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Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:10 am
by Nibiru
Good morning y'all!
I admit that I'm not a programmer, and when it comes to what goes on 'under the hood', that I'm blissfully ignorant on some levels for sure. But this update:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204934 ......most definitely scares me, as it's a firmware update. Has anyone installed this with bad results? Not a problem at all? I'm running a 2012 2.6 Mac Mini w/SSD, server, Mavericks 10.9.5., 16gb ram. Am I simply being too paranoid? Just looking for some feedback and any help is always greatly appreciated!
Re: Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:16 am
by MIDI Life Crisis
Dead link.
Re: Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:47 am
by bayswater
The link works for me. The date of the article is Jan 2015. If you've updated your OS since then, you probably go this already.
Re: Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:06 am
by MIDI Life Crisis
Tapatalk wouldn't open the link. Viewing in Safari works.
Re: Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:06 pm
by mikehalloran
It's a firmware update only for those Macs considered vulnerable and running ML or Mavericks.
For newer Macs, it is a patch only. It is part of OS 10.10.4 and later so, if you don't want to run it, upgrade the OS.
Be scared if you must. I would be more concerned if my Mac fit the profile and I didn't run it.
Re: Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:12 pm
by Nibiru
Great advice. I think I'll do the update as I'm truly afraid of what may happen to my system if I upgrade to the latest OS, and of course if I don't do the firmware update either. Thanks for the advice! Really appreciate it.
Re: Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:25 am
by musicman691
I did the efi update last week; DP9.01 crashed twice right after the update. Repaired permissions and all is now well.
BTW the update is also available through Software Update on ML and Mavericks machines.
Re: Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 5:09 am
by Nibiru
Just some feedback...
After doing this update a few weeks ago, a couple days later while working on a project (in DP8.05) the screen locked and audio started stuttering, forcing me to unplug my Mini and reboot. This hasn't happened since, just wondering if anyone else experienced anything like this? In addition, the update still shows up in the updates section of the App Store. Any ideas are very welcome!
Re: Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:14 am
by mikehalloran
Nibiru wrote:Just some feedback...
After doing this update a few weeks ago, a couple days later while working on a project (in DP8.05) the screen locked and audio started stuttering, forcing me to unplug my Mini and reboot. This hasn't happened since, just wondering if anyone else experienced anything like this? In addition, the update still shows up in the updates section of the App Store. Any ideas are very welcome!
It happened once and a reboot fixed it? Could be anything. You might want to update to DP 8.07.
It still shows up in your updates? Did you really run it? Did your Mac make a sustained tone as it does during any firmware update? If not, you didn't run it.
Mac EFI security update 2015
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:42 am
by Nibiru
Gosh now I don't remember if it made a sustained tone or not. Restarting fixed it. Maybe it's time to try out 8.07. Is there any harm in doing the EFI update again? Odd that it stills shows up. Pretty sure I remember sitting there waiting for it to update and all.
Thank you Mike yet once again for all your help.