New EFI Firmware update v 1.6

This update improves the stability of MacBook Pro computers and addresses issues with sleep-wake, USB and device compatibility.
has any one installed this yet? any fixes noticed?

Sadly, it seems the sleep/wake problems are NOT fixed by the firmware updates. The first time I put it to sleep after updating both EFI and SMC firmwares (yes, both updates were successful and verified), it almost immediately woke again and wouldn't go back to sleep until I opened the display, moved my finger on the trackpad to get the unlock system dialog box to appear, then it would sleep when I closed the display.
Also, the DisplayPort is still having issues. The first time I hooked up to my work Dell monitor, I got the snow effect that others (myself included) have reported. I can only assume that it'll still refuse to recognize my Sceptre monitor at home.
So, at this point, I'm wondering what these updates really fixed. At this point, the only issue that I've had that hasn't yet happened is the finder crashes I regularly have when connecting to Windows/Samba network shares. I haven't actually connected to any yet today, so that's why no crashes, I'm sure.
Well, I'll keep waiting for another firmware update from Apple.

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Hi all. I've tried to update to the newly released MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.2, but when I go to run it, it says that my MacBook doesn't need updating. I know that I'm on the older 1.0 Firmware with Boot ROM Version MB21.00A5.B07. Any guesses as to why this new update won't run on my MacBook? It's supposed to be for all versions. Thanks for your help.
--Eric

enelson76 wrote:
Hi all. I've tried to update to the newly released MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.2, but when I go to run it, it says that my MacBook doesn't need updating. I know that I'm on the older 1.0 Firmware with Boot ROM Version MB21.00A5.B07. Any guesses as to why this new update won't run on my MacBook? It's supposed to be for all versions. Thanks for your help.
--Eric
Are you getting this update from the automatic updater? If not, you don't need it and you certainly don't want it.
Unlike software updates, one should never attempt to install a firmware update that is not specifically designed for that machine. Downloading and attempting to install firmware that is not correct can result in corrupted EFI and the need for the firmware restore CD.
You did make a firmware restore CD as instructed, I hope. It's the first step.

New MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.0 update

"This EFI Firmware Update fixes known start up and wake-from-sleep issues on MacBook computers. If the firmware update doesn't run automatically, open it manually in the /Applications/Utilities folder."
Just to let you know.

just installed. i've had some serious trouble with my macbook the past couple of months. sometimes, i would shut my macbook and it wouldn't sleep, or it'd take a little while to shut down.
tested it, so far so good. took a little while to install and holding down the power button was a little scary.

HT1237 Searching for an EFI Firmware update to enable Lion Internet Recovery on MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)

Hi All,
My Mid-2010 Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch started having random kernel panics lately (more than 1 month of random kernel panics now), usually associated with request such as "open new tab in Safari" etc.
Since I installed 2x4GB RAM modules from Crucial when I bought my MBP (they are +- 2 years old now) and also exchanged my DVD-drive for an extra SSD that now runs the system (fully updated 10.7.4) I have a feeling that those kernel panics might be HW related.
I wanted to run Apple Hardware Test but found out that it is no longer supported on Lion. Since I don't have any optical drive to install AHT from (also I don't have the CDs with me atm), I found out that I can install an EFI Firmware update that enables internet-based (?) AHT.
At http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4904# , the link from MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) links to MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.6 which is for Early 2010 models only and doesn't allow me to run the installation process. I'm looking for an EFI update to enable Apple Hardware Test on my Mid-2010 Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch.
Is there an update that can do this? Is there a wrong hyperlink on Apple page or am I searching for a wrong update?
Also, even though this should probably be in a separate topic, can anyone please point me to the right direction for a good Apple Kernel Panic how-to-read-those topic?
Thank you very much in advance.

Hey Cris from London,
I would try out the recommended steps in the following link:
OS X Mavericks: If your Mac runs slowly
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13895
Let us know if any of the steps within resolved the issue.
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
Take care,
Delgadoh

EFI Firmware update 1.4 was not successful, no progress bar

I have a MacBook Pro 2.16 Core 2 (MBP22.00A5.B02). Software update prompts me to download and update the Firmware 1.4 udpate. After following the instructuions, shutting down the computer, and restarting holding down the power button, I hear the beeps but nothing comes up but a blank (grey/white) screen. After several minutes (like 10) it restarts and the updater returns and shows not successful.
I tried to archived and reinstalled the OS with no luck
I have a 160GB Hitachi HD that came as ordered when I bought the computer new.
I have verified that the HD is GUID partition scheme
Only upgrade I have done is an extra 1GB stick of samsung original memory from OWC
I was hoping the firmware update might help cool down (and quiet down) this noisy "pro" laptop, but no luck. Please help someone.
Console shows:
2007-10-18 16:27:08.270 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[189] MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update version 1.4
Run the executable in the Contents/MacOS folder with '-h' option to learn about running remotely.
2007-10-18 16:27:08.272 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[189] OS version is 10.4.10 build 8R2232.
2007-10-18 16:27:08.275 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[189] No AppleEFINVRAM
2007-10-18 16:27:23.309 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[189] EFIUpdaterController::showError:1
2007-10-18 16:27:23.309 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[189] CommonUpdaterController::showError:1

Hi macinfrance!
I installed the EFI Firmware update successfully on my computer.
It seems to me that your list of nvram is lacking an entry telling your bootloader (boor.efi) exists on your normal harddrive partition.
I suggest the following (i am not quite sure if it will work):
1. Go to the system preferences and select the startdisk fane. Then, be sure to select your system harddrive.
2. Then restart your computer.
3. Make a restore CD in case something goes wrong (instructions at: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/firmwarerestorationcd14.html )
4. Try the firmware update again.
When i type nvram i get the following contents:
084202115164:~ dagdiesen$ nvram -p
efi-boot-device <array ID="0"><dict ID="1"><key>BLLastBSDName</key><string ID="2">disk0s2</string><key>IOMatch</key><dict ID="3"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="4">IOMedia</string><key>IOPropertyMatch</key><dict ID="5"><key>UUID</key><string ID="6">C68ABA3F-9D52-4699-AA58-69DDF3DCB1FF</string></dict></dict></dict></arra y>%00
efi-apple-payload0-data %02%01%0c%00%d0A%03%0a%00%00%00%00%01%01%06%00%02%1f%03%12%0a%00%02%00%00%00%00 %00%04%01*%00%01%00%00%00(%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00@%06%00%00%00%00%00qS%00%00%f2 U%00%00%9eP%00%00%f6U%00%00%02%02%04%04^%00\%00E%00F%00I%00\%00A%00P%00P%00L%00E %00\%00F%00I%00R%00M%00W%00A%00R%00E%00\%00L%00O%00C%00K%00E%00D%00%00M%00B%00P%002%002%00_%000%000%00A%005%00%000%007%00B%00.%00f%00d%00%00%00%7f%ff%04%00
efi-apple-payload0 <array ID="0"><dict ID="1"><key>BLLastBSDName</key><string ID="2">disk0s1</string><key>IOMatch</key><dict ID="3"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="4">IOMedia</string><key>IOPropertyMatch</key><dict ID="5"><key>UUID</key><string ID="6">00005371-55F2-0000-9E50-0000F6550000</string></dict></dict></dict><dict ID="7"><key>IOEFIDevicePathType</key><string ID="8">MediaFilePath</string><key>Path</key><string ID="9">\EFI\APPLE\FIRMWARE\LOCKEDMBP22_00A507B.fd</string></dict></array>%00
boot-image %02%01%0c%00%d0A%03%0a%00%00%00%00%01%01%06%00%02%1f%03%12%0a%00%02%00%00%00%00 %00%04%01*%00%02%00%00%00(@%06%00%00%00%00%00`%0b%ef%0d%00%00%00%00?%ba%8a%c6R%9 d%99F%aaXi%dd%f3%dc%b1%ff%02%02%04%04%18%004%00a%00a%006%00e%007%000%000%000%00% 00%00%7f%ff%04%00
SystemAudioVolume n
efi-boot-device-data %02%01%0c%00%d0A%03%0a%00%00%00%00%01%01%06%00%02%1f%03%12%0a%00%02%00%00%00%00 %00%04%01*%00%02%00%00%00(@%06%00%00%00%00%00`%0b%ef%0d%00%00%00%00?%ba%8a%c6R%9 d%99F%aaXi%dd%f3%dc%b1%ff%02%02%7f%ff%04%00
The first entry is referring to the normal system partition where the loader for the Mac OS resides. The second entry is referring to the hidden EFI partition on the harddrive and the new EFI firmware image.
Hope this helps.

MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5.1 Multiple Times

for about 6 months or longer now I keep getting the same software update every few weeks on my Macbook pro. it's 1.5.1. i've probably installed it 5+ times now, and now I just uncheck the box and do the other updates. how do i get rid of this darn thing, since i have already done it? now it's just starting to annoy me.

Hi chuck,
Head to your "Utilities" folder and you will find that Software update has installed an application called "MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update"
You should first restart your computer, disconnect any peripherals , and then run the application, following the instructions carefully along the way.
For safety reasons Software update doesn't actually install firmware updates like this itself . Instead it installs an installer. While I can understand the desire for safety, I reckon Apple could have been a bit better with the instructions on this one, as it is not at all apparent that this second step is required after running Software update to actually install the new firmware.
You aren't alone on this one. I've seen many, many posts here from people who haven't known that the second step was necessary and, accordingly, keep on getting new downloads of the installer from SU.
Cheers
Rod
Cheers
Rod

MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.7 broken?

I'm trying to run the EFI update on my new 13" Macbook Pro but keep getting a message it's not for my machine.
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro8,1
Boot ROM Version:          MBP81.0047.B26
SMC Version (system):          1.68f98
Any ideas as to why EFI update will not run? The update is suppose to update to MBP81.0047.B27.
Thanks

What are you talking about, wjosten? First, he said in his original post that he had an EARLY 2011 MacBook Pro. Those WERE shipped with Snow Leopard. I have one. Second, I have the same machine, still running Snow Leopard, and Apple Update has notified me to Install MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.7.
So wjosten, are you saying that Apple Update is defective, it's wrong, and doesn't know what it's doing?
UPDATE a few minutes later ---
Guess you ARE right, wjosten, and it's Apple Update that stupid and dangerous.
According to Apple Support http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1499
   System Requirements are for
OS X Lion 10.7.3 or later!
I wonder how many MacBook Pro 2011 users are getting screwed by Apple this time.
Fortunately, I did not do this update before searching the web for warnings after I had a pervious glitch caused by a firmware update.
This is crazy!

Macbook Pro EFI Firmware update

Hi,
i have a macbook pro bought in may 2011. (updated to Lion OS)
Yesterday my MAC request firmware update (EFI).
after 16 hourd is still updating.
The display show me a grey screen with a circle progress bar...
too long! isn't it? I am a little bit scared of powering off the machine..
Please let me know what should i do..
Thank you in advance

nikulr wrote:
Also, my version of MacBook EFI Firmware Update is at 1.2
I have that same 1.2 update on my new Macbook Pro. It transferred over when I used set up assistant to migrate everything over from my old Macbook Pro. That 1.2 came originally in 2006 I believe. As it stated it will not run on your current machine - I got the same message. According to your specs above which are identical to mine you don't need this current update, you already have a later one on your machine as I do. There's nothing that you need to do.
John

MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.2

Do the New MBP Core 2 duo's need the new MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.2? I do not see it in Software update.
Thanks

It probably comes shipped with 1.2 pre-installed.

/Applications/Utilities/MacBook EFI Firmware Update... Missing?!

Hey folks, I've done a search of the forums but to no avail. A Google search has turned up precisely nothing like what I'm experiencing here. I have no idea if it's normal or if my wee 'Book's playing up.
Basically, in checking my RSS feeds, I was informed of the release of a new firmware update for C2D MacBooks, available via Software Update. I ran Software Update and... nothing. I decided I'd check in Apps/Utilities and use the EFI Updater to manually update my computer's firmware, but the utility seems to be missing altogether. Anyone else experienced this, or have any idea what's going on? It used to be there, and I can't really think of anything that might have made if go 'poof!'
I realise this isn't exactly a major issue, but I can't say I'm at ease with the disappearance of bits and bobs from my Mac.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Gray.

Well if it's any consolation Leopard seems to have thrown over the generic EFI Updater that used to fly standby on my MacBook, but apparently left a new one or left the newer one that may well have been abandoned on my iMac after that rather disconcerting task was deemed necessary a few months prior.
Seems that the updater app comes with the new image whenever and however the time to update becomes a pressing concern so maybe space saving has something to do with the policy.
There does seem to be a colorful spectrum of issues surrounding the ins and outs of EFI firmware notifications and techniques from platform version to another but
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303364
clears up any confusion pretty much and
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237
seems to nail down which chicken goes in which pot. Nonetheless I picked up a bum steer at Apple Support Downloads yesterday over that shiny new "iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.3" delightfulness recently trotted out as better than sliced bread for something they refer to as an iMac!
So joyful I was at the thrill of being ahead of the line I I dropped everything, downloaded and installed it, but only to be politely informed that my unit was lacking any of the discomforts it was intended to relieve. It's nice to get something for nothing but I kind of wish I could say the same :P

EFI firmware update 1.4 killed my ethernet connection

Trying to set up my sister's new 20" iMac.
It came preinstalled with 10.5.6. We hooked it up to her cable modem with an ethernet cable, it got a DHCP'd IP address, I immediately ran software update and it downloaded a slew of stuff. After the initial update and restart, it went into the firmware update procedure for EFI Firmware Update 1.4. After the update we got the expected loud beep and restart, but now the ethernet connection is dead.
The computer claims the ethernet cable is not plugged in - network diagnostics says it can't do anything - to contact our network admin.
I tried another cable, I tried recreating the "Ethernet" connection in Sys Prefs->Network and also tried creating a new connection with ethernet but ethernet remains stone dead.
Anyone see this before?
Jeez, this thing only worked for like an hour :-/

Solved:
Tried 2 ethernet cables and all ports on the router with no luck.
Reset the PRAM with no luck.
Tried another router port - success!
Some experimenting reveals that the router port the computer was plugged into at the time of the EFI 1.4 update is now dead. It was working fine up til the firmware update but now won't work with any combination of cables or computers.
The iMac connects fine over ethernet to all of the other router ports with all 3 cables we have here.
Weird. I cant imagine that the firmware update somehow killed the ethernet port on the router. Timing sure is strange tho.

EFI firmware update 1.1 installation on Intel Xserve running 10.5.3

When I recently attempted to install EFI firmware update 1.1 on an Intel Xserve running MacOSX 10.5.3, the software installer indicated that the computer did not need this update. However, the machine's current boot ROM version (XS11.0080.B01) is earlier than that apparently associated with the new firmware (XS21.006C.B06). Is this to be expected?

I'm having the same issue on both my late 2006 Intel Xserves (firewire port on the front). The 2007 Intel XServe (USB port on the front) updated just fine with SU. So I tried copying the app over from the Utilities folder on the new one but wouldn't run on the older Xserves.
Maybe the older ones don't require the update?

EFI Firmware Update for Macbook Late 2008 aluminum

About MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.9
This update is recommended for MacBook Pro (mid 2012) models. This update resolves an issue which can cause the system to hang during heavy processor loads.
So i just read that Apple released that for macbook pros that are running mountain lion. I have moutain lion and feel that my computer is working heavy. I just updated to the new update and my computer wouldnt load up properly so i had to do a hard restart.
Hey Apple can i get an EFI update please? Also my computer gets exteremly hot over where the battery connects.

About MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.9
This update is recommended for MacBook Pro (mid 2012) models. This update resolves an issue which can cause the system to hang during heavy processor loads.
So i just read that Apple released that for macbook pros that are running mountain lion. I have moutain lion and feel that my computer is working heavy. I just updated to the new update and my computer wouldnt load up properly so i had to do a hard restart.
Hey Apple can i get an EFI update please? Also my computer gets exteremly hot over where the battery connects.

I downloaded and installed the: Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.6 on my mac mini running 10.8.1, was I correct in doing this ?

I downloaded and installed the: Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.6 on my mac mini running 10.8.1, was I correct in doing this ?
I didn't see this update come up in "Software Update"
If I was not meant to install this update, would it cause ANY damage at all to my mac ( this is my second as I dropped the first )
If I were to re-install ML would this fix any errors that this may have caused ?
The bottom of the page I link to says:
Boot ROM or SMC Version Information: MM51.0077.10
But when I click on "About this Mac" it says:
Boot ROM Version: MM51.0077.B10
SMC Version (system): 1.75f0
What does the additional "B" mean?
My mac mini is the Mid 2011 Model.
I am sorry if I am sounding super paranoid about this, but I don't want to have caused any permanent damage.

Hello,
It's somewhere between almost impossible & impossible to install the wrong EFI Update with all the checks it does!
Mac mini (Mid 2011) with Intel graphics
Macmini5,1
MM51.0077.B10 (EFI 1.6)
Mac mini (Mid 2011) with Radeon graphics
Macmini5,2
MM51.0077.B10 (EFI 1.6)
Mac mini Server (Mid 2011)
Macmini5,3
MM51.0077.B10 (EFI 1.6)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237
Not sure what the B means.
If I were to re-install ML would this fix any errors that this may have caused ?
No, Firmware is unaffected by any OS change or re-install.

Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.7 Not supported on system.

I am attempting to install the Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.7 on my 2012 Mac Mini (just purchased) to solve my flickering display problem. When trying to install the update, it states that the software is not supported on my system. I am connected directly to my HP 2311x monitor by a HDMI cable. I can't seem to find an alternative solution to this problem.

Model Name: Mac miniHere's the information in my System Report:
Model Identifier: Macmini6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MM61.0106.B04
SMC Version (system): 2.7f1
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