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

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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

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

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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.
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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
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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!

HT6093 the new thunderbolt display firmware NOW makes my screen go black all the time!!! how can I uninstall this last update?

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TB Display (TBD) is on FW 1.2.
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2014-12-09 11:29:48.359 TBTUpdateChecker[1317:507] 0x156d Host ROM Version = 19.2
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