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MP 1,1-5,1 MacPro5,1: BootROM thread | 144.0.0.0.0
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Do you mean "obsolete" the adjective or "obsolete" the apple-speak-you-should-upgrade-to-the-fastest-computer-we-have-ever-designed marketing jargon?
People, let's stop. This thread is about BootROM only, there are lots of other threads for you discuss anything else…
Downloading Catalina DP 6, build 19A536g, to check for any new firmware releases.
No firmware updates. iMac19,1 back with 1022.0.0.0.0 (read about #3758).
| Mac: | EFI version: |
|---|---|
| IM13,1 | 287.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,1 | 139.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,2 | 139.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,3 | 139.0.0.0.0 |
| IM14,4 | 199.0.0.0.0 |
| IM15,1 | 230.0.0.0.0 |
| IM16,1 | 229.0.0.0.0 |
| IM16,2 | 229.0.0.0.0 |
| IM17,1 | 170.0.0.0.0 |
| IM18,1 | 175.0.0.0.0 |
| IM18,3 | 175.0.0.0.0 |
| IM19,1 | 1022.0.0.0 |
| MB10,1 | 178.0.0.0.0 |
| MB8,1 | 183.0.0.0.0 |
| MB9,1 | 184.0.0.0.0 |
| MBA5,1 | 259.0.0.0.0 |
| MBA6,1 | 117.0.0.0.0 |
| MBA7,1 | 188.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP10,1 | 257.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP10,2 | 280.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP11,1 | 156.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP11,2 | 156.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP11,4 | 194.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP12,1 | 186.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP13,1 | 236.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP13,2 | 259.71.1.0.0 |
| MBP13,3 | 259.71.1.0.0 |
| MBP14,1 | 198.0.0.0.0 |
| MBP14,2 | 198.71.1.0.0 |
| MBP14,3 | 198.71.1.0.0 |
| MBP9,1 | 228.0.0.0.0 |
| MM6,1 | 280.0.0.0.0 |
| MM7,1 | 244.0.0.0.0 |
| MP6,1 | 132.0.0.0.0 |
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A little late to the party, but I just updated my 5,1 (2012) to 144.0.0.0.0
Just wanted to thank everyone who contributed and especially tsialex!
Just wanted to thank everyone who contributed and especially tsialex!
Have you tried this?OffTopic:
Anyone using TTL UART with macOS have more stable option than FTDI FT232RL? I'm trying to use a Bus Pirate v3.6 to sniff the SMC UART directly but the FTDI drivers freeze with anything. I lost how many resets I did this week.
Anything better? Prolific macOS drivers are more stable?
Anyone used a Glasgow?
Use 144.0.0.0.0, from MAS full Mojave installer for 10.14.5/10.14.6. Btw, I already explained a lot of times, see #3809, that it's a very risky thing to do with MP3.1…
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Partially, a lot to learn yet.Have you figured out how to extract the 7,1 firmware yet? Just curious.
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I have some PicKits and MPLABs here, I never tried it for this since the UART interface implementation seems a little iffy, for SPI is terrible, I'll try someday.
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I want to use 140.0.0.0.0 because some guys had a success with 140....0 and MP 3,1
Where can I download it?
I also tried to download latest mojave, and there is only MP61.scap file in EfiPayloads. Nothing for MP5,1. So I cant get even 144.....0
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Don't get me wrong, but you can't even find the MP5,1 firmware location inside Mojave installer or use the search to find this answered here before and you want to inject into MP3,1 BootROM that I and @crjackson2134 already talked you about the high risk of bricking. A MP3,1 brick is definitive, it's a repair totally out of the hobbyist level. 140.0.0.0.0 is not available anymore.
144.0.0.0.0 MP51 firmware is the Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/Firmware/MP51.fd file.
yes, I know it can be dangerous for my mac pro, but I really need NVMe support
I could find elder versions of Mojave, they have different MP51.fd files (checked them with diff command), but NVMe section is the same in them. I checked them from 14.1, 14.2, 14.3 and current mojave
some people here told that ROMtool can be a little buggy. May be it would be better to use flashrom cli tool?
And if something goes wrong, I think I can check it after flashing (before reboot) rom with backuping new rom and looking differences with patched rom. Am I right?
ROMTool is just a GUI for flashrom.
flashrom, or any other tool outside internal Apple tools, don't know how to correctly threat the MP3,1 BootROM split with two completely different flash memory types.
This probably won't provide any reliability as a test since the NVRAM is dynamic and changes frequently.
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You are not seeing the full picture, it's not just NVMe that is needed and APFS support changed with every release.
BTW, it's totally intentional that we don't make this easier for MP3,1 and you won't find all the information needed, it's a lot of work and risk for just ~700MB/s.
Anyway, I bricked 3 MP3,1 logic boards while developing this, with only one successfully repaired. Other people bricked it too but you won't usually find people telling about it…
Good luck.
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I don't need APFS support, I will use MacPro with Proxmox or Debian.
I have searched for nvme support a lot and I found many unsuccessful tries to make nvme booting works and few successful
this guy had a success with patching bootrom https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/nvme-on-macpro-3-1-success-sort-of.2026658/page-3#post-27036576
I have contacted him, he will send me his files and steps soon and I will try
I hope I will have success too
Hundred thanks to you for the cautions but I really need it)
BTW I have problem with enabling pcie 2.0 x16 on slot 2.
I used this guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/...NU7m-mDBLAWWJipyM/edit#heading=h.v4727xejik0y
and made a mistake, i ran fast.sh with 00:00 , 00:01 , 00:05 , 00:09 parameters.
two of them updated.
I had no internet connection on mp that time, so I had a mistake with this action.
then I connected to internet and downloaded pci ids.
00:00 is host bridge memory controllet hub
00:01 - 00:09 are PCI bridge ... PCIE Express port 1 - 9
my gpu is 02:00
and my nvme adapter is 01:00
01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung .......
When I ran fast.sh 01:00 I get output: Final PCIe 1.0 x4
System report also tells that slot 2 is x4 with 2.5GT/s link speed.
How can I enable PCIE 2.0 x16 on my slot 2?
please help
my ssd speed is 800mb/s now, I want to achieve 1500mb/s
I used this guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/...NU7m-mDBLAWWJipyM/edit#heading=h.v4727xejik0y
and made a mistake, i ran fast.sh with 00:00 , 00:01 , 00:05 , 00:09 parameters.
two of them updated.
I had no internet connection on mp that time, so I had a mistake with this action.
then I connected to internet and downloaded pci ids.
00:00 is host bridge memory controllet hub
00:01 - 00:09 are PCI bridge ... PCIE Express port 1 - 9
my gpu is 02:00
and my nvme adapter is 01:00
01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung .......
When I ran fast.sh 01:00 I get output: Final PCIe 1.0 x4
System report also tells that slot 2 is x4 with 2.5GT/s link speed.
How can I enable PCIE 2.0 x16 on my slot 2?
please help
my ssd speed is 800mb/s now, I want to achieve 1500mb/s
used this guide https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...4-ssds-5900-mb-s.1936311/page-9#post-25247002
and got message
Before: PCIe 1.0 x4
After: PCIe 2.0 x4
then I edited script to display current settings only
rebooted mac pro and get Before: PCIe 1.0 x4 again....
is it possible to make it permanent?
and got message
Before: PCIe 1.0 x4
After: PCIe 2.0 x4
then I edited script to display current settings only
rebooted mac pro and get Before: PCIe 1.0 x4 again....
is it possible to make it permanent?
Would you please take this to a different, more appropriate thread. This thread IS NOT about NVME booting on cMP31. It’s about BootROM 144.0.0.0.0.
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More important to anything, it's not about MP3,1 at all…
P.S.:
If anyone can't read between the lines, I'm totally against MP3,1 APFS/NVMe injection with the current tools and I'm not going to make it easy for people brick logic boards.
Since I got a DM asking why I'm against MP3,1 APFS/NVMe injection, it's all about the risk/benefit.
MP3,1 never got the equivalent of 138.0.0.0.0 BootROM, that makes the default state of PCIe 16x slots 2.0 instead of the default 1.0. So, even if you get APFS/NVMe correctly working, you still have PCIe 1.0 x4 speeds until you reconfigure the PCIe 16x slot to PCIe 2.0 using pciutils for the session - it's not permanent. Every time you reboot, you have to reconfigure.
All the risk of bricking that I already explained multiple times, for ~700MB/s.
MP3,1 never got the equivalent of 138.0.0.0.0 BootROM, that makes the default state of PCIe 16x slots 2.0 instead of the default 1.0. So, even if you get APFS/NVMe correctly working, you still have PCIe 1.0 x4 speeds until you reconfigure the PCIe 16x slot to PCIe 2.0 using pciutils for the session - it's not permanent. Every time you reboot, you have to reconfigure.
All the risk of bricking that I already explained multiple times, for ~700MB/s.
Hi all, i have the latest high sierra now installed, bootrom: mp5.1.0089.B00 A 12 core 3.46 ghz with 48 gb ram.
Have a sapphire pulse rx580 working fine in 10.13.6
Going for the mojave bootrom this week to enable nvme and metal. And maybe evn upgrading to Mojave os completely.
Is the top of this thread still current? I m a bit confused.
Also looking for epert knowledge on which windows driver update for the rx580 is best for my bootcamp windows 10 partition.
Have a sapphire pulse rx580 working fine in 10.13.6
Going for the mojave bootrom this week to enable nvme and metal. And maybe evn upgrading to Mojave os completely.
Is the top of this thread still current? I m a bit confused.
Also looking for epert knowledge on which windows driver update for the rx580 is best for my bootcamp windows 10 partition.
Yes, it's current, but for BootROM upgrade process follow the first post of the thread MP5,1: What you have to do to upgrade to Mojave (BootROM upgrade instructions thread).
The most recent one from AMD.
Yes, It's continuously updated....
Wrong area to post this question. That said, I use the latest AMD drivers from their website.
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Looks like we posted at the same time.