[iBook] Open Password Firmware App No longer works.

[Gregory Martinez]

I figured it out. If you select another disk in Startup Disk, it will 
boot up from that disk. It is only when someone inserts a disk or 
attaches a drive (without being able to select it in Startup Disk) that 
the Open Firmware Password  app will stop the disk from booting.

BTW, for those that do not know, "Open Firmware Password" is an Apple 
utility that you can download. I actually do not like it much. Niether 
am I crazy about FileVault (it encrypts more than I need).

I  would like something that encrypts/decrypts specific 
folders/programs easily. The utilities out there seem to encrypt files. 
For example iPhoto Library, I would like to secure it. I think all 
major apps should have encryption capabilities for those that want to 
use it.

I know about Disk Utilities abilities, but I find its interface and 
procedure for encrypting/decrypting to be too cumbersome for regular 
frequent use.
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Greg Martinez
gregmartinez at mac.com

iBook 12" G4, 800MHz, OS 10.3.6, 640 MB RAM.

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On Dec 27, 2004, at 2:44 PM, Gregory Martinez wrote:

> I used to use the Open Firmware Password application and it worked 
> fine on both my iMac G4 and iBook G4. Then I switched to FileVault. I 
> decided to go back to Open Firmware Password for security. However, 
> the application does not work anymore on either machine. I give it a 
> password. Reboot. Then I use an external firewire hard drive with an 
> OS 10.3 system on it and both computers boot from the external 
> firewire drive. This should not happen, I should not be able to boot 
> from an external drive, but I am.
>
> I used to use Open Firmware Password application without any problems 
> on either machine. Now it does not seem to do anything on either 
> machine.
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> Greg Martinez
> gregmartinez at mac.com
> iBook 12" G4, 800MHz, OS 10.3.6, 640 MB RAM.
>
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