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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Ping: 'Jolly Roger' - Safe Boot mode |
| Date | 24 Jan 2019 03:55:57 GMT |
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On 2019-01-24, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > On 2019-01-24 00:32:58 +0000, David B. said: > >> Hi JR >> >> I had a telephone conversation today with an Apple Support employee >> based in Portugal. He was the same man who had been unable to uncover >> the reason why I couldn't start my iMac in Safe Boot mode, way back in >> November. >> >> He was surprised when I explained that, following my very helpful >> discussion with you, I had solved the problem! When I explained what >> needed to be done he said that rang a bell in his distant memory. It >> was something he had been told during his Apple training years ago but >> that never, not once, had the situation ever arisen in practice in his >> role as a now senior support professional. He thanked me ..... and I >> now pass on those same thanks to you. :-) >> >> I requested that he send a memorandum to all of his colleagues so that >> other advisers will not be caught out in the same manner. Time will >> tell! >> >> My sincere thanks once again for your help. > > Will you remind us of what it was that solved the "no safe boot" problem? He had a firmware password set, which prevents booting from anything other than the volume set in System Preferences > Startup Disk. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Ping: 'Jolly Roger' - Safe Boot mode "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-24 00:32 +0000
Re: Ping: 'Jolly Roger' - Safe Boot mode Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-24 01:08 +0000
Re: Ping: 'Jolly Roger' - Safe Boot mode "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-24 08:57 +0000
Re: Ping: 'Jolly Roger' - Safe Boot mode gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-23 17:41 -0800
Re: Ping: 'Jolly Roger' - Safe Boot mode Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-24 03:55 +0000
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