Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.0
Apple has issued an EFI Firmware Update 1.0 which "fixes several Boot Camp and start up issues on Mac Pro computers." We've been hearing about these problems for a little while now, so here's hoping this 1.8MB update can let Mac Pro + XP owners sleep a little better at night. The updater requires Mac OS X 10.4.7 and is available here.
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Apple has issued an EFI Firmware Update 1.0 which "fixes several Boot Camp and start up issues on Mac Pro computers." We've been hearing...
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Meant to fix issues with Bootcamp ??? it caused one! XP will no longer load ...
November 16 2006 at 4:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI did the recommended EFI firmware upgrade and now my macbook pro will not start. Anyone else have this problem and is there a fix anyone knows of?
November 15 2006 at 2:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyKeyboard does not work to start the install of windows. Is there any way to roll back this firmware update? Went to boot camp and tried with 1.1.2 then found an older 1.1.1 and still no joy....
November 15 2006 at 11:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyEFI doesn't fix Mac Pro problems installing Windows with bootcamp 1.1.2
Having absolutely no luck installing Wondows XP SP2 on a basic Mac Pro configuration - apple keyboard, apple GFroce 7300 video card, 2 button USB mouse. Running lastest OSX updates 10.4.8 with latest EFI and SMC firmware updates. Using bootcamp 1.1.2, I can partition disk and burn the Mac drivers but when I click the install button and the system restarts to do the windows install the screen stays blank and I ocassionally get a small no video message on the LCD screen (a 21" Viewsonic VX2025 connected via a DVI cable to the video card output on the back of my Mac Pro).
Doing a manually restart (holding the option key down and selecting the Window CD drive to boot from) and then tapping the keyboard a few times will sometime bring the screen back and allow the first stage of the install to start.
I can then format the C drive (I use FAT not NTFS format) and the install then proceed to copy all the Windows necessary file to the new drive.
However, after all the files have been copied when it attemps to reboot, I am back to the blank screen and no video and tapping the screen soesn't seem to do anything.
It is really upsetting as I tested bootcamp on a loan MacBook Pro 17" (just before the Mac Pro's were released) and it installed and ran OK and on that basis decided to give the Mac environment a go while still being able to run my Windows specific programs.
I have tried parallels and was involved in their testing to get the product running on the Mac Pro but their lack of proper working USB functionality, is what prevent me from using what is otherwise a really great product.
Chris
Will this firmware update fix the fact that my Mac pro in BBoot Camp/XP mode only sees 2 of the 4 cores!
October 12 2006 at 12:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBTW it turns out the problem I was having was related to the vpn-startup installed by Cisco VPN 4.9.00 (0050). See Apple Discussion forums for more info!
September 23 2006 at 6:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDoesn't work for me either, sounds the same problem reported by Jason.
Having updated, I now can't get Windows XP to boot properly. Not that I really need XP, but it didn't solve any problems for me, it created some instead.
September 20 2006 at 1:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDoesnt work for me, just keeps restarting without installing. I am following instructions, blinking light, etc.
September 20 2006 at 11:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyupdate 1.0, as in the 1st update
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