Q: Update to Mavericks, Firmware password lost

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Oliver Kurlvink

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Q: Update to Mavericks, Firmware password lost

Hello,

about a year ago I set up a firmware password for my MacBook 5.1 (Aluminium Unibody MacBook, no Pro). I forgot to store the password in 1Password, so now I'm stuck with a MacBook which has a firmware password set I can't reset.

Will the Mavericks installer ask for the firmware password? Or will it just install Mavericks like it installed every other 10.8.x update in the past months?

Bye,

Oliver

MacBook, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 24, 2013 3:06 AM

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bestofall

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All the firmware password does in prevent unwanted users from booting up in any method other than the standard (example : single user) so that someone cannot get in and change settings.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1352

I can't see any reason that an update would ask for this as it has nothing to do with this. They are two seperate things.

Posted on Oct 24, 2013 7:29 AM

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by Klaus1,

Klaus1 Oct 24, 2013 5:47 AM in response to Oliver Kurlvink
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Oct 24, 2013 5:47 AM in response to Oliver Kurlvink

Resetting or changing an account password:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
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Oliver Kurlvink Oct 24, 2013 6:04 AM in response to Klaus1
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Oct 24, 2013 6:04 AM in response to Klaus1

Hello,

thanks. But a firmware password is something different than an account password: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4347468 .

I know that there might be a chance that Apple might disable the firmware password when I go to an Apple Store, but I'm interested in getting to know if installing the update to Mavericks requires the firmware password or not. "Dot updates" did not require the firmware password, but I don't want to create a bricked machine in case Mavericks does.

Bye,
Oliver
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bestofall Oct 24, 2013 6:42 AM in response to Oliver Kurlvink
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Oct 24, 2013 6:42 AM in response to Oliver Kurlvink

As far as I know it does not. I updated two with firmware passwords that they had no issues. WIth that being said, there are ways of removing a firmware password which I will not mention here but a Google search will probably help you out in that regard.
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Oliver Kurlvink Oct 24, 2013 7:23 AM in response to bestofall
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Oct 24, 2013 7:23 AM in response to bestofall

You mean it did not ask for the firmware passwords?
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Oliver Kurlvink Oct 29, 2013 5:16 AM in response to Oliver Kurlvink
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Oct 29, 2013 5:16 AM in response to Oliver Kurlvink

Thanks vor the answers. I tried it and it worked without any problems. During the installation the firmware password is not asked for.
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bestofall

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Oct 24, 2013 7:29 AM in response to Oliver Kurlvink

All the firmware password does in prevent unwanted users from booting up in any method other than the standard (example : single user) so that someone cannot get in and change settings.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1352

I can't see any reason that an update would ask for this as it has nothing to do with this. They are two seperate things.

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