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Ixpand mini firmware update tool for mac10/31/2022 ![]() ![]()
disk-utility got stuck and could not finish, also did not produce any error messages. Observation along the problem regarding recovery partition`s diskutility not working on SSDs which also hold the main OSX system:Īfter booting into ubuntu had worked and rebooting into the main OSX disk was possible again i booted into recovery partition and attempted to run disk-utilities on the main OSXs partition. hope fully functional status of the little machine stays as it is now.įurther comments: no linux installed on the machine, no extra bootloaders, etc. ( i remembered something in the context of refit about "reconfirming" boot devices in startdisk even so it appears redundant to do so) so re-confirming the main OSX boot device in startdisk may become necessary once a linux or other OS has been booted via cd and may have left some imprint on the bootprocess. after doing this it now appears, the boot ram is back to routine again as booting via "alt" shows all available boot devices. in OSX i went to preference "startdisk" and "reconfirmed" my main OSX boot disk again. I appear to have solved the problem ( less by knowing than by trying.): i booted into ubuntu and when fully booted shut down ubuntu. beyond my logic or experience, unfortunatly. i had loaded refit on it but removed it since completely, but possibly that changed something in the boot sector. so i need to boot from a linux cd, then shut down the linux and reboot. at that stage, the mini it will not recognize any other cds, recovery partitions, attched disks etc. it appears a typical message from a bios machine not a mac. #Ixpand mini firmware update tool for mac password#it will not even start asking for the set firmware password (as it does when booting normaly into OSX) strangely enough, at this stage it shows a black screen and message stating that no boot device is found and suggest to insert a boot device and push any key. once OSX is shut down however it will not boot from anything except the linux cds. The machine will boot from any linux cd and after shut down of the linux OS it will boot normally into osx, which means the internal disk is ok. the matter is more complex which is why i assume a firmware bootram corruption. Look for the Model Identifier entry.I appreciate your input. ![]() The same system report you looked at earlier should now appear. Once the machine is rebooted and you have logged in check the following: It will automatically reboot to the login screen when completed. The machine should display a grey screen with the Apple logo while it updates. #Ixpand mini firmware update tool for mac pro#The update can take some time but do not unplug, shutdown, restart or disturb you mac Pro while the update takes place.
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