RAM, 960GB M500 Crucial SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display

Thunderbolt Display Firmware 1.2 / 10.10.1 Update device connected but no display

I looked through a lot of the Thunderbolt Display Firmware 1.2 posts about the display not functioning but never saw one with circumstances quite like mine. In my case, I updated the firmware and the display continued working until I had to reboot for the 10.10.1 system update. After the reboot, my display stopped displaying.
The display wasn't completely non-functional. The symptoms I saw were:
The Displays system preference only showed one display available (my rMBP)
The System Report under About This Mac showed my Thunderbolt Display was connected
The keyboard connected through the Thunderbolt Display worked properly
Just no display at all. First I tried a simple reboot with no success. Then I tried a PRAM reset (3x) again with no success. Finally I disconnected all Thunderbolt connections from my rMBP and did an SMC reset. After booting back up I reconnected the display and boom back in business!
Hope this helps someone.

Solution:
As I proofread my post, I realized I did not note the part about the "built-in" cable and only focused on the "connected directly" part of the error.
Using the built-in Thunderbolt cable I was able to successfully install the firmware.
If anyone else makes this dumb mistake, maybe this post will help you not feel too bad!

How do i update the thunderbolt bus firmware of my iMac?

Hi all
I am a beginner at working with OSX so please understand that i need specific information if you ask me to do anything. I have a specific problem with setting up thunderbolt display. I wish to set up my second iMac as a secondairy screen using target display mode. The situation is the following:
I have two mid 2011 iMac models and a thunderbolt cable. One of these iMacs has thunderbolt bus firmware version 22.1 and the other has 25.1. Both machines are running OSX Mavericks, with all no extra updates available in the app store (all updates have been installed). When i connect them via the thunderbolt cable, the status in system information > hardware > thunderbolt remains on "port: status: no device found". pressing cmd + f2 logically does nothing as long as the iMac does not recognize the other iMac.
When i connect the iMac with the 25.1 firmware version, to another iMac from a colleague, which also has firmware version 25.1 via the same thunderbolt cable, i could use it as a second screen.
From what i know there are two options now:
- my second imac has a broken thunderbolt port
- my second imac needs a firmware update to version 25.1
I have, however, no idea how to verify either of these things. Googling on how to update the thunderbolt bus firmware does not give any good results and the app store offers no thunderbolt firmware upgrades anymore (thunderblt firmware update 1.2 is already installed). hence i am trying to solve this via the community now.
Do any of you have any ideas on how to procede? i prefer to fix this issue without taking it to a service center.

There should be a Camera selector in Skypr's Audio/Videob preference.
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Thunderbolt display firmware 1.2 install error not "connected directly"

I have tried with 2 macs today to install the Thunderbolt display firmware update 1.2. My firmware is old (22.2) and I have had display problems since Mavericks (now with Yosemite too), so I would really like to try the new firmware.
With the TB Display directly connected with a single TB cable to a mac mini or alternately directly connected to my MB Pro I get the error:
I have tried to use both software update and a downloaded version of the Firmware update. Both have the same error message issue on both of my computers. Also, software update keeps showing the firmware as a recommended update after the failed installations.
Does anyone know a fix to this?
Thanks

Solution:
As I proofread my post, I realized I did not note the part about the "built-in" cable and only focused on the "connected directly" part of the error.
Using the built-in Thunderbolt cable I was able to successfully install the firmware.
If anyone else makes this dumb mistake, maybe this post will help you not feel too bad!

If I daisy chain two Thunderbolt Displays to a 2011 iMac 27" can I connect a Wacom Cintiq HD to the other Thunderbolt port?

In one Thunderbolt port are the two Thunderbolt displays, in another Thunderbolt port is the Cintiq HD. Would this work on an iMac 27".

Looks like 2 external displays are the max, even for the 2-port (TB) iMac. So if the Cintiq shows up in ASP and is considered by the computer as a display, then NO, you won't be able to use the Wacom Cintiq in 'addition' to (2) TB displays.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4885

Can I daisy chain two Thunderbolt displays to the new MacBook Airs (July 2011)?

I have last year's MacBook Air -- probably the best Mac I've ever had and I've had a few. I looked at using multiple displays last year, but the reviews for the major 3rd-party solutions really demonstrate how little is possible.
I see Apple says you can double up on displays for the MacBook Pro (I have a pre-Thunderbolt one unfortunately), what about the new (July 2011) MacBook Airs?
Anyone tried? Anyone know?
(I have a 30" Dell display, but it is, and always has been, very flakey when it comes to connecting to a Mac laptop).

You can thank Intel for that.
The sandy bridge chips all have integrated graphics, and before they were released -- they took nvidia to court claiming they didn't have a "license" to make GPU chipsets for the sandy bridge line. Intel won, and consumers lost.
The solution most manufacturers are using for notebooks is graphics switching (nvidia optimus like technology) -- which basically uses a discreet GPU along side the intel integrated GPU, and switches between the two instantaenously based on the workload and \ or battery life -- this is how the macbook pro's with the ATI gpus work.
Since there isn't enough space physically inside a macbook air for a discreet GPU, and since no company in the world is allowed to make a shared GPU for intel's sandy bridge chipsets -- the only solution is to use the integrated graphics that is in the processors -- Intel HD 3000. Intel basically has the monopoly here...there is no legal solution in the world another company can provide thanks to our wonderful court system
Wanna know the really sad part about the Intel HD 3000 GPU? The Nvidia 320M (the GPU used in the previous model 2010 macbook air -- chip was released to the market in April of last year) actually out performs it in some benchmarks -- that's right, a 1+ year old shared gpu from nvidia outperforms Intel's 2011 integrated graphics.
Intel ***** at graphics, period.
The only other solution I can think of is for you to get the "Echo Express" product from Sonnet:
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/thunderbolt/index.html
It's basically an external bay that will allow you to put a PCIe GPU inside it, and it would then connect via thunderbolt to the macbook air.
You would then use the minidisplayport connectors on the PCIe GPU to connect to the apple displays -- I believe any modern ATI or Nvidia GPU can support up to 3 or 4 external displays.
Unfortunately, sonnet's bay is not released yet, and you'd also have to make sure the PCIe GPU you get supports both thunderbolt AND os x....so yeah, kind of slim pickens right now
EDIT:
So apparently the macbook pros can daisy chain two thunderbolt displays -- Apple has a picture of it on their site:
http://storeimages.apple.com/1867/as-images.apple.com/is/image/AppleInc/MC914_AV 7?wid=1200&hei=1200&fmt=jpeg&qlt=95&op_sharpen=0&resMode=bicub&op_usm=0.5,0.5,0, 0&iccEmbed=0&layer=comp
I just bought a new mac air too...I was gonna get a mbpro but they are just too expensive -- the one I configured was at around 3000$
Wanna know what's lame about using the thunderbolt display with the mac air? So the new mac air has the magsafe connector on one side and the thunderbolt connector on the other -- they're not on the same side like the macbook pro is (see picture) -- so basically the cable is going to have to slack around the back of the macbook air -- who designed that? Must have been smoking some good meth ;p
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Problem with two thunderbolt display's daisychained

hey,
i'm having problems with my mac setup. i've got two thunderbolt displays, hooked to a 15" mbp retina laptop.
i've got my iphone hooked to one of the usb ports of the display then i've got a keyboard, a superdrive and a charger for my magic mouse hooked to the displays as well as a firewire hd. two usb 3 hard drives are hooked directly to the mbp.
i also changed the audio midi setup to let the audio pla through both of the displays to get a better sound. the mbp is closed so only those two displays get a video signal.
i have issues when data is transfered along the lines. f.eg my keyboard doesn't work from time to time, my iphone wont be recognized when connected to the dock. not really sure what the problems is a the transfercapacity shouldn't be to it's limit.
could it be a energy problem? that the displays don't get enough power, my power strip has a voltag controller in it, might that be a problem?
greets.

I think Apple should extend the warranty if they have a known manufacturing issue. I won't be investing another $1000 on a display from Apple ever again. I can't afford it. I can by an LG, Viewsonic, Dell, or "fill in the blank" for a fraction of the cost.
I expect a $1000 display to last me more than 20 months.
-md

Can I run two thunderbolt display monitors off of my new 27" iMac?

Can I run two thunderbolt display monitors off of my new 27" iMac?

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For more info, see > Apple - Thunderbolt: Next-generation high-speed I/O technology.
Although I'm not sure exactlly what Arrangement selections you will be offered in the Displays Preference, because I have not tested that setup myself...

Two thunderbolt displays.....can I use both of them for audio

I have two thunderbolt displays and want to run audio through both of their built in speakers? Is this possible

Yup yup -- but there's issues..
See -- https://discussions.apple.com/message/18076926#18076926
Let me know if you have found other better options!

How much of the thunderbolt datapipe does two thunderbolt displays use?

I have a Late 2011 MBP Pro with Two Thunderbolt displays.
I want to add a thunderbolt external drive and use it to store paralles images for occassional use.
My question is, how much of my thunderport "pipe" is already being consumed by the displays? I found a video with what appears to be a speedometer type tool, but can't find it for the life of me.
Thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCzPnKl4ebU

No idea what that 'speedometer' test is - I use the AJA System Test to test my Thunderbolt drives speeds. My config is two LaCie TB 2big drive (one 4 terabyte 'unRAIDed' into 2 2 terabyte drive and one 2 terabyte RAID 0) connected to my 15" late 2011 MBP and then with the Display on the end of the chain (as it should be).
As I understand it, the more Thunderbolt drives you have, the faster your overall speed (don't ask me why - it's PR put out by LaCie). I don't think that you'd take any kind of hit putting a Thunderbolt drive or drives between your MBP and your two Thunderbolt Displays.
That's just my understanding...
Clinton

Can two thunderbolt displays act as one larger display

I have two thunderbolt displays and would like to not be limited by the physical width of both. for example, i cant extend a window from one display to another like dragging a multi column spreadsheet across both to work on one large spreadsheet. can anyone provide insight?

In "Mission Control" system preference, uncheck "Displays have separate Spaces", logout, then login.
In the "Arrangement" tab of "Displays" system preference, drag the displays to match their actual positions.

HT6093 Updating two Thunderbolt display firmwares

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