Imac 27 EMC 2429 Dump Request

Hey! I wanna thank you for asking this question! Without it I wouldn't have just found out something potentially big!

So I looked over multiple copies of dumps that I have taken from all various models (Macbook Pro/Air, iMac) and realized that while the serial number may not be always located at the exact same offset between models, it IS however located systematically in the exact same area of the dump throughout ANY mac device! So I am actually about to write up a guide detailing how you can go about finding the serial number inside of a dump file (even if you don't have one there to begin with!) You will have the answer to your question shortly

But for a quick answer for now just search for the $SVS area inside of your EFI dump and then scroll up from there to find where you'll need to type the serial number in at. Typically $SVS is trailed by a decent chunk of ^^^^^^^ (or in HEX is FFFFFFFFF) which is further trailed by a little chunk of blank space (or in HEX is 000000000). Directly before the section of 000000000 is a couple lines of code. In some models you can identify you're looking at the correct section because it will say (in ASCII) "ssn" followed a little further by "son". Other models will say something like "base_14" followed by the serial number. This is the area where you'll GENERALLY find where the serial number needs to go.

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DISCLAIMER

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THIS IS FAR FROM GOOD OR EVEN FINISHED RESEARCH, ANYBODY USING THIS ADVICE USES IT AS SUCH, ADVICE!

But its at least a start

Reference some other similar style dumps you can find in the repository to get an example of what I'm talking about and you'll see what I mean

therealjayvi wrote: But for a quick answer for now just search for the $SVS area inside of your EFI dump and then scroll up from there to find where you'll need to type the serial number in at. Typically $SVS is trailed by a decent chunk of ^^^^^^^ (or in HEX is FFFFFFFFF) which is further trailed by a little chunk of blank space (or in HEX is 000000000). Directly before the section of 000000000 is a couple lines of code. In some models you can identify you're looking at the correct section because it will say (in ASCII) "ssn" followed a little further by "son". Other models will say something like "base_14" followed by the serial number. This is the area where you'll GENERALLY find where the serial number needs to go.

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DISCLAIMER

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THIS IS FAR FROM GOOD OR EVEN FINISHED RESEARCH, ANYBODY USING THIS ADVICE USES IT AS SUCH, ADVICE!

But its at least a start
Reference some other similar style dumps you can find in the repository to get an example of what I'm talking about and you'll see what I mean

I just do a search for "hwc" and the serial number will be to the left of that search. Hit the F3 key until you find it.