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I have two #iMacs running #debian. Today, I decided to look at that #dmesg that flashes by as I boot. I do not feel any great problem, but, well, curiosity has got the better of me.

Here is the message (reformatted to hopefully suit mastodon's boxes):
[ 0.205100] apple-properties: device path parse error -19 at 0x14:
00000000: 52 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 02 01 0c 00 d0 41 03 0a R............A..
00000010: 00 00 00 00 01 01 06 00 00 02 7f ff 04 00 2c 00 ..............,.
00000020: 00 00 41 00 41 00 50 00 4c 00 2c 00 69 00 67 00 ..A.A.P.L.,.i.g.
00000030: 2d 00 70 00 6c 00 61 00 74 00 66 00 6f 00 72 00 -.p.l.a.t.f.o.r.
00000040: 6d 00 2d 00 69 00 64 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 04 00 m.-.i.d.........
00000050: 12 04 ..

"-19" is -ENODEV (no device). The efi table at offset 0x14 reads 01 01 06 00 00 02 ... I have no idea what the parser is expecting, or why these bytes cause it to plerk.

I have never ever looked at the EFI code before, nor really at EFI at all. It has always JustWorked for me. But ... well, now I am curious.

It is the remotest of chances, but, does anyone out there have a clue or *clue for me?

#linux #UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface

Testing out #Opencore Legacy Patcher on a few old #iMacs a buddy gave me. Lets see how this worksout.

I am attempting to put #Sequoia on a late 2015 21.5 inch iMac and a late 2015 5K 27 inch iMac.

Testing out #Opencore Legacy Patcher on a few old #iMacs a buddy gave me. Lets see how this worksout.

I am attempting to put #Sequoia on a late 2015 21.5 inch iMac and a late 2015 5K 27 inch iMac.

Testing out #Opencore Legacy Patcher on a few old #iMacs a buddy gave me. Lets see how this worksout.

I am attempting to put #Sequoia on a late 2015 21.5 inch iMac and a late 2015 5K 27 inch iMac.

Testing out #Opencore Legacy Patcher on a few old #iMacs a buddy gave me. Lets see how this worksout.

I am attempting to put #Sequoia on a late 2015 21.5 inch iMac and a late 2015 5K 27 inch iMac.

#g3 #imacs and #g5 really do warm up a room when you use them!
#retrocomputing

Apple’s neuester M3 Max Chip: Eine Revolution fürs MacBook Pro
Apple hat laut Bloomberg mit der Testphase seines fortschrittlichsten Laptop-P
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/apples-neuester-m3-max-chip-eine-revolution-fuers-macbook-pro/
#Mac #News #3NanometerProduktionsprozess #A17Prozessor #Akkulaufzeit #Apple #AppleSilicon #Grafikkerne #Hochleistungskerne #iMacs #IPhone15Pro #LaptopProzessor #M2 #M3MaxChip #MacBookAir #MacBookPro #Produktvorstellung #Quartalsbericht #Testphase

Apple Beschleunigt Tests Neuer M3 Mac Modelle für Oktober-Debüt
Laut Insider-Quellen hat Apple die Testphase für Macs mit dem neuen M3-Chip intensiviert. Es wird erwartet, dass diese Modelle bereits
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/apple-beschleunigt-tests-neuer-m3-mac-modelle-fuer-oktober-debuet/
#Mac #News #Apple #CPUKerne #Entwicklung #Geschftsergebnisse #Grafikprozessorkerne #HighEndM3Max #iMacs #M3Mac #MacMini #MacBookPros #MacOSSonoma141 #NeueModelle #OktoberDebt #Testphase

Using #NetBoot and #DeployStudio to erase and decommission 2012 #iMacs — and I'm reminded of what a reliable and pleasant experience it is.

Once these are all gone this lone #Xserve will be shown the same fate. 🫡 #MacAdmin