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EFI Modifications Leaves iMac Unbootable?
jerbare writes "In attempting to run Linux and Windows on the new iMac Core Duo, people experimenting with configuring the EFI Console/Boot loader have found they can no longer boot the machine at all. Dave Schroeder of appleintelfaq.com comments, 'We have already irreversibly lost a couple of iMacs trying to load various EFI modules'. Instructions for breaking the iMac's are presently located at the bottom of the comments."
Unbootable iMacs support an even wider selection of games than do bootable iMacs.
Could be worse. If they had succeeded, they'd have an iMac running Windows.
One time I swapped sim cards with a friend's mobile phone. Are you saying I'm not a h4x0r?
Long signatures suck.
You'll have to settle for a sad owner instead.
On a related note, my neighbor asked me to perform the normal 'cleanup / devirus / windows update' on his laptop. He owns an HP laptop and has a 'Boot up BIOS password set'. So I didnt have to enter a password each time, the first thing I did was go into the BIOS. I entered the current password and when asked for a new password, I simply hit 'Enter' and 'Enter' to confirm. When I rebooted, it still asked for a password and 'Enter' does not work. The laptop is now completely useless. I have no idea how it will be fixed. From some internet searches, supposedely I can provide HP with a magic 'system hash code' and they can tell me a password, but I have no clue if I can get through to the right person, what happens if it is outside of warranty, etc.
I got tired of mucking around with all the electronic gobbldeygook connected to EFI, so I just tore all that shit out and bolted on a good old-fashioned Holley 4bbl carburetor...
Next step is a hood scoop and a bigger hard drive...