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    MP 1,1-5,1 Guide: How to rebuild/update Mac Pro 4.1/5.1 bootrom with template files

    Hello, i want to show a way how to rebuild or update the bootrom of Mac Pro 4.1 and 5.1 on your own, using complete pre-build bootrom templates without individual data. Some members won’t be happy bunnies about that and may try to delete the topic, but i’ll publish it on other platforms. I’m...
    • Borowski
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    • bootrom enablegop gop reconstruction
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    Running BootROM from qemu-system-ppc/ppc64

    Hello all, I need to run BootROMs on qemu-system-ppc/ppc64 when boots, Thanks to JoeVT for giving me an extracted bootrom from New World ROMs. I found this when darthnvader running Old World ROMs from qemu: https://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11034 Does it not running in...
  3. RolfNoot

    MP 1,1-5,1 Open KickStart Project - kick new life to the cMP - polling interest

    I just woke this mornig with an idea, like to poll the interest for an opensource project for solving NVRAM / BootROM headaches and accelerate BootROM / UEFI / GPU Rom / GOP developments. There are so many users around doing critical NVRAM / GPU card flashing which costs a lot of time while...
    • RolfNoot
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    • bootrom gop gpu little frank nvram opencore spi-rom uefi
    • Replies: 103
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Who on here cleans mac pro 2009 2012 boot roms for a fee?

    hi i heard someone over here on the mac roomers forms charges a small fee for cleaning people boot roms on the mac pro. im having a lot of issues with my mac pro and i think my pro needs a cleaned boot rom.
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    please can anyone help with 2017 imac bootrom rebuild

    i have a 2017 imac 5k that is stuck in constant boot screen with the loading bar not moving at all. I have been made aware that the bootrom/bios needs to be rebuilt. Knowing this i have been on a hunt for how to do this but with nothing found. Can anyone on here help at all please?
    • marcjwebb
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    • bootrom imac 27 2017
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  6. tinygoblin

    macOS Big Sur 11.6.3 or 11.6.4 install.log of T2-equipped Intel Mac?

    Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to update EFI firmware (BootROM, iBridge) of my T2 Intel Mac without updating macOS. This cannot be done using regular Terminal methods (efiupdater and eficheck Terminal tools do not support T2-equipped Intel Macs). According to this article firmware on all...
  7. tinygoblin

    Updating T2-equipped Intel MacBook Pro EFI Firmware (BootROM)

    Hello, Is there some way to update EFI firmware (BootROM & iBridge) without updating macOS Big Sur or macOS Monterey on an Intel Mac with T2 chip? Mac is capable of running macOS Catalina. I have already tried installing FirmwareUpdate.pkg using a well-known method by Pepijn Bruienne. That PKG...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Is my BootROM corrupted or valid?

    After having issues with my MP5.1 and it not playing the chime anymore, I followed @tsialex instructions and desoldered the SPI flash, then dumped the BootROM. My plan was to verify and flash the dump or reconstruct if corrupted. I extracted the NVRAM section and it still has SON and UUID...
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    Stuck with an old EFI Firmware (Boot ROM) with no Apple SSD?

    Sorry for a lengthy post. This is an uncommon situation for most people so please read only if the topic particularly interests you. I bought a used MacBook Air 7,2 (MBA1) last summer, which came with no SSD. I thought it was no biggie because it was my plan to install an M.2 NVMe SSD anyway...
  10. okanthony

    MP 6,1 BootROM not updating - any way to wipe a dosdude1 installation?

    UPDATE/FIX: The OEM SSD I bought (Toshiba 661-7459 for MbAir 13-14) was not compatible with my MP6,1. Replaced it with a Samsung SSAUX 661-8136 and was able to update the firmware, allowing me to install the EVO as APFS. Not sure if dosdude1 installation broke anything in the first place...
  11. nemoryoliver

    How to update EFI BootROM firmware on an aftermarket SSD?

    Besides switching back to the OEM SSD just to update the EFI firmware. Are there other workarounds? Opening the iMac for each OS Update that requires an updated BootROM will be a pain. If my boot drive is an External NVMe SSD (ex: Samsung X5) will I ever have problems with the BootROM when...
    • nemoryoliver
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    • aftermarket bootrom efi firmware imac m.2 nvme pcie securerom ssd
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
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    MP 6,1 Latest Boot ROM and SMC version on Mac Pro Late 2013 (trashcan)

    Hi, I am planning to upgrade the SSD on my Mac Pro 2013 (trashcan) with a third party NVME drive and all of them seems to require to have the latest Boot ROM version / SMC version in order to work properly with the machine. My system is showing Boot ROM Version: 130.0.0.0.0 and SMC Version...
    • dtelena
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    • 2013 mac pro bootrom macpro 6.1 smc trashcan
    • Replies: 336
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    Resolved why my bootrom stayed 138.0.0.0.0

    I started to upgrade the system from 10.13.6 to 10.14, the bootrom showed 138.0.0.0.0. Later I clicked on the mojave upgrade, the system became 10.14.4, but my bootrom still stayed at 138.0.0.0.0. I need to manually upgrade. Bootrom? Thank you for your help.
    • windream
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    • bootrom mojave 10.14.4
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  14. stupots

    High Sierra 10.13.6 and Boot Rom 140.0.0.0... Gone too Far?

    Hi, I wanted bootable NVMe and Nvidia support, and I knew the 387.10.10.10.40.122 drivers worked OK on 10.13.6 so didn't think anything of applying the prerequisite Mojave firmware 140.0.0.0... then when I tried to install the drivers (using the nvidia-update script on github) it said that there...
    • stupots
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    • bootrom cmp nvidia nvme
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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