Issues...
Okay, so a few nights back, I saw on MR that some new EFI firmware for MacBooks (all types) was released. I get it, install it on my 2.2 GHz MacBook, and everything worked fine. Then today (yesterday, since it's past midnight) I used it at work pre-shift, and it was still working fine. I let my friend/coworker Heather use it to look **** up on MySpace. Another coworker arrived (a huge BSD fan) and I wanted to show him the console mode of OS X. I set the Accounts pref pane to show username and pw on login so I can drop into >console mode. After I was tired of playing with that, I set it back to normal.
A few minutes pass, and then we all had to get to what's called the small training room to start our shift (we're graduating trainees so to speak). I close it, bag it, and go the the room. I then open it up and I had Terminal.app open. Then I close it again to put it away, as I can't use it other than on a break. Then, at 5:30pm, the first break, I take it out and it won't boot, or that's how it seems. I think what happened was that somehow the contents of memory weren't saved to memory, and the firmware got confused or something. I know of the firmware restoration disc, but out of desperation I popped in my Install DVD to make sure it wasn't a logic board issue, which it isn't, since the disc spins up fine.
And yes, I've tried resetting the PMU (SMC really as it's called on Intel Macs) and it's a no go. So right now my MB is "comatose". I can't get the install DVD out to follow Apple's steps on how to use the restoration utility that my friend burned to CD for me. Any ideas on how to eject the disc? I've tired the normal methods, i.e. eject key, mouse button pressed on start up, etc.
Thanks in advance,
ShiggyMiyamoto
