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Where do you go to set the open firmware password in OS X Lion?
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Tyre MacAdmin
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Jan 25, 2012, 01:36 AM
 
Where do you go to set the open firmware password in OS X Lion? I have a new Mac Mini and I am trying to find it in the EFI settings using apple + r to get to the boot setting but I do not see it anywhere...
     
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Jan 25, 2012, 05:53 AM
 
Its possible Lion doesn't support it since Filevault now does FDE. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple expected you to use that instead.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
     
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Jan 25, 2012, 06:13 AM
 
Here's a tutorial for how to do it on Lion. It sounds like you have to use the firmware password utility off your Snow Leopard Disc.

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Jan 26, 2012, 12:34 AM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac View Post
Here's a tutorial for how to do it on Lion. It sounds like you have to use the firmware password utility off your Snow Leopard Disc.
Thanks - but don't have a snow leopard disk Was sent out to the waste lands after the PPC updates ended! Anyways thanks - maybe a friend has one...
     
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Jan 26, 2012, 01:17 AM
 
It's the first item in the Utilities menu when you boot the Lion Recovery HD.
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Jan 26, 2012, 02:45 AM
 
Winner!

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Jan 26, 2012, 04:20 PM
 
Originally Posted by Art Vandelay View Post
It's the first item in the Utilities menu when you boot the Lion Recovery HD.
I do not see a "Recovery HD" in start-up disks. I did do full disk encryption so I do not know if that did something... ?
     
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Jan 26, 2012, 04:23 PM
 
Boot with Command-R.
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Jan 26, 2012, 05:07 PM
 
Originally Posted by Art Vandelay View Post
Boot with Command-R.
Found it thanks!
     
   
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