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<font size="3" face="Lucida Grande">I just use a login hook to unmount the windows partition at login</font><br><br><br>Criss Myers<BR>Senior Customer Support Analyst (Mac Services)<BR>Apple Certified Technical Coordinator v10.5<BR>LIS Business Support Team<BR>Library 301<BR>University of Central Lancashire<BR>Preston PR1 2HE<BR>Ex 5054<BR>01772 895054<BR><BR><BR><br><br>>>> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at  7:47 PM, in message <48736FF90200003900000320@gwoes4.kckps.org>, "Thomas Larkin" <TLARKI@kckps.org> wrote:<br> </p>
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Eric<br><br>Thanks I have not looked at the newest version of boot picker or refit so they may have very well added command mode to it. <br><br>I will have to check that out<br><br>thanks<br><br>Thomas Larkin<br>TIS Department<br>KCKPS USD500<br>tlarki@kckps.org<br>cell:  913-449-7589<br>office:  913-627-0351<br><br>>>> Eric Winkelhake <eric.winkelhake@us-resources.com> 7/8/2008 1:29 PM >>><br>I know this doesn't help but if BootPicker has a problem with not mounting<br>the volume why not just make it hidden with a .hidden file or using the<br>setfile command found in the dev tools to set the invisible attribute??<br>Anyway, take a look at refit.  I'm pretty sure you can lock down boot<br>choices which means preventing target disk mode and optical/external<br>booting.  Here's info from the latest version:<br><br>ersion 0.11 (February 20, 2008):<br>                Support for the MacBook Air.<br>                Apple Hardware Test is no longer shown as a separate<br>choice in the main menu. If present, it is now an option in the Mac OS X<br>submenu.<br>                Additional configuration options to lock down rEFIt for a<br>lab environment.<br><br>--<br>Eric Winkelhake | Technology Services ? Mundocom | Re:Sources IT<br>35 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3000 | Chicago, IL 60601<br>Office: 312-220-1669 | Mobile: 312-519-5632<br>Email: Eric.Winkelhake@us-resources.com<br>Open a Service Desk Ticket | Navigating IT | Training Now<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>"Thomas Larkin" <TLARKI@kckps.org><br>07/08/08 12:17 PM<br><br>To<br><casper-bounces@list.jamfsoftware.com>, "Eric Winkelhake"<br><eric.winkelhake@us-resources.com>, "Craig S. Ernst" <ERNSTCS@uwec.edu><br>cc<br>"Casper List" <casper@list.jamfsoftware.com><br>Subject<br>Re: [Casper] boot camp commands on windows<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Yeah, boot picker is nice and I have used that in the past.  The only huge<br>downside for me is that I have to open up firmware access for boot picker<br>to run, and it doesn't like the fact that I make the windows partition not<br>mount at start up via /etc/fstab.  In my environment if we unlock firmware<br>I know that some students will use target mode booting or an installer DVD<br>to root a machine, and that is something my boss doesn't want to happen,<br>nor do I.  I know that physical access tosses all security out the window,<br>but a firmware password is a huge deterrent, and 99% of the students won't<br>want to physically open up their macbooks to bypass the firmware password.<br>Mainly because we can tell, and we charge them for the laptop if that is<br>the case.<br><br>Trust me, I would rather not put windows on any of these machines but due<br>to time and a certain application I have absolutely no choice.  Next<br>school year if the developer doesn't get off their butts and fix their<br>product to make it web based (like they are promising us) I am going to<br>have to lobby to change products.<br><br>thanks,<br><br>Thomas Larkin<br>TIS Department<br>KCKPS USD500<br>tlarki@kckps.org<br>cell:  913-449-7589<br>office:  913-627-0351<br><br>>>> Eric Winkelhake <eric.winkelhake@us-resources.com> 7/8/2008 12:10 PM<br>>>><br>Not sure about forcing them....but have you seen BootPicker from bombich??<br><br>Or maybe rEFIt??  Their open source so maybe you could manipulate one to<br>get the desired effect.<br><br>--<br>Eric Winkelhake | Technology Services ? Mundocom | Re:Sources IT<br>35 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3000 | Chicago, IL 60601<br>Office: 312-220-1669 | Mobile: 312-519-5632<br>Email: Eric.Winkelhake@us-resources.com<br>Open a Service Desk Ticket | Navigating IT | Training Now<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>"Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS@uwec.edu><br>Sent by: casper-bounces@list.jamfsoftware.com<br>07/08/08 11:57 AM<br><br>To<br>Casper List <casper@list.jamfsoftware.com><br>cc<br><br>Subject<br>Re: [Casper] boot camp commands on windows<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>I?ve been asking for this same thing. I haven?t checked out the updated<br>version of bootcamp yet, but my guess there is nothing in there for<br>?Enterprise? support.<br><br>If someone has something that does this I would owe them big time!<br><br>Craig<br><br><br>On 7/8/08 1:04 PM, "Thomas Larkin" <TLARKI@kckps.org> wrote:<br><br>Is anyone running any kind of scripts or hooks with in the windows side<br>that use boot camp?  Like, how would you force someone in windows to<br>change the default boot volume back to OS X and reboot the system?<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Thomas Larkin<br>TIS Department<br>KCKPS USD500<br>tlarki@kckps.org<br>cell:  913-449-7589<br>office:  913-627-0351<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Casper mailing list<br>Casper@list.jamfsoftware.com<br><a href="http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper">http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Casper mailing list<br>Casper@list.jamfsoftware.com<br><a href="http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper">http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper</a><br><br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Disclaimer<br>The information in this email and any attachments may contain proprietary<br>and confidential information that is intended for the addressee(s) only.<br>If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any<br>disclosure, copying, distribution, retention or use of the contents of<br>this information is prohibited.  When addressed to our clients or vendors,<br>any information contained in this e-mail or any attachments is subject to<br>the terms and conditions in any governing contract. 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