Nasty macOS flaw is bricking MacBooks: Don't install this update

Post by snazz » Sun, Apr 12, 2020, 2:30 PM UTC

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For a lot of people, any non-normal state == bricked. Especially now, when the genius bar isn't open. And yes, there's a difference between a soft brick and a hard brick, and it depends on your ability to repair. Getting my phone stuck in a bootloop is usually a soft brick, but my Pixel went into one a few years ago for no apparent reason (likely mobo failure) and that was beyond my capacity to repair or diagnose, so…

I have literally never heard the term "soft brick" before. You're just describing "broken".

Post by snazz » Sun, Apr 12, 2020, 2:34 PM UTC

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Recently moved from android to an iPhone. The one that gets me while typing: I can’t tap and place the cursor in the middle of a word! Say you mistype a word, you cannot edit that word. You have to delete the entire word or tap and hold to get highlighting and then drag the highlight together to cover one letter on the word and then you can delete and get your cursor in the middle of the word. Insane.

That’s not a bug. It’s worse: it used to work the way you describe but that functionality was removed. Next time: tap the cursor and hold. You’ll see it get bigger and you can drag it where you want.

Post by tbagman » Sun, Apr 12, 2020, 2:34 PM UTC

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The original source[0] states that access to Recovery Mode is not possible, at least in some cases. One user there reports[1] that the device shows no signs of life--no power, no fans spinning, nothing: > No power at all. I tried SMC and PRAM reset but sadly was unable to do either since my computer won’t even turn on. [0]: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/warning-macos-catalina-... [1]: https://forums.macrumors.…

Does this issue only affect T2 Macs and MacBooks? If so, maybe a DFU restore is needed.

Post by anentropic » Sun, Apr 12, 2020, 2:53 PM UTC

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And what has users gained by that? For the past 5 years or so, I don't exactly know anything worth it from users' perspective. Getting third party app updates are enough to increase productivity.

One of the high-impact changes (which broke Nix as the grand-grand parent mentioned) was moving / to a read-only volume: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210650 Although this change may not be immediately visible it does increase security a fair bit (malware cannot embed themselves or replace system files) and also prevents accidental deletion. Apple made large strides in the last few years improving security, e.g.…

Post by TheRealDunkirk » Sun, Apr 12, 2020, 2:54 PM UTC

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I'm consistently amazed by HN's ability to take the most meaningless, inconsequential part of an article (the scroll behavior, the whitespace, the usage of the word "bricked"), and nitpick it to hell and back instead of actually discussing the article. Bravo.

> I'm consistently amazed by HN's ability to take the most meaningless, inconsequential part of an article (the scroll behavior, the whitespace, the usage of the word "bricked"), and nitpick it to hell and back instead of actually discussing the article. > Bravo. 'Bravi', or 'brave'(f) would be the plural of that.