pressure Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I have a working 10.5.4 system that I need to have not work. Is there any file I can take out to make the PC not boot? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/159110-need-to-disable-an-osx86-system/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Define "not boot"? Do you want it to not give you the option to boot it ordo you want the boot to fail? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/159110-need-to-disable-an-osx86-system/#findComment-1115335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Define "not boot"? Do you want it to not give you the option to boot it ordo you want the boot to fail? basically I lent someone my working hackintosh, and the only way I can get it back is if I "break" it. meaning, take out a file or something and have it just not work, not boot, ect so he can come to me and ask me to fix it so I can get it back, and just tell him it broke. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/159110-need-to-disable-an-osx86-system/#findComment-1115363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoo Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 basically I lent someone my working hackintosh, and the only way I can get it back is if I "break" it. meaning, take out a file or something and have it just not work, not boot, ect so he can come to me and ask me to fix it so I can get it back, and just tell him it broke. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/159110-need-to-disable-an-osx86-system/#findComment-1115460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx66stangxx Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 So you are saying that you friend won't let you have your computer back? And the only way to get it back is somehow screw up the OS without them knowing? Have them do an Update through Apple software update, unless your have it worked out that you can do software update natively. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/159110-need-to-disable-an-osx86-system/#findComment-1115468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 So you are saying that you friend won't let you have your computer back? And the only way to get it back is somehow screw up the OS without them knowing? Have them do an Update through Apple software update, unless your have it worked out that you can do software update natively. If I do this , will it shut down before or after restart? What I would like to do is remove the file, or something but still leave it running, and when they restart that it wont work anymore. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/159110-need-to-disable-an-osx86-system/#findComment-1115528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacaman1 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 remove this file /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist your system will keep working until you shut down it will not boot any more until you put back this file in place i hope that it will help you sacaman Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/159110-need-to-disable-an-osx86-system/#findComment-1115552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 remove this file /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist your system will keep working until you shut down it will not boot any more until you put back this file in place i hope that it will help you sacaman thanks good looking Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/159110-need-to-disable-an-osx86-system/#findComment-1115586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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