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posted by martyb on Sunday December 17 2017, @08:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-not-bricked-if-you-CAN-restore-it dept.

MacRumors reports Restoring a Bricked iMac Pro Requires a Second Mac and Configurator 2:

"If an iMac Pro becomes unresponsive and requires restoring, like if there's a power failure during a software update, there are a special set of instructions iMac Pro users must follow, which require a secondary Mac."

As outlined in an Apple Configurator 2 support page, an iMac Pro restore requires a second Mac running macOS High Sierra with internet access and Apple Configurator 2.6 or later installed.

[...] This restore process is similar to what must be done for an iPhone or iPad that is unresponsive, and it is necessary due to the extra security afforded by the Apple-designed T2 chip ... [which] integrates the system management controller, image signal processor for the camera, audio controller, SSD controller, a Secure Enclave, and a hardware encryption engine.


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  • (Score: 2) by RamiK on Sunday December 17 2017, @09:40PM (8 children)

    by RamiK (1813) on Sunday December 17 2017, @09:40PM (#611104)

    Alabama

            Birmingham, The Summit
            Huntsville, Bridge Street

    Alaska

            Anchorage, Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall

    Arizona

            Chandler, Chandler Fashion Center
            Gilbert, SanTan Village
            Glendale, Arrowhead
            Phoenix, Biltmore
            Scottsdale, Scottsdale Quarter
            Tucson, La Encantada

    Arkansas

            Little Rock, The Promenade at Chenal

    California

            Bakersfield, Valley Plaza
            Berkeley, 4th Street
            Brea, Brea Mall
            Burlingame, Burlingame
            Canoga Park, Topanga
            Carlsbad, Carlsbad
            Cerritos, Los Cerritos
            Chula Vista, Otay Ranch
            Corte Madera, Corte Madera
            Costa Mesa, South Coast Plaza
            Cupertino, Apple Park Visitor Center
            Cupertino, Infinite Loop
            Emeryville, Bay Street
            Escondido, North County
            Fresno, Fashion Fair
            Glendale, Glendale Galleria
            Glendale, The Americana at Brand
            Irvine, Irvine Spectrum Center
            Los Angeles, Beverly Center
            Los Angeles, Century City
            Los Angeles, The Grove
            Los Gatos, Los Gatos
            Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Village
            Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo
            Modesto, Vintage Faire
            Monterey, Del Monte
            Newport Beach, Fashion Island
            Northridge, Northridge
            Palm Desert, El Paseo Village
            Palo Alto, Palo Alto
            Palo Alto, Stanford
            Pasadena, Pasadena
            Pleasanton, Stoneridge Mall
            Rancho Cucamonga, Victoria Gardens
            Roseville, Roseville
            Sacramento, Arden Fair
            San Diego, Fashion Valley
            San Diego, UTC
            San Francisco, Chestnut Street
            San Francisco, Stonestown
            San Francisco, Union Square
            San Jose, Oakridge
            San Luis Obispo, Higuera Street
            San Mateo, Hillsdale
            Santa Barbara, State Street
            Santa Clara, Valley Fair
            Santa Monica, Third Street Promenade
            Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa Plaza
            Sherman Oaks, Sherman Oaks
            Temecula, Promenade Temecula
            Thousand Oaks, The Oaks
            Valencia, Valencia Town Center
            Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek

    Colorado

            Boulder, Twenty Ninth Street
            Broomfield, FlatIron Crossing
            Colorado Springs, The Promenade Shops at Briargate
            Denver, Cherry Creek
            Littleton, Aspen Grove
            Lone Tree, Park Meadows

    Connecticut

            Danbury, Danbury Fair Mall
            Farmington, Westfarms
            Greenwich, Greenwich Avenue
            New Haven, New Haven
            South Windsor, Evergreen Walk
            Stamford, Stamford
            Trumbull, Trumbull

    Delaware

            Newark, Christiana Mall

    District of Columbia

            Washington, Georgetown

    Florida

            Altamonte Springs, Altamonte
            Aventura, Aventura
            Boca Raton, Boca Raton
            Brandon, Brandon
            Estero, Coconut Point
            Fort Lauderdale, The Galleria
            Jacksonville, St. Johns Town Center
            Miami Beach, Lincoln Road
            Miami, Brickell City Centre
            Miami, Dadeland
            Miami, The Falls
            Naples, Waterside Shops
            Orlando, Florida Mall
            Orlando, Millenia
            Palm Beach Gardens, The Gardens Mall
            Sarasota, University Town Center
            Tampa, International Plaza
            Wellington, Wellington Green

    Georgia

            Alpharetta, Avalon
            Atlanta, Cumberland Mall
            Atlanta, Lenox Square
            Atlanta, Perimeter
            Augusta, Augusta
            Buford, Mall of Georgia

    Hawaii

            Honolulu, Ala Moana
            Honolulu, Kahala
            Honolulu, Royal Hawaiian

    Idaho

            Boise, Boise Towne Square

    Illinois

            Chicago, Lincoln Park
            Chicago, Michigan Avenue
            Deer Park, Deer Park
            Naperville, Main Place
            Northbrook, Northbrook
            Oak Brook, Oakbrook
            Orland Park, Orland Square Mall
            Schaumburg, Woodfield
            Skokie, Old Orchard

    Indiana

            Indianapolis, The Fashion Mall at Keystone
            Mishawaka, University Park Mall

    Iowa

            West Des Moines, Jordan Creek

    Kansas

            Leawood, Leawood

    Kentucky

            Lexington, Fayette Mall
            Louisville, Oxmoor

    Louisiana

            Baton Rouge, Mall of Louisiana
            Metairie, Lakeside Shopping Center

    Maine

            South Portland, Maine Mall

    Maryland

            Annapolis, Annapolis
            Bethesda, Bethesda Row
            Bethesda, Montgomery Mall
            Columbia, Columbia
            Towson, Towson Town Center

    Massachusetts

            Boston, Boylston Street
            Braintree, South Shore
            Burlington, Burlington
            Cambridge, CambridgeSide
            Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill
            Dedham, Legacy Place
            Hingham, Derby Street
            Holyoke, Holyoke
            Lynnfield, MarketStreet
            Marlborough, Solomon Pond Mall
            Natick, Natick Collection

    Michigan

            Ann Arbor, Briarwood
            Clinton Township, Partridge Creek
            Grand Rapids, Woodland
            Lansing, Eastwood Towne Center
            Novi, Twelve Oaks
            Troy, Somerset

    Minnesota

            Bloomington, Mall of America
            Edina, Southdale
            Minneapolis, Uptown
            Minnetonka, Ridgedale
            Roseville, Rosedale Center

    Mississippi

            Ridgeland, Renaissance at Colony Park

    Missouri

            Kansas City, Country Club Plaza
            St. Louis, Saint Louis Galleria
            St. Louis, West County

    Nebraska

            Omaha, Village Pointe

    Nevada

            Las Vegas, Fashion Show
            Las Vegas, Summerlin
            Las Vegas, The Forum Shops
            Las Vegas, Town Square
            Reno, Summit Sierra

    New Hampshire

            Manchester, The Mall of New Hampshire
            Nashua, Pheasant Lane
            Salem, Rockingham Park

    New Jersey

            Atlantic City, The Pier
            Bridgewater, Bridgewater
            Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill
            Edison, Menlo Park
            Freehold, Freehold Raceway Mall
            Lawrence Township, Quaker Bridge
            Marlton, Sagemore
            Paramus, Garden State Plaza
            Rockaway, Rockaway
            Short Hills, Short Hills
            Wayne, Willowbrook
            Woodcliff Lake, Tice’s Corner

    New Mexico

            Albuquerque, ABQ Uptown

    New York

            Albany, Crossgates
            Brooklyn, Downtown Brooklyn
            Brooklyn, Williamsburg
            Buffalo, Walden Galleria
            Elmhurst, Queens Center
            Garden City, Roosevelt Field
            Huntington Station, Walt Whitman
            Lake Grove, Smith Haven
            Manhasset, Manhasset
            Nanuet, Nanuet
            New York, Fifth Avenue
            New York, Grand Central
            New York, SoHo
            New York, Upper East Side
            New York, Upper West Side
            New York, West 14th Street
            New York, World Trade Center
            Staten Island, Staten Island
            Syracuse, Syracuse
            Victor, Eastview
            White Plains, The Westchester
            Yonkers, Ridge Hill

    North Carolina

            Charlotte, Northlake Mall
            Charlotte, SouthPark
            Durham, Southpoint
            Greensboro, Friendly Center
            Raleigh, Crabtree Valley Mall

    Ohio

            Akron, Summit Mall
            Beavercreek, The Greene
            Cincinnati, Kenwood Towne Centre
            Columbus, Easton Town Center
            Columbus, Polaris Fashion Place
            Toledo, Franklin Park Mall
            Westlake, Crocker Park
            Woodmere, Eton

    Oklahoma

            Oklahoma City, Penn Square
            Tulsa, Woodland Hills

    Oregon

            Portland, Pioneer Place
            Tigard, Bridgeport Village
            Tigard, Washington Square

    Pennsylvania

            Ardmore, Suburban Square
            King of Prussia, King of Prussia
            Lancaster, Park City
            Philadelphia, Walnut Street
            Pittsburgh, Ross Park
            Pittsburgh, Shadyside
            Pittsburgh, South Hills Village
            Whitehall, Lehigh Valley
            Willow Grove, Willow Grove Park

    Rhode Island

            Providence, Providence Place

    South Carolina

            Charleston, King Street
            Greenville, Haywood Mall

    Tennessee

            Franklin, CoolSprings Galleria
            Germantown, Saddle Creek
            Knoxville, West Town Mall
            Nashville, Green Hills

    Texas

            Austin, Barton Creek
            Austin, Domain NORTHSIDE
            Dallas, Knox Street
            Dallas, NorthPark Center
            El Paso, Cielo Vista Mall
            Fort Worth, University Park Village
            Friendswood, Baybrook
            Frisco, Stonebriar
            Houston, Highland Village
            Houston, Houston Galleria
            Houston, Memorial City
            Houston, Willowbrook Mall
            Plano, Willow Bend
            San Antonio, La Cantera
            San Antonio, North Star
            Southlake, Southlake Town Square
            Sugar Land, First Colony Mall
            The Woodlands, The Woodlands

    Utah

            Farmington, Station Park
            Murray, Fashion Place
            Salt Lake City, City Creek Center

    Virginia

            Arlington, Clarendon
            Arlington, Pentagon City
            Fairfax, Fair Oaks
            McLean, Tysons Corner
            Norfolk, MacArthur Center
            Reston, Reston
            Richmond, Short Pump Town Center
            Virginia Beach, Lynnhaven Mall
            Woodbridge, Potomac Town Center

    Washington

            Bellevue, Bellevue Square
            Lynnwood, Alderwood Mall
            Seattle, University Village
            Spokane, River Park Square
            Tacoma, Tacoma Mall
            Tukwila, Southcenter

    Wisconsin

            Glendale, Bayshore
            Madison, Hilldale
            Wauwatosa, Mayfair

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday December 17 2017, @10:36PM (3 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Sunday December 17 2017, @10:36PM (#611122) Homepage Journal

    It's very hard to see things that aren't there. Because you don't see them, you have to ask yourself, are they there? And sometimes they aren't.

    And people are so busy, nobody looks at the articles. But a very smart person wrote under the article: what about Montana? What about Wyoming? What about the Dakotas, North and South? What about West Virginia? No Apple stores there, folks. Whole states forgotten by our coastal elites. It's great if you're in California. Even with the fires, it's great out there. And it's great in New York. Believe me, I know. But the middle of our great country has been forgotten. By Apple, by the Dems, by RamiK. I didn't forget. We need all the parts of our country. Maybe, probably, even Puerto Rico. Even the U.S. Virgin Islands. Who knew we had islands that were still virgin? It was news to me too. And after Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, they're not so virgin. They look like they've been gang raped. But we're doing a great job there. But where's the Apple store? There isn't one, folks. Maybe there should be. After they get houses and electricity. 🇺🇸

    • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Monday December 18 2017, @12:09AM (1 child)

      by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Monday December 18 2017, @12:09AM (#611169) Journal

      Sorry, but you should rather say "It's great if you're in certain parts of California". And even then you're wrong, because the Apple stores are inconvenient to get to and expensive. Shiny, I'll grant.

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      • (Score: 1, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Monday December 18 2017, @12:51AM

        by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Monday December 18 2017, @12:51AM (#611191) Homepage Journal

        Apple is very politically correct, but they didn't forget the Republican parts of California. They have stores in Orange County, where I held a beautiful, beautiful rally. They have one in Fresno, people love me there, I felt like I was in Harrisburg. Tremendous rally in Fresno, from where we get a lot of our fruits & vegetables. And nuts. They have a store in Temecula, I have huge support in Temecula, my supporters held a terrific rally at the Duck Pond. Without me, I wish I'd been there. Maybe I'll go there. And there's an Apple store in Sacramento, I have my campaign headquarters in Sacramento. Because it's the capital. But also because I have fabulous support there.

        Let me tell you, the folks in California are doing a very smart thing. They're splitting it into three states. Splitting it before the big earthquake splits it. Into Northern California, Southern California, and California. Two of which will be very, very solidly Republican. And all of which will have plenty of Apple stores. They have to make money, they're in business to make money. And having a lot of stores costs a lot of money.

        California has a good number of Apple stores. But what about, as I said, our heartland? What about Puerto Rico and our Virgin Islands? What about Saipan? What about the CNMI? What about Guam? I haven't forgotten them. I just signed what we call the NDAA, it's going to be tremendous for the economy of Guam. To bring in 4,000 workers from other countries with what we call H-2B visas. To spend $355 million on our military INFRASTRUCTURE on Guam. To make it PERFECTO. So our people on Guam will be protected from LITTLE ROCKET MAN. Who, as you know, has been threatening them a lot. Believe me, it's going to be very safe, one of the safest places in the entire world. And Apple will be very foolish if they don't put in a store. Very foolish. 🇺🇸

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 18 2017, @12:20AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 18 2017, @12:20AM (#611176)

      What about Antarctica?

      I known of a support call from Antarctic. Told him to take it in to his local store for repair. He responded in 6 months, once he gets home.

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by sjames on Sunday December 17 2017, @11:24PM (2 children)

    by sjames (2882) on Sunday December 17 2017, @11:24PM (#611146) Journal

    That's a long drive for a lot of people. Sounds like Apple should have come up with a proper recovery disk or at least a recovery partition.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 17 2017, @11:31PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 17 2017, @11:31PM (#611153)

    So how many Apple stores (with repair capability) are there in USA? Your list is about 200.

    Compare to:
        Seeing the USA in your Chevrolet -- 4,200 dealers
        Driven a Ford lately? -- 5,000 Ford dealers

    Apple has a long way to go.