How to install the firmware from a MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.26 13" onto a MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.26 13" (Uni/Late 09) [Action should correct SATA speed issues and maybe RAM issues]:
1) Do a clean install of Yosemite (this should be optional, but it never hurts to start clean) 2) Download http://support.apple.com/kb/DL853 (MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7) 3) Install Pacifist: https://www.charlessoft.com/ (or whatever software you like using to extract files) 4) Open Pacifist and then drag the MacBookProEFIUpdate.dmg into it 5) Expand: Contents of MacBookProEFIUpdate.pkg -> Contents of MacBookProEFIUpdate.pkg -> Applications -> Utilities -> MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update.app -> Contents -> Resources 6) Drag MBP55_00AC_03B_LOCKED.scap to the Desktop 7) Click the Extract button in Pacifist and enter your password if prompted and press OK (might need to enter your password twice) 8) Quit Pacifist 9) Click Go -> Utilities 10) Open Terminal 11) Type "cd Desktop" without the quotes and press Enter/Return 12) Type "mv MBP55_00AC_03B_LOCKED.scap MB61_00C8_B02_LOCKED.scap" without the quotes and press Enter/Return 13) Make sure your laptop is hooked up to a reliable power source 14) Type "sudo bless -mount / -firmware MB61_00C8_B02_LOCKED.scap --recovery --verbose" without the quotes and press Enter/Return 15) Type your password and press Enter/Return 16) Restart your Mac (you should hear an angry beep, then see a black screen like nothing is happening for a good while, then a gray screen with a progress bar, and finally the Mac will reboot again) 17) Once your Mac has booted, open your System Report and verify the update was successful (Should show the Model Identifier as a MacBookPro5,5) 18) Have a drink! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mactel Support, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/774089 Title: Booting fails 3 times, works every fourth time after new install of Natty Narwhal amd64 on Macbook Pro Status in EFI Boot Manager: New Status in Linux: Fix Released Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: Invalid Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in libdebian-installer package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in parted package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Dear all, I am experiencing a severe problem after a new install of Natty Narwhal on my Macbook Pro last night: The install worked fine, but after reboot nothing came up except fo a black screen. After forcing the machine off and on multiple times I was able to bring up the rEFIt boot menu by pressing and holding the 'Alt' (or Option) key and I can then boot into MacOSX or Ubuntu without a problem. After restarting / powering off I then have to turn the computer on / off the same number of times (3 or 4, I don't remember exactly) where nothing happens until it works again. I am using a MacbookPro 5,5 (13.3 Inch). My harddisk is setup as follows: 200MB Partition for EFI 20GB Partition for OSX 18.6 GB Partition for / (ext4) 108.49 GB Partition for /home (ext4) 1.86 GB Partition for swap Other people also seem to experience the same issue: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10743955&posted=1#post10743955 This is a pretty big problem for me, so your help is very much appreciated. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.42 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: Cirrus Analog [Cirrus Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: paul 1487 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xd3480000 irq 20' Mixer name : 'Cirrus Logic CS4206' Components : 'HDA:10134206,106b4d00,00100301' Controls : 17 Simple ctrls : 10 Date: Sat Apr 30 14:53:06 2011 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=55afdc53-85cf-4d37-98c6-fbdd4f1c8482 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro5,5 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=3aad2af7-44e6-4e93-8055-7e1818600eac ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.52 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/15/09 dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.bios.version: MBP55.88Z.00AC.B03.0906151708 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag# dmi.board.name: Mac-F2268AC8 dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag# dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F2268AC8 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP55.88Z.00AC.B03.0906151708:bd06/15/09:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro5,5:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F2268AC8:rvr:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F2268AC8: dmi.product.name: MacBookPro5,5 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc. 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