Unable to upgrade EFI Firmware on MacBook Pro
I am unable to upgrade the firmware on my 15" MacBook Pro for some reason ... my current version is MBP11.0055.B03. I have downloaded the new firmware and followed the instructions ... yet, when I run the MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update utility and click Shut Down to install it and start the process, it pops up with the error "An unexpected error occurred (0). Your firmware cannot be updated." .... I've never had this kind of trouble updating firmware before.....
I have trashed the utility and downloaded it again, but I get the same results ... I have also repaired the disk permissions ... still no change. Any ideas??
MacBook Pro 2.16GHz/2GB RAM/100GB 7200rpm HD Mac OS X (10.4.8)
I have the same issue. Console log shows the following:
Mac OS X Version 10.4.8 (Build 8L2127)
2006-11-14 12:39:53 -0800
2006-11-14 12:39:54.311 SystemUIServer[218] lang is:en
2006-11-14 12:40:07.655 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update version 1.2
2006-11-14 12:40:07.658 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] No AppleEFINVRAM
2006-11-14 12:40:13.261 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] GetRootAccess success
Nov 14 12:40:13 CB-MBP authexec: executing /usr/sbin/bless
preallocation of ///System/Library/CoreServices/com.apple.bless.firmware//LOCKEDMBP11_005508B.fd failed
Could not create ///System/Library/CoreServices/com.apple.bless.firmware//LOCKEDMBP11_005508B.fd
Error while writing firmware updater for EFI
2006-11-14 12:40:13.632 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] pid 0xea, status 0x300
2006-11-14 12:40:13.632 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] NORMAL EXIT 0x3
2006-11-14 12:40:13.632 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] An error 0x3 was returned from /usr/sbin/bless.
2006-11-14 12:40:13.632 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] bResult 0x0 Status 0x3 returned from CallAEWP bless
2006-11-14 12:40:13.632 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] EFIUpdaterController::showError:3
2006-11-14 12:40:13.632 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] CommonUpdaterController::showError:3
2006-11-14 12:40:14.829 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] EFIUpdaterController::showError:21
2006-11-14 12:40:14.829 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] CommonUpdaterController::showError:21
2006-11-14 12:40:14.829 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] EFIUpdaterController::showError:1
2006-11-14 12:40:14.829 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update[229] CommonUpdaterController::showError:1
A file /System/Library/CoreServices/com.apple.bless.firmware/LOCKEDMBP11_0055_08B.fdLOCKED_MBP11_005508B.fd exists but is size 0.
Disk and permissions verified OK. Also failed to install when logged in as root. Any help appreciated.
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Following upgrade from Snow Leopard to Yosemite 10.10.2 machine is slower & suffers from shut down / reboot and closing web pages due to unexpected error
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 6 February 2015 08:40:29 GMT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 75
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 0:13:14
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (134.68 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
BUFFALO HD-PVU2 500.11 GB
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Time Machine Backups (disk2s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Backups : 499.76 GB (257.33 GB free)
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
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Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
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CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]
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Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
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Destinations:
Time Machine Backups [Local]
Total size: 499.76 GB
Total number of backups: 184
Oldest backup: 2010-12-10 15:37:39 +0000
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1% ConnectService
1% Skype
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0% launchd
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168 MB mds_stores
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1.99 GB Active RAM
455 MB Inactive RAM
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1.11 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
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