MP 1,1-5,1 MP4,1: Anybody still on bootROM MP41.0081.B03?

[kais58]

Hi, just came across this threads while looking to upgrade the firmware on my cMP, anyway attached my
MP41.0081.B08 firmware dump. Hopefully useful to someone

 

[tsialex]

Hi, just came across this threads while looking to upgrade the firmware on my cMP, anyway attached my
MP41.0081.B08 firmware dump. Hopefully useful to someone

I strongly suggest that you remove your dump from public download. Dumps before removal of the NVRAM have lots of personal information, from your Wi-Fi credentials to iCloud credentials. Even if you never used iCloud or Wi-Fi, still has your full name and other personal data.

Just checked and your dump has lots of personal info.

 

[kais58]

I strongly suggest that you remove your dump from public download. Dumps before removal of the NVRAM have lots of personal information, from your Wi-Fi credentials to iCloud credentials. Even if you never used iCloud or Wi-Fi, still has your full name and other personal data.

Just checked and your dump has lots of personal info.

Oh, I see, removed now but how do I find out what was in there?

 

[tsialex]

Oh, I see, removed now but how do I find out what was in there?

Your iCloud credentials, full name, etc. Use a hex editor and open the NVRAM part, will show it all.

 

[kais58]

Your iCloud credentials, full name, etc. Use a hex editor and open the NVRAM part, will show it all.

I opened it in hex fiend but couldn’t get any useful characters in any encoding, am I missing something? Have reset my iCloud pass though, if anyone else did dl it.

 

[tsialex]

I opened it in hex fiend but couldn’t get any useful characters in any encoding, am I missing something? Have reset my iCloud pass though, if anyone else did dl it.

 

[tsialex]

Anyone? I'll be grateful if someone could dump EFI version MP41.0081.B03 or any earlier.

 

[minifridge1138]

I can’t help with boot roms, but I have to ask: what are you looking for in non-public releases? Is this just personal curiosity or is there something more?

 

[tsialex]

I can’t help with boot roms, but I have to ask: what are you looking for in non-public releases? Is this just personal curiosity or is there something more?

MP41.0081.B03 is a public release, lot's of 2009 Mac Pros left the factory with it. Apple just publish the generic upgrade images, so it a version that it's not on the Apple support public archives.

I'm studying the evolution of Apple Mac Pro EFIs. With MP5,1, I already have the almost complete history of public and developer releases with just two historical BootROMs that are missing, all other public and developer releases were saved/dumped and catalogued. For MP4,1 there are some gaps where we can't see the linear evolution of the firmware. People in the past had these missing firmwares, there are posts asking how to upgrade, but no dumps at all.

For MP7,1, I started early enough and already catalogued all public and developer releases with the tread 2019 Mac Pro BootROM/EFI/iBridge updates tracking thread and I'm updating it at each new release.

 

[Edge]

@tsialex

Fantastic work in unearthing so much useful info about the Mac Pro and its problematic BootROM.

I am sitting at a machine with MP41.0081.B03 firmware. Running 10.10.5.

Can't get ROMtool to work as expected, I get a dialog with;


Kext Error
DirectHW.kext could not be loaded. The operation cannot proceed.


My previous 4,1->5,1 bricked itself recently, this is the replacement. Hoping to get to Big Sur.

 

[tsialex]

@tsialex

Fantastic work in unearthing so much useful info about the Mac Pro and its problematic BootROM.

I am sitting at a machine with MP41.0081.B03 firmware. Running 10.10.5.

Can't get ROMtool to work as expected, I get a dialog with;


Kext Error
DirectHW.kext could not be loaded. The operation cannot proceed.


My previous 4,1->5,1 bricked itself recently, this is the replacement. Hoping to get to Big Sur.

Do a clean install of 10.9 or 10.11 on an empty disk, don't use Yosemite. I'll send you a PM.