Fixed: MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.9

grimace · 09-01-2010, 01:01 PM

I do not think I am booting in 64 bit modeI am assuming this is not a default setting as I do not remember ever changing this.

Macintosh-74:~ tim$ uname -m
i386

So I guess I am in 32bit mode.

My computer used to hang when I unplugged one of the external monitors or lock up on boot if the external monitors were not hooked up. I would have to boot into safe mode and uninstall the displaylink drivers. then reinstall them when I went back to my desk and I wanted to use the external monitors. Basically I think what crashed it it before was when the video mode changed from nvidia to intel with the display link drivers installed.

I have a 24 inch monitor on the built in external display port, and a 20 inch (rotated to be vertical) on the Displaylink USB device.

I could get around the issue if I remembered to move my menu bar to the built in display on the powerbook, but I never remembered to this.

I am running 10.6.4 with all patches and the firmware patch. It seems to have eliminated the booting lock up if display is not connected, and the crash if I unplug the displays while the computer is on.

DisplayLinkDriver:

Version: 1.6b2 (24548)
Last Modified: 8/20/10 9:01 PM
Get Info String: DisplayLink Driver 1.6b2 (24548) - Copyright © 2003-2008 DisplayLink Corp. All rights reserved.
Kind: Intel
Architectures: i386, x86_64
64-Bit (Intel): Yes
Location: /System/Library/Extensions/DisplayLinkDriver.kext
Kext Version: 1.6
Load Address: 0x19b2000
Valid: Yes
Authentic: Yes
Dependencies: Satisfied

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MBP61.0057.B0C
SMC Version (system): 1.57f17
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

GUC2020DW6:

Product ID: 0x0053
Vendor ID: 0x17e9 (DisplayLink (UK) Ltd.)
Version: 0.02
Serial Number: 0053-108892
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: DisplayLink
Location ID: 0xfd131000
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 500

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0a29
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 3560
gMux Version: 1.9.22
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
DELL 2405FPW:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported

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09-01-2010, 01:01 PM	#5
grimace Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2	I do not think I am booting in 64 bit modeI am assuming this is not a default setting as I do not remember ever changing this. Macintosh-74:~ tim$ uname -m i386 So I guess I am in 32bit mode. My computer used to hang when I unplugged one of the external monitors or lock up on boot if the external monitors were not hooked up. I would have to boot into safe mode and uninstall the displaylink drivers. then reinstall them when I went back to my desk and I wanted to use the external monitors. Basically I think what crashed it it before was when the video mode changed from nvidia to intel with the display link drivers installed. I have a 24 inch monitor on the built in external display port, and a 20 inch (rotated to be vertical) on the Displaylink USB device. I could get around the issue if I remembered to move my menu bar to the built in display on the powerbook, but I never remembered to this. I am running 10.6.4 with all patches and the firmware patch. It seems to have eliminated the booting lock up if display is not connected, and the crash if I unplug the displays while the computer is on. DisplayLinkDriver: Version: 1.6b2 (24548) Last Modified: 8/20/10 9:01 PM Get Info String: DisplayLink Driver 1.6b2 (24548) - Copyright © 2003-2008 DisplayLink Corp. All rights reserved. Kind: Intel Architectures: i386, x86_64 64-Bit (Intel): Yes Location: /System/Library/Extensions/DisplayLinkDriver.kext Kext Version: 1.6 Load Address: 0x19b2000 Valid: Yes Authentic: Yes Dependencies: Satisfied Hardware Overview: Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro6,1 Processor Name: Intel Core i7 Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB L3 Cache: 4 MB Memory: 8 GB Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s Boot ROM Version: MBP61.0057.B0C SMC Version (system): 1.57f17 Sudden Motion Sensor: State: Enabled GUC2020DW6: Product ID: 0x0053 Vendor ID: 0x17e9 (DisplayLink (UK) Ltd.) Version: 0.02 Serial Number: 0053-108892 Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec Manufacturer: DisplayLink Location ID: 0xfd131000 Current Available (mA): 500 Current Required (mA): 500 NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M: Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M Type: GPU Bus: PCIe PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 512 MB Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) Device ID: 0x0a29 Revision ID: 0x00a2 ROM Revision: 3560 gMux Version: 1.9.22 Displays: Color LCD: Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888) Mirror: Off Online: Yes Built-In: Yes DELL 2405FPW: Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888) Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Rotation: Supported