Mac OS High Sierra automatically checks EFI firmware each week

Re:Mac OS High Sierra automatically checks EFI firmware each... by c0nsumer on Sunday September 24, 2017 @11:37PM (#15327893)

I'd really like to know the mechanism used for this. Currently Apple has issues with macOS firmware updates done on networks with proxies.

Specifically, the Touchbar updates have no concept of proxies and will cause the machine to appear to hang for a while (~20 minutes, IIRC) on boot when they can't directly phone home. This is a big problem on some large corporate networks.

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Re:Mac OS High Sierra automatically checks EFI firmware each... by digitalsushi on Monday September 25, 2017 @09:04AM (#15330059)

i work at a fortune 50, had a mac mini that got borked... they said "will this fit in your backpack? can you sneak it home to fix it?" yup, sure could. kinda sad.

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Re:Mac OS High Sierra automatically checks EFI firmware each... by lightedman on Monday September 25, 2017 @10:14AM (#15330655)

"Currently Apple has issues with macOS firmware updates done on networks with proxies."

They had the exact same problem with installing system images via proxied networks a little over a decade ago. I wonder if they're utilizing the same coders.

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