I run Mac OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.8 -----> I downloaded this battery firmware update and upong launching the update
it tells me that I need OSX Tiger 10.4.11 , Leopard 10.5.6 or newer.
Then the updater quits automatically.
Can anyone plese help me? What the dickens is happening?
MacBook
You probably don't need the update.
ACTUALLY according to Mac Suport site , yes I do need the firmware batery update.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3421
All these applies to my MacBook:
And when runiing the isntaller it tells me that I need OSX Tiger 10.4.11 , Leopard 10.5.6 or newer. I run Snow Leopard which is NEWER....
What to do?... (pacing....pacing..... tun on heels and paciong, pacing.....)
Normally if a firmware updater won't run it's because you don't need it. That article was last updated four years ago. How old is your MacBook? How old and what s the cycle count on your battery? Are you having a specific problem?
A little digging and I found out that temp dater is only required IF you're running 10.4 or 10.5, it's part of 10.6 already.
Updater not temp dater
Thank you Mike Sombrio.
Got my white Macbook in mid 2009 so I reckon it might be a late 2008 model.
Battery cycle 630.
Issue:
About 2 months ago, the battery charge would never hit 100% and when unplugged, the Mac will inmediately just shut down without wanring.
I did downloaded the firmware updater and managed to install it using PACIFIST.
It did help a little:
Now when unpluged the Mac wn't shut down inmediately but, the battery charge goes from 99% to 0% in 3 minutes or so.
Perhaps is already time to buy a new battery.....
I agree, it sounds like it's new battery time.
Yea probably new battery time. 4-Years is a good run for a battery, consider yourself lucky. If you search the forums here you will find people with horrible battery issues. Take it to an Apple Store and have them put a known good battery in it and run the diagnostic tools they have. I have a late 2008 MB (Aluminum unibody) and just replaced the battery as the old one developed "sudden shutdown syndrome" as diagnosed by the diagnostic tools they have at the Apple Store.
Don't know why I didn't mention earlier....have you reset the SMC to see if it helps any?
Thank you,
I will take it to the Apple Store here in Shibuya (Tokyo)
And will perform the SMC as well and what happens.
I run Mac OSX 10.6.8 Snow: Downloaded this battery firmware update, it tells me I need OSX Tiger 10.4.11 , Leopard 10.5.6 or newer.... WTH?
