Re: using bless to change boot device
Re: using bless to change boot device
- Subject: Re: using bless to change boot device
- From: "Justin C. Walker" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:29:36 -0700
On Aug 19, 2005, at 21:03 , Herbert wrote:
I'm trying to use bless to change the boot device. Below is what I
get.
bless -mount "/Volumes/My iPod/" -setBoot
nvram: Error (-1) setting variable - 'boot-device'
/usr/sbin/nvram returned non-0 exit status
Can't set Open Firmware
A shot in the dark: are you doing this as root (sudo bless ...)? In
order to write the nvram, you do need to be root.
The Lock is set (closed) in System Utilities, so I have to click on
it and enter my password. I tried unlocking it before using bless
but no joy.
I think the lock in this case just controls what you can do with the
"System Utilities" (you mean the Startup Disk panel in System
Prefs??). It has no effect on what happens on the command line.
I think this may be the problem but I'm not sure. I can't remember
how to turn that lock to "off" permanently. Can anyone else?
The lock is 'open' for me (on the few panels I checked). I don't
know how to control that, though.
Regards,
Justin
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Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon-at-Large
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