DBAN a MacBook
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Creating from Windows without buying software, like TransMac.
I popped in a Hiren's BCD 15.2 and it would boot but not allow me to choose any options. Created a bootable ISO of DBAN and it wouldn't see it when holding Option on boot up.
Created the bootable USB with Rufus... tried a variety of options including GPT, MBR, exFAT, FAT32. Couldn't get it to boot for the life of me. Model number is A1297.
Any ideas why booting from USB won't work? I've had this issue in the past with some Macs but never cared to troubleshoot. Usually just ended up creating an optical disk with DBAN on it.
Maybe I can't use Rufus, but instead have to use something like TransMac. Not sure why that'd matter since an optical disk with DBAN works fine (but a Hiren's disk doesn't).
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Use rufus and configure for UEFI? Herpa derpa maybe?
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ERRRRRRRRRPERRRRRRRRRRR es da burrrrrrrrrst.
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@zuphzuph said in DBAN a MacBook:
Use rufus and configure for UEFI? Herpa derpa maybe?
Tried that...
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Are there any secure boot options on the Mac?
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@zuphzuph said in DBAN a MacBook:
Are there any secure boot options on the Mac?
Technically... I think so. Not something a user would enable though. You'd have to go into the Open Firmware on boot and enable something like that.
http://blandname.com/2006/09/20/wheres-my-mac-bios-how-to-get-into-openfirmware-easily/
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Just use one of these to access the secure boot options on a Mac... apply liberally, repeat as necessary.
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@RojoLoco said in DBAN a MacBook:
Just use one of these to access the secure boot options on a Mac... apply liberally, repeat as necessary.
Though that lacks the word "boot". lol
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@BBigford said in DBAN a MacBook:
@RojoLoco said in DBAN a MacBook:
Just use one of these to access the secure boot options on a Mac... apply liberally, repeat as necessary.
Though that lacks the word "boot". lol
Actually, you can use the hammer in place of using DBAN. Secure data disposal.
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@BBigford said in DBAN a MacBook:
@RojoLoco said in DBAN a MacBook:
Just use one of these to access the secure boot options on a Mac... apply liberally, repeat as necessary.
Though that lacks the word "boot". lol
Although I guess here's the boot option...
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Mac's have the ability to securely wipe their drives, so you don't need DBAN assuming that OS X is a new enough version.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2906499/mac-911-how-to-erase-your-macs-hard-drive-the-right-way.html
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@Kelly said in DBAN a MacBook:
Mac's have the ability to securely wipe their drives, so you don't need DBAN assuming that OS X is a new enough version.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2906499/mac-911-how-to-erase-your-macs-hard-drive-the-right-way.html
I should have specified... I'd like to do this offline. It's on the notion that someone dropped a MacBook on my desk and said "So-and-so got fired. Wipe this."
Me: "What's the password? There's built in utilities to wipe the drive."
Manager: "Don't know. Wasn't provided one. Just wipe it."
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@BBigford said in DBAN a MacBook:
@Kelly said in DBAN a MacBook:
Mac's have the ability to securely wipe their drives, so you don't need DBAN assuming that OS X is a new enough version.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2906499/mac-911-how-to-erase-your-macs-hard-drive-the-right-way.html
I should have specified... I'd like to do this offline. It's on the notion that someone dropped a MacBook on my desk and said "So-and-so got fired. Wipe this."
Me: "What's the password? There's built in utilities to wipe the drive."
Manager: "Don't know. Wasn't provided one. Just wipe it."
It has been a little while since I last performed a CMD+R wipe, but I don't recall having to put in credentials.
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@Kelly said in DBAN a MacBook:
@BBigford said in DBAN a MacBook:
@Kelly said in DBAN a MacBook:
Mac's have the ability to securely wipe their drives, so you don't need DBAN assuming that OS X is a new enough version.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2906499/mac-911-how-to-erase-your-macs-hard-drive-the-right-way.html
I should have specified... I'd like to do this offline. It's on the notion that someone dropped a MacBook on my desk and said "So-and-so got fired. Wipe this."
Me: "What's the password? There's built in utilities to wipe the drive."
Manager: "Don't know. Wasn't provided one. Just wipe it."
It has been a little while since I last performed a CMD+R wipe, but I don't recall having to put in credentials.
Ah, I skimmed that article and thought it was going through Disk Utility (after logging in). I don't have bootable media handy. Looking for an image online since I don't have another Mac to download a copy from the App store.
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If it's an SSD DBAN is pointless
Also most modern macs and auto download the install image from the interwebz https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314
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@Kelly said in DBAN a MacBook:
@BBigford said in DBAN a MacBook:
@Kelly said in DBAN a MacBook:
Mac's have the ability to securely wipe their drives, so you don't need DBAN assuming that OS X is a new enough version.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2906499/mac-911-how-to-erase-your-macs-hard-drive-the-right-way.html
I should have specified... I'd like to do this offline. It's on the notion that someone dropped a MacBook on my desk and said "So-and-so got fired. Wipe this."
Me: "What's the password? There's built in utilities to wipe the drive."
Manager: "Don't know. Wasn't provided one. Just wipe it."
It has been a little while since I last performed a CMD+R wipe, but I don't recall having to put in credentials.
I Don't think you do but Single user mode is easy enough to bypass the passwords
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@Jason said in DBAN a MacBook:
If it's an SSD DBAN is pointless
Also most modern macs and auto download the install image from the interwebz https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314
It's a HDD (SSD will be going into it after I can get in image). I ended up torrenting the image since the software is free anymore, and it's going on Apple hardware so we're compliant there as well.
I do think that Internet Recovery should work by downloading the ISO... but I'm more focused on not reinstalling OSX to that drive. I'm replacing the drive with an SSD and installing the OS to that, but I'd need media since CMD+R wouldn't work on a blank drive... but I'll try it anyway with an Internet connection.
Edit: Sat at the white screen of death for a while... but now I'm getting a spinning globe like you see with NetBoot.
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@BBigford It could just be a UEFI boot too potato.
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@Jason said in DBAN a MacBook:
If it's an SSD DBAN is pointless
Also most modern macs and auto download the install image from the interwebz https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314
So I don't have to boot with media... just an Internet connection. That's kind of cool. But it'll reinstall the software that it came with (in this case, that's 10.7 Lion, pretty far back). But still do-able. I guess that's the answer. Thanks for that part.
Still leaves the could of questions... why can't this thing boot from USB after trying GPT, etc. Also, why will Hiren's boot but you can't scroll through the options. It's a mystery!
