From: "Steve Oakley" Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.197] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6469093 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:26:37 +0200 Received: from [10.1.1.99] ([71.87.57.30]) by mrelay.perfora.net (mreueus001 [74.208.5.2]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0LoH8R-1g7WpK46m1-00g89t for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:34:24 +0200 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_9E7AD5CC-2531-403D-9317-7B8B35440E6D" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.5 \(3445.9.1\)) Subject: Re: [AE] High Sierra MacPro Firmware update Q Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 21:34:22 -0500 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <9EB54D8A-5387-4080-896A-F48ADC279496@practicalillusions.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.9.1) X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:8hDcLNxWYV4S5Rl77ADq0G18DZPUUPBvZkj9pBf5QVARQn5H/qP WC/WOTYAIe7kqhDtpKy2VNSuQE2amzr7zavANZQV55mwMY6aZ0qKkwzBXvgBbQ51aUEto0S zMuJFif9KccNsbfbbW+6iWIO0DS5KdfYyAPbwWjDclbaJFQr6TLzuzaEbKwgB2Wcf2U3FFF wfwNMj/k3+TXZvO3lxrzw== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V01:K0:OE7oC+Uomko=:DhoTbzHpOZHE/90QUudBRk qyl3+kgHDnhXHJt6NI8P+/2SkQZ8pQagfIdIBnQ2L99IYVpxpixw3O2XpudhfrmIFUl0IuGHE vmx/pVe3mTkV34a10NTfdjUQXap7nBKAyC326/mwxPdf4DOZXwKplkyJXRLLP3CBlZHPaObYY Xl2EjuUZiian8HdY70WHN68IDIOlUBkDIKD920TxZlvqVfnRjLM2hqGhK6ySbNt56s6Vz9THI femMQZlMgkjmkRWQWOODvlU7fZKi5iuqrLvsvbyHv9TYmdR5RDqHGAeBiwnAg/TQD5hdWxzY5 LtLU8150p/YRJtsksy3X9yP+lg6GUQPD18EA+3bHIHTuectmIhajbJej7RPxBuXvv1wQ7ihty aUKWcMC64ocHo/HUEia+2ybwlOdeODkihKPVD6hW0/dEgANcRaOPOAa/HLJhVU6XrwIO+ohMS mFRNEqly3klUta6XMJ3oO9w4zAUhK/Ok2C8MTFx3w2yBLhYXSxnr1WGHi6eVbzTouchr0HCV3 N3QbGwq9CEJnqNHUaIPO5miv4a4SuL62uAKca9rrHDC2Vy0Dkmim+POGUqixO1z3mpTru7lZq aOuZoQH37xykC+dvTNSvQc1t2MFrHqBPUthVBhZQikn25CHfg5Ge5JIgsNIDmN++Lej8h3k+A y2nV2dSaFjYcr2LeZAwnfUQznS6aAoePnmo/YqLsnCKBMr8TXJlxoO+BH0ZM+DhrBbuBU29H5 JJKIbwFr3CgJhpE+ --Apple-Mail=_9E7AD5CC-2531-403D-9317-7B8B35440E6D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 No. there were a few odd firmware updates, but if its for the mobo just = google up info on the updates. none had to do with OS locking. OTH, everyone else is right in that there is no need to run a dual boot = machine and make your life more complicated than it needs to be. there = are advantages like newer gpu drivers and there are some app bugs fixed = by OS updates.=20 the only thing 10.13 will want to possibly do is update your drive to = APFS which you can ignore for now and do later you want. volumes can be = converted from HFS to APFS in a few minutes. APFS works fine on SSD=E2=80=99= s, RAID 0/1. Fusion drive support coming - **don=E2=80=99t** create a = fusion drive via the command line vers of diskutil. while it will work, = the volume may have space allocation issues down the road. wait until = apple officially releases it. otherwise 10.13.5 is pretty solid S > On Jun 22, 2018, at 9:20 PM, Jim Curtis = wrote: >=20 > I have a MacPro5,1 - the last cheese grater model, and I=E2=80=99d = like to install High Sierra on a partition that also has El Capitan on = it so that I can convert FCPX projects to XML so I can finish projects = started in FCPX in Pr and Ae, and work on them on El Capitan, which is = working great. >=20 > When I started to install High Sierra on my Sierra partition, the = installer told me I need to update the firmware. I bailed. >=20 > My question is:=20 >=20 > If I update the firmware, will it bork my MacPro5,1 so that it will no = longer boot from El Capitan? >=20 > I=E2=80=99ve searched for an answer, and most people seem to throw = fate to the wind and commit to High Sierra forever. I=E2=80=99m not = that guy. >=20 > Can anybody help, or direct me to some info? =20 >=20 > Thanks, > Jim C.=20 --Apple-Mail=_9E7AD5CC-2531-403D-9317-7B8B35440E6D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 No.

there = were a few odd firmware updates, but if its for the mobo just google up = info on the updates. none had to do with OS locking.

OTH, everyone else is = right in that there is no need to run a dual boot machine and make your = life more complicated than it needs to be. there are advantages like = newer gpu drivers and there are some app bugs fixed by OS = updates. 

the only thing 10.13 will want to possibly do is update your = drive to APFS which you can ignore for now and do later you want. = volumes can be converted from HFS to APFS in a few minutes. APFS works = fine on SSD=E2=80=99s, RAID 0/1. Fusion drive support coming - = **don=E2=80=99t** create a fusion drive via the command line vers of = diskutil. while it will work, the volume may have space allocation = issues down the road. wait until apple officially releases it.

otherwise 10.13.5 is = pretty solid

S

On Jun 22, 2018, at 9:20 PM, Jim Curtis = <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I have a MacPro5,1 - the last cheese grater model, and I=E2=80=99= d like to install High Sierra on a partition that also has El Capitan on = it so that I can convert FCPX projects to XML so I can finish projects = started in FCPX in Pr and Ae, and work on them on El Capitan, which is = working great.

When = I started to install High Sierra on my Sierra partition, the installer = told me I need to update the firmware.  I bailed.

My question = is: 

If I = update the firmware, will it bork my MacPro5,1 so that it will no longer = boot from El Capitan?

I=E2=80=99ve searched for an answer, and most people seem to = throw fate to the wind and commit to High Sierra forever.  I=E2=80=99= m not that guy.

Can anybody help, or direct me to some info?  

Thanks,
Jim C. 

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