Hi Jim, I am not sure what is going wrong. You seem to be acting correctly. There are a number of knowledge base articles on the subject and I will give you links below.
Use Article 1 below to verify that you, in fact, need to update -- chances are you do as the Software Update application seems to think so. Perhaps the most relevant information are these two points from the Article 3 below. (Note the original item numbers are 5 and 6 but cutting and pasting them here, changed the item numbers to 1 and 2): Read the onscreen instructions and click Shut Down to proceed with the update. The firmware image will be loaded onto your computer. Your computer will shut down, but the update will not be installed until step 6. Turn on your computer but do not hold the power button down. The screen will turn black and remain in that state for up to 40 seconds. The computer will emit a long tone. A gray screen will appear and a status bar indicates the progress of the update. So basically, after the EFI installer has run you need to Shut Down, rather than restart, and then when booting up again you should not hold the power button down. So here are the relevant articles. Article 1: This kb article instructs you how to check your current version of EFI firmware. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1237 Article 2: This one is about your specific EFI update http://support.apple.com/kb/DL975 Article 3: And this one is about installing EFI updates in general http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3706 If none of this works, perhaps a visit to the Apple Store is in order. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-01-08, at 16:15, Jim D wrote: > Any advice please peeplezzz....I own a six month old Mac Pro. > > For the past three months, my update has given me this message daily. And > daily, dutifully like a good little Apple pip, I've done as commanded: > > About MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.0 > > This update is recommended for MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) models. The > update resolves an issue where an attached external display may occasionally > incorrectly show a purple coloration. > > The MacBook Pro EFI Update will update the EFI firmware on your notebook > computer. Your computer's power cord must be connected and plugged into a > working power source. When your MacBook Pro restarts, a gray screen will > appear with a status bar to indicate the progress of the update. It will take > several minutes for the update to complete. Do not disturb or shut off the > power on your MacBook Pro during this update. > > And then on reboot, I get the the same damn message, again, and again, and > again etc... > > No problems on specific items software, but this firmware one, does not want > to play? > > Any suggestions? > > -- > Jim Duffield > 0405583977 > Skype: oldozsapper > > Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles." - > Ambrose Bierce > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
