Ars Technica

Open Firmware, cd boot and DEFAULT CATCH

I've got a Lombard PBG3, which works fine but is hopelessly stuck in OS9.1. Initially I had a bad cd module that would take 5 minutes to read any CD, and then the other day I miraculously found an ...
Ars Technica

Stumped. Can't boot to OpenFirmware on two G5s.

I have two PowerMac G5s. Both are dual CPU (2.5GHz), liquid cooled. Both have firmware locked via Apple's Open Firmware Password utility (I know the password). Both running 10.3.9.<BR><BR>One was ...
CNET

Intel-Based Macs: The EFI replacement for Open Firmware password protection

For the utmost in physical security, currently shipping PowerPC-based Macs allow the user to set an Open Firmware password via the Apple Open Firmware Password tool. [Note that this linked version ...
CNET

Odds and Ends: Kensington PocketMouse firmware

Kensington PocketMouse firmware conflict Douglas Wyman reports that Kensington's PocketMouse disables Open Firmware access to the DVD/CD drive on Pismo laptops and probably on other USB-equipped Macs: ...