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MP 1,1-5,1 MacPro5,1: BootROM thread | 144.0.0.0.0
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Interesting to see what this does to the Nvidia holdouts on High Sierra using web drivers....
Same 144.0.0.0.0 for MP5,1:
[doublepost=1563817422][/doublepost]10.14.6 EFI Version table for non BridgeOS Macs:
Same as 10.15 DP4 except for iMac 2019, that has an updated clang version 10.0.1 firmware with EFI version 220.270.93.0.0 in place of the Catalina new clang version 11.0.0 EFI 1022.0.0.0.0 firmware.
Code:
$IBIOSI$ MP51.88Z.F000.B00.1904121248
Apple ROM Version
Model: MP51
EFI Version: 144.0.0.0.0
Date: Fri Apr 12 12:43:00 2019
Build Type: ReleaseSame as 10.15 DP4 except for iMac 2019, that has an updated clang version 10.0.1 firmware with EFI version 220.270.93.0.0 in place of the Catalina new clang version 11.0.0 EFI 1022.0.0.0.0 firmware.
| Mac: | EFI version: |
|---|---|
| IM13,1 | 287.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,1 | 139.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,2 | 139.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,3 | 139.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,4 | 199.0.0.0.0 |
| IM15,1 | 230.0.0.0.0 |
| IM16,1 | 229.0.0.0.0 |
| IM16,2 | 229.0.0.0.0 |
| IM17,1 | 170.0.0.0.0 |
| IM18,1 | 175.0.0.0.0 |
| IM18,3 | 175.0.0.0.0 |
| IM19,1 | 220.270.93.0.0 |
| MB10,1 | 178.0.0.0.0 |
| MB8,1 | 183.0.0.0.0 |
| MB9,1 | 184.0.0.0.0 |
| MBA5,1 | 259.0.0.0.0 |
| MBA6,1 | 117.0.0.0.0 |
| MBA7,1 | 188.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP10,1 | 257.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP10,2 | 280.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP11,1 | 156.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP11,2 | 156.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP11,4 | 194.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP12,1 | 186.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP13,1 | 236.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP13,2 | 259.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP13,3 | 259.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP14,1 | 198.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP14,2 | 198.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP14,3 | 198.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP9,1 | 228.0.0.0.0 |
| MM6,1 | 280.0.0.0.0 |
| MM7,1 | 244.0.0.0.0 |
| MP6,1 | 132.0.0.0.0 |
144.0.0.0.0 it's probably the last Mac Pro firmware, since the only way to release a new one will be with standalone updates, that Apple don't do since forever now.
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Indeed a historic day and a historic time, the last 10 years was, especially for the 4.1 owners!
thanks to processor updates, firmware updates to allow for NVME booting and a hack to enable HWaccel for h264 video on my RX vega 56 I have a computer good for another 10 years! or until I have enough money for a 7.1.......
Long live the cMP!
Maybe we might get a 10.14.7 before September?????
I don't think there will be a 10.14.7 update. 10.13.6 was the last for High Sierra released on July 9th last year. We're already ahead of that. Of course there will be future 10.14.6 security updates.
Is there a step by step of how to achieve this? I just got a Titan card to use in my MP 3,1 with High Sierra so that I can run Davinci Resolve but the Titan doesn't output anything but black. If I could follow some instructions on how to flash a reconstructed boot rom I'd be grateful.
Thank you!
Sorry, the MP5,1 corrective procedure is not applicable or even possible with a MP3,1 since Apple split MP3,1 BootROM with two flash memories and AFAIK, it's not possible to reconstruct a MP3,1 BootROM correctly with the current tools available outside Apple.
For future reference, MP3,1 have two flash memories for the BootROM:
- a TSOP-32 Firmware HUB memory (FWB) with the permanent part of the BootROM,
- a SOIC-8 SPI flash with the dynamic part of the BootROM, the NVRAM.
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I gave up on all this, I don't care if my information is hacked. Took my Mac Pro to an Apple Genius and he couldn't figure out why the bootrom could not be updated, though he told me to just get a metal card which really I don't need. At this point in my life, i COULD care less if my Mac Pro is exposed to hacks or not.
^^^^If you go back to the first post, point #2, you will read the following:
Lou
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Hi tsialex, like many have said before me, your work has been incredible to the cause of the mp 5,1. I have a 4,1 flashed and now running with 144.0.0.0.0. Vega 56, PCIe Switch with NVMe Samsung pro drive and everything runs great. All with your great instructions. I've been following this forum for 20 years and I've only just realised I've never had to sign up until now. I'm stuck with Booting windows, during my many firmware upgrades I've fried my Bootcamp install, I'm thinking its the X509 certs in the firmware.
I would really appreciate your assistance in clearing this up.
Thanks Hedley.
I try to update to 10.14.6 from 10.14.5 and after download machine restart to install update but stock in '' installing updates'' boot screen for ever. I have to shutdown manually to come back in old 14.5. I try few times but same problem. I think maybe that update i download is corupt but is no option to download again! Thanks Alex!
Try with 10.14.6 Combo Update. https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2010?locale=en_US
If you still have problems after trying with ComboUpdate, please go to the Mojave forum and open a thread describing your problem.
Apple re-issued today the full set of 10.14.6 updates along the Supplemental Update:
The new versions for the MAS full installer, Combo and Delta Updates already have the macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update - build 18G87 that:
- MAS Mojave 10.14.6 full installer, macOS Mojave 041-94412
- Delta, macOS 10.14.6 Update 041-94411
- Combo, macOS 10.14.6 Update 041-94407
- BridgeOS, BridgeOSUpdateCustomer 041-94415
- macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update 041-93787
The new versions for the MAS full installer, Combo and Delta Updates already have the macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update - build 18G87 that:
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10.14.6 (18G87) EFI Version table for non BridgeOS Macs:
Same as the first 10.14.6 release except for MBP 13,2/13,3/14,2/14,3.
Same MP5,1 144.0.0.0.0 BootROM:
Same as the first 10.14.6 release except for MBP 13,2/13,3/14,2/14,3.
| Mac: | EFI version: |
|---|---|
| IM13,1 | 287.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,1 | 139.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,2 | 139.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,3 | 139.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,4 | 199.0.0.0.0 |
| IM15,1 | 230.0.0.0.0 |
| IM16,1 | 229.0.0.0.0 |
| IM16,2 | 229.0.0.0.0 |
| IM17,1 | 170.0.0.0.0 |
| IM18,1 | 175.0.0.0.0 |
| IM18,3 | 175.0.0.0.0 |
| IM19,1 | 220.270.93.0.0 |
| MB10,1 | 178.0.0.0.0 |
| MB8,1 | 183.0.0.0.0 |
| MB9,1 | 184.0.0.0.0 |
| MBA5,1 | 259.0.0.0.0 |
| MBA6,1 | 117.0.0.0.0 |
| MBA7,1 | 188.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP10,1 | 257.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP10,2 | 280.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP11,1 | 156.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP11,2 | 156.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP11,4 | 194.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP12,1 | 186.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP13,1 | 236.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP13,2 | 259.71.1.0.0 |
| MBP13,3 | 259.71.1.0.0 |
| MBP14,1 | 198.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP14,2 | 198.71.1.0.0 |
| MBP14,3 | 198.71.1.0.0 |
| MBP9,1 | 228.0.0.0.0 |
| MM6,1 | 280.0.0.0.0 |
| MM7,1 | 244.0.0.0.0 |
| MP6,1 | 132.0.0.0.0 |
Same MP5,1 144.0.0.0.0 BootROM:
Code:
$IBIOSI$ MP51.88Z.F000.B00.1904121248
Apple ROM Version
Model: MP51
EFI Version: 144.0.0.0.0
Date: Fri Apr 12 12:43:00 2019
Build Type: Release
Pretty wonderful, THANK YOU!
Two days ago my cMP had supplemental update 10.4.6 with firmware 141 and now it is all setup with 10.4.6 with firmware 144 (and working perfectly).
It took me the first couple of days to review this 150+ post thread and the links referred to and yesterday it all happened in an hour and a half.
My gratitude is for all the painstaking guidance posted by a consistent few on this thread (plus others who helped with only a post or two) that got me through this process so handily (the main point being to launch the macOS Mojave firmware update install from another SATA drive).
If you participated in any (even the smallest) way to these power nuggets, just know I’m most grateful:
tyvol
Two days ago my cMP had supplemental update 10.4.6 with firmware 141 and now it is all setup with 10.4.6 with firmware 144 (and working perfectly).
It took me the first couple of days to review this 150+ post thread and the links referred to and yesterday it all happened in an hour and a half.
My gratitude is for all the painstaking guidance posted by a consistent few on this thread (plus others who helped with only a post or two) that got me through this process so handily (the main point being to launch the macOS Mojave firmware update install from another SATA drive).
If you participated in any (even the smallest) way to these power nuggets, just know I’m most grateful:
- Download the latest macOS Mojave install app (Install macOS Mojave.app).
- Download and install Diskmaker X 8 for macOS Mojave.app and install it following its Accessibility instructions.
- Find a 16+ GB USB flash drive and mount it in your cMP.
- Launch Diskmaker X 8 and let it create a ‘macOS Mohave 10.14 Install – 10.14.6’ on that flash drive (Diskmaker X 8 will erase it, label it and after 25 minutes or so, let you know when the process is completed).
- Open the newly created ‘macOS Mohave 10.14 Install – 10.14.6’ flash drive and double click on the app installed on it (called ‘Install macOS Mojave.app).
- Apple’s install process takes over and displays the firmware instruction install single page guide.
- These instructions indicate that the ‘hold the start button’ process needs to occur after shutdown, but note that such a shutdown must only be done using the shutdown button symbol at the bottom of Apple’s firmware instruction page (the firmware update process can’t work properly if you shutdown using the Apple menu or any other way).
- With your cMP thus prepared and shutdown, press and hold the start button a while and keep holding it during when the light on it flashes and keep holding it when the beep sounds and only let up when the cMP makes the startup sound and restarts.
- Apple’s macOS update install process takes over from here and restarts a couple of times, then all works as it should with firmware 144.0.0.0.0 in place!
tyvol
And *thank you!* for taking the time to review the contributions. I think some who come here think there is a magic button they could push to make this easy, if only we would tell them where to find it.
The fact is, cMPs are past their shelf life, and thanks to the great efforts of MR readers/contributors, it's well documented on how to get the most out of these systems. At first glance, it's not easy - but it is clear and proven - on how to extend the value of these great systems.
Glad it's working out for you.
I find this so unfortunate. It is so ridiculously untidy in my opinion. We get all these stupid build numbers with the same OS version. "supplemental update" "security update 2019 #705". So stupid. I remember when 10.4.11 came out for a small issue. At least I know it's the latest version without searing the web for a build number.
I gave up on tracking High seirra updates a year ago because of this. Not to mention they don't release the "install MacOS app" with anything but vanilla 10.x.6 so after a clean install you get 50 other updates to install.
Windows OS X by Tim Cook.
Sort of, but not exactly. The catalog for the full installers shows build 17G66 for 10.13.6 (original was 17G65) and 18G87 for 10.14.6 (original was 18G84). So 10.13.6 includes the July 24, 2018 Supplemental Update and 10.14.6 includes the August 1, 2019 Supplemental Update.
Hopefully this is a trend they build on. HS still doesn't include any of the security updates, only the "supplemental" ones. I've got several "unsupported" macs still on 10.13.6 and keeping them on the latest security update is an all day event because they don't take OTA updates properly. If they would put the latest build in the installer no matter what this wouldn't be a problem.
Since apple thought it was okay to kill off the MP5,1 I'll have to do the same thing post 10.15 if they keep up this trend.
Great summary thanks!
Ok, I've been lurking here for about a year - totally blown away by all the amazing work done on this by the guru team here, and am about to pull the trigger on this upgrade. I have 2 samsung 970 pro 512Gb ssds going into the I/O Crest / Syba bifurcation riser, all sitting on my desk and ready for install
I'm on Sierra on a samsung 951AHCI 512Gb ssd in slot 3 on a Lycom D120, which has been a total beast, and the machine is a 2010 5.1 with boot rom MP51.007F.B03
I though I was all good to go with this, but just saw the mention of SATA drive? Does this mean I can't do the firmware upgrade from my 951 from a PCIe slot?
If not, I have a backup 2.5" OWC ssd on mavericks in an optical bay, can I do the firmware upgrade from that one? Would it have to go into a SATA bay?
No doubt this has been covered somewhere in this encyclopaedic compendium of information, but a quick summary of the main do's and don't would be much appreciated as I need to get this done before the installers disappear off the app store next month :-/
Any help much appreciated!
Many thanks,
Rez
There is a sticky thread specific about BootROM upgrades with all the pitfalls ever encountered while doing it and what you have to do to overcome, just fully read the first post:
MP5,1: What you have to do to upgrade to Mojave (BootROM upgrade instructions)