Open Firmware allows you to set a password for the workstation and to choose one of three operating or security modes, all of which affect the Mac at the hardware level, before the computer even ...

I installed OSX on my imac, and when the machine rebooted i got this message:<P>bootr, unknown word<BR>Failed to boot<BR>Apple iMac OpenFirmware 3.0.f10 built on 3/05/99<P>In order to boot the ...

Go into Open Firmware by holding down Command-Option-O-F at startup. Type "password" and you will be requested to type and confirm a password. However, ...

In any case, it provides an Open Firmware command that appears to be incorrect, missing a second ending quotation mark: <nvram boot-args="-v>. When Mark Stinson tried this on his beige G3 Mac, ...

We tackle questions about about setting an Open Firmware password, changing Desktop pictures, folder syncing, external hard drives, video adapters, Palm/Mac personal finance packages and more.

In addition to releasing Mac OS X 10.1.2 tonight, Apple also posted an update to its Open Firmware Password application. The application allows you to set security features on your computer.