[Casper] million dollar question, automate battery updates form Apple?

[Chad Brewer]

If it was that easy, wouldn't the update be installed via Apple SUS?

I am actually having a hard time finding a MacBook that requires this
update.  The couple I've tried so far don't meet the requirements.

Chad

Miles Leacy <miles.leacy at themacadmin.com> on March 3, 2009 at 6:18 AM
-0800 wrote:
>From that kb article, it sounds like the following *might* work...
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>1. Put the BatteryUpdate1.4.pkg into your JSS.
>2. Via policy or remote, install the package.  As part of the same
>policy/remote action, force a reboot.
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>I think this might work because the kb says, essentially, that you
>install the pkg, then on the next reboot, your battery gets updated.
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>In general, you can't automate firmware updates because they require
>physically interacting with the hardware.  Based on my read of this kb
>article, there's no physical button to press, so this one is at least
>worth testing.
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>2009/3/3 Thomas Larkin <[ mailto:tlarki at kckps.org ]tlarki at kckps.org>
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>How can I automate this so it requires no user interaction? 
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>Anybody? 
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>[ http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3421 ]http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3421 
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