# SQ5 Firmware Update
**URL:** https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823
**Category:** SQ Troubleshooting
**Created:** [15 October 2023 13:30 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823 "2023-10-15T13:30:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Keith](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/Keith)
#### Post date: [11 January 2024 09:53 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/21 "2024-01-11T09:53:16Z")
Hi all,
Please check to see if the issue can be explained by the following article - [https://support.allen-heath.com/hc/en-gb/articles/20728166240657-Allen-Heath-website-download-unpacking-in-MacOS](https://support.allen-heath.com/hc/en-gb/articles/20728166240657-Allen-Heath-website-download-unpacking-in-MacOS)
If not, please contact us through [support.allen-heath.com](http://support.allen-heath.com) as there shouldn’t be any problems with unpacking/copying the firmware update to a drive using macOS so we would obviously like to get to the bottom of what’s going on!
Thanks,
Keith.
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### Author:  [@tourtelot](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/tourtelot)
#### Post date: [11 January 2024 15:17 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/22 "2024-01-11T15:17:23Z")
Tobi. I never said no one is having issues. I said I was not having issues. That is different than “If you use Mac, the update will fail.”
My statement was factual. Your statement was not.
D.
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### Author:  [@anon2466680](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/anon2466680)
#### Post date: [11 January 2024 15:45 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/23 "2024-01-11T15:45:50Z")
Youre right… Sorry!
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### Author:  [@rad1](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/rad1)
#### Post date: [6 March 2024 11:33 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/24 "2024-03-06T11:33:26Z")
Tourtelot,
Would you mind telling us what version of MacOS you are using? I was able to update the firmware before but now in Monterey I can’t read the SQ formatted thumb drive.
Thanks,
Rob
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### Author:  [@tourtelot](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/tourtelot)
#### Post date: [6 March 2024 17:00 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/25 "2024-03-06T17:00:49Z")
I am running OSX 10.15.7, Catalina, on all my 2012 MBPs.
D.
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### Author:  [@rad1](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/rad1)
#### Post date: [7 March 2024 12:15 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/26 "2024-03-07T12:15:18Z")
Thanks for replying with the details.
It must be the older version of the macOS that is giving you the success. I’m 12.6.3 and can’t read any thumb drive formatted by a SQ sound board. Borrowed a Windows laptop last night and it promptly read the thumb drive. I wonder if this means there is no support for the newer macOS and the SQ boards.
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### Author:  [@ashurman](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/ashurman)
#### Post date: [25 May 2024 20:23 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/27 "2024-05-25T20:23:50Z")
Confirming previous posts regarding MacOS Sonoma. I had the same problem with SQ-5 firmware update using Sonoma MacBook Pro, after four years without firmware update difficulty. Downloaded the upgrade package to my usual SanDisc thumb drive on an older Mac with earlier OS, upgrade successful. Allen-Heath does have a warning regarding Sonoma compatibility on the download website page.
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### Author:  [@sandor](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/sandor)
#### Post date: [9 June 2024 16:42 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/28 "2024-06-09T16:42:45Z")
I downloaded the firmware update on macOS Catalina unzipped with Terminal copied to a flash drive (formatted on the SQ) and the update was recognized and successfully applied. I tried the same procedure on the lates macOS (14.x.x) and it did not work. This would appear to be an issue with how macOS is unzipping the file. I would be surprised if it were a copying issue, but could be? I guess.
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### Author:  [@wnp2019](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/wnp2019)
#### Post date: [24 June 2024 20:20 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/29 "2024-06-24T20:20:53Z")
I too Had the same issue with my SQ6. I tried multiple drives, did everything at least 3 times on each drive. Found a drive thats USB2 and bam. worked immediately. I love AH and SQ but this usb drive is my biggest gripe. if we HAVE to format then at least it should work for any usb drive. Unfortunately its a problem and not just an oddity.
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### Author:  [@bradrickard](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/bradrickard)
#### Post date: [27 October 2024 12:44 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/30 "2024-10-27T12:44:11Z")
Same issue for me: SQ won’t recognize firmware “BIN” file, and I don’t have a computer with older OS to move the files over from. Can Allen Heath provide a downloader application so we can successfully get our firmware files to work?
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### Author:  [@Keith](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/Keith)
#### Post date: [28 October 2024 06:41 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/31 "2024-10-28T06:41:19Z")
Hi Brad,
This is now listed as a known issue on the resources page where you download firmware, with a link to this article - [https://support.allen-heath.com/hc/en-gb/articles/27372432963729-Issues-when-copying-firmware-files-to-a-USB-drive-using-macOS](https://support.allen-heath.com/hc/en-gb/articles/27372432963729-Issues-when-copying-firmware-files-to-a-USB-drive-using-macOS)
Which includes more info and the workarounds.
In short, the recent macOS does not truncate and number filenames in a standard way, but it’s possible to rename the file manually before copying to the drive.
Thanks,
Keith.
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### Author:  [@mkirschke25](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/mkirschke25)
#### Post date: [1 March 2025 12:35 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/sq5-firmware-update/13823/32 "2025-03-01T12:35:05Z")
Whao!!! Finally that helpt. Thank you so much.
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