Apple Configurator downloading the wrong firmware for Mac Studio?

[chama98]

I have a little problem. I had to restore the firmware of my Mac Studio due to a power cut while updating to Ventura. I had to use Apple Configurator from my M1 Mac mini. I was tidying my M1 mini due to running out of space. I discovered that the Apple Configurator downloaded the iMac firmware!

I have noticed as well that if I pop my Mac Studio into the recovery the mouse and keyboard are very erratic and I am unable to carry on using it. I then have to use the fallback recovery to get my Studio to work.

I don't know what is happening and would love a little help with this. A quite expensive bit of kit and the problems have started happening?

A trip to Apple Support might be needed?

Thanks.

 

[chrfr]

I have a little problem. I had to restore the firmware of my Mac Studio due to a power cut while updating to Ventura. I had to use Apple Configurator from my M1 Mac mini. I was tidying my M1 mini due to running out of space. I discovered that the Apple Configurator downloaded the iMac firmware!

I have noticed as well that if I pop my Mac Studio into the recovery the mouse and keyboard are very erratic and I am unable to carry on using it. I then have to use the fallback recovery to get my Studio to work.

I don't know what is happening and would love a little help with this. A quite expensive bit of kit and the problems have started happening?

A trip to Apple Support might be needed?

Thanks.

There's only one firmware restore for each version of macOS for all Apple Silicon Macs, so whatever Configurator downloaded is the right one.

 

[chama98]

There's only one firmware restore for each version of macOS for all Apple Silicon Macs, so whatever Configurator downloaded is the right one.

what for a M1 Max processor? So, why can't I use the recovery partition to re-download the OS?

 

[chrfr]

what for a M1 Max processor? So, why can't I use the recovery partition to re-download the OS?

I can't answer the question you have about recovery, but yes, aside from the limitation that M1 Pro/Max and M2 Macs require newer base OSes than the regular M1 models, all Apple Silicon Macs use the same ipsw file for firmware and OS restores, as long as you are restoring a new enough OS.