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If you’ve installed the diskless version of Apple’s OS X Lion and need to perform a repair or reinstall, then having proper access to Internet recovery mode is rather important. That said, these three firmware updaters address issues related to just that vis-a-vis the 2010 iterations of Apple’s MacBook Pro, discontinued MacBook and Mac mini.

• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) EFI Firmware Update 2.5, download
— This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection on MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) models.

• MacBook (Mid 2010) EFI Firmware Update 2.1, download
— This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection on MacBook (Mid 2010) models.

• Mac mini (Mid 2010) EFI Firmware Update 1.5, download
— This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection on Mac mini (Mid 2010) models and addresses an issue where the setting to restart after a power failure may not be retained.

See also: How to: Roll your own OS X Lion DVD installer and How to: Roll your own OS X Lion USB install drive

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