It appears like some Mac customers are discovering that upgrading to macOS Catalina is bricking their Mac. A number of discussion board posts counsel injury to the EFI firmware may very well be responsible for the widespread problem.<\/p>\n
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macOS Catalina bricks some Macs<\/h2>\n
9to5Mac posted a number of threads in regards to the issues with macOS Catalina. The consumer who posted this thread began earlier this month states that after updating to Catalina, their 2015 MacBook Professional is bricked. After they attempt to boot up the MacBook Professional, all they get is the \u201cfolder?\u201d emblem after they press the choice key or command-R whereas it\u2019s booting up.<\/p>\n
One one who responded additionally stated macOS Catalina bricked their MacBook Professional. They skilled the identical problem and steered that the replace might have corrupted the EFI firmware on the laptop computer\u2019s logic board as a result of it \u201cnot acknowledges key combo.\u201d An Apple Help consultant advised them it was a {hardware} problem, however the individual disagrees as a result of the MacBook was working simply wonderful till they put in macOS Catalina.<\/p>\n
The variety of discussion board posts about macOS Catalina bricking Macs has been rising as an increasing number of customers have put in it. Nonetheless, Apple has to this point not admitted that there’s a downside.<\/p>\n
EFI firmware blamed for the difficulty<\/h2>\n
One other consumer of Apple\u2019s boards instantly associated the issue to what macOS Catalina is doing to the EFI firmware when updating the pc. The individual stated they tried all the things from widespread \u201cmagic button combos\u201d to altering and testing the SSD and reminiscence and even disconnecting the battery for some time to reset the settings.<\/p>\n
They stated they lastly took their 2012 MacBook Professional to an \u201cofficial\u201d Apple service supplier, they usually merely stated that the gadget was \u201ctoo outdated.\u201d Subsequent they went to an \u201cunofficial\u201d service supplier, they usually examined the {hardware} and located it was working accurately. Nonetheless, the MacBook Professional wouldn\u2019t boot up with the motherboard that was inside it. Ultimately, the \u201cunofficial\u201d repairmen reprogrammed the EFI firmware with a \u201cparticular instrument,\u201d and it began working. It value the individual $100 for them to do this.<\/p>\n
The whole episode as soon as once more calls into query Apple\u2019s motives when coping with an older gadget. The corporate has already gotten in hassle for slowing down older iPhones with iOS updates, so it\u2019s comprehensible that buyers would query whether or not macOS Catalina is bricking Macs that are a number of years outdated, maybe so they may purchase one other Apple laptop computer.<\/p>\n
Beta 7 precipitated the identical downside<\/h2>\n
It appears this isn’t a brand new problem with macOS Catalina. One Apple consumer began a thread on StackExchange stating that the seventh beta of Catalina bricked their MacBook Professional. The individual additionally stated they acquired the \u201cfolder?\u201d query mark icon like everybody else who’s reporting the difficulty. One individual responded to say that the beta model did the identical factor to their MacBook Air, and the issue was discovered to be with the firmware, with the one resolution being to switch the motherboard.<\/p>\n
Sadly, there doesn\u2019t appear to be a lot that may be completed about this downside besides paying Apple tons of of {dollars} to switch the motherboard. One possibility is to attend to put in macOS Catalina till that is not occurring. Another choice is to attempt a clear set up of macOS Catalina, though there isn’t any assure that this can allow you to put in it safely with out damaging the motherboard. If you wish to attempt it, now we have a information right here that may inform you how you can do it.<\/p>\n