The firmware tool to upgrade 1,1 to the 2,1 firmware is here: http://forum.netkas.org/index.php/topic,1094.0.html
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The firmware tool to upgrade 1,1 to the 2,1 firmware is here: http://forum.netkas.org/index.php/topic,1094.0.html
You will need to login to the forum to be able to download it (create an account if you don't already have one).
I know I should know this but I can't seem to find a clear answer anywhere... Can I install any optical drive in place of the failed Sony drive from my Mac Pro or do I need some special "Mac compatible" drive... I can see that I could install either IDE or sata since there are those available ports in the motherboard...
Hmm... That would drive me nutsCould you temporarily tether to your phone or something to get around that? You don't need to be connected to the net for the firmware flash, just for the creation of the ramdisk, which took about 60s on my slow dsl connection...
Of course, the big question behind all of this is: is performance hindered in any way by using the 5355s with the Mac Pro 1,1 firmware? I suspected it might be given the "unknown" designation of the processors in About This Mac, but don't have a clue if that would translate into underutilization somehow.
No cell phone, so no go there. I tried hooking it up to a MacBook Pro and using its wireless connection, but I got the same error message. I might see if a co-worker has a phone I could tether to and try that...
