MBA mid 2011 2.9 Firmware update just killed by Air

+1 ... I have installed it twice - it now shows in the "Updates Installed in the Last 30 Days" list twice - and yet the App Store still shows it as available.

This is the sort of botched update I (used to) expect from Microsoft, not Apple.

At least my Air did not become a brick.

Dave Ings

We are having the same problem as well. My son is on an internship in a somewhat remote place in Alaska (read: no Apple genius to bring it to), with his Macbook Air. He sent me a text informing me that his perfectly working MBA won't power on at all after applying a firmware update this morning. It's dead, killed by Apple, and it is out of warranty.

I came here and found this thread and directed him to try the two different power on key combinations being recommended, but his MBA still won't power on.

He is really stuck, and his flight home isn't until August 3 which is 2 weeks away.

Tell him to try and unplug his MBA, close the lid and open it again, and then hold the power button. It worked out for me.

Same problem here! I tried to install the update 4 times..... Apple Store? Genius Bar? in Vienna? Dream on :-(

i"ve got the same issue (multiple "successful" installs but App Store still insisting I need to upgrade).

Ignoring it for now.

Try SHIFT+FN+CONTROL+OPTION+POWER. That seems to be the standard SMC reset with the addition of the FN key. Maybe that's what the guy did on my laptop.

tried it 5 times inclusief manual install, no results. I think Apple screwed this one up. 👿😟

Same problem here with a 2011 MacBook Air 11".

Update shows as installed and in parallel it's shown as available for update.

Add me to the list. This firmware will not update. System profile still shows older firmware (MBA41.0077.B0F) and the App Store still says I need to update. I tried four times and no go. I'm on live chat right now to report this to Apple.

Mine didn't brick, but it takes a long long time to restart, and when it does AppStore still tells me I need to install the update...

Mind didn't brick either, but it took a long time to restart and tells me to reinstall it over and over again.

MacBookAir4,2 (13", Mid 2011)

EFI: MBA41.0077.B0F

All the people I know have B0F at the end.

I reported this via chat. I provided all the information about my system. The support person (Justin) said they would like to schedule a call for an engineer to get more information from me. Then I got an email confirming the scheduled call. My phone rang at the exact time the email said I would get a call. However, after pressing 1 to speak to a representative (it was automated when I answered), I was patched through to another Apple Support rep. He seemed just as puzzled as I was about not actually getting a call from an engineer. He then placed me on hold to talk to a senior support person about how to handle this. He then came back on the line saying he had a technician (Sean?) who would like to talk to me... then he hung up! I even gave the guy my number to be reached in case we got disconnected. Did I get a call back? Nope! Come on Apple!

Fail...

Same thing here...

and version:

I hope Apple fixes this

Typically they stay on the call and confirm handover in a three-way handshake. This is pretty strange. If you have a case number or have access to your

https://supportprofile.apple.com/you can enter your AppleID/password and schedule another call. The case number is usually listed under the link Cases at the bottom of the page.

exactly same here. I downloaded manually the update. Installed, but no deal.. Made a permission restore, hd verify. everything was ok. I`ll wait for this bug correction