enabling security

[Mitch Bradley]

Rodolfo D. Arce S. wrote:
> It gives a "Confirmation code mismatch" error..
>
> i've tryed with lower and upper case, just to make sure..
>
> ok enable-security SHC836023B0
> Confirmation code mismatch
> ok enable-security shc836023b0
> Confirmation code mismatch

Type:

   ok .mfg-data

and make sure that the SN is the same as what you typed.

If it still doesn't work, try this patch:

   ok : nx -null safe-parse-word ;
   ok patch nx safe-parse-word enable-security
   ok enable-security SHC836023B0
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> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Mitch Bradley <wmb at laptop.org 
> <mailto:wmb at laptop.org>> wrote:
>
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>         I'm working for the paraguayian deployment, and while testing
>         i got the
>         security of a laptop disabled, but i can seem to enable it again
>
>         to disable:
>         i got a developer key, and on the "ok" prompt, i typed
>         "disable-security"
>         it all worked just fine, i did all that i wanted to do
>
>         to enable:
>         i get to the "ok" prompt and type "enable-security" but it
>         gives me an error
>         "Unexpected end-of-line"
>         and security is still disabled
>
>         is there a step that i'm missing? o perhaps a parameter that i
>         should be
>         giving at the prompt?
>          
>
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>     Yes, you now have to type the serial number as confirmation, for
>     example:
>
>      ok enable-security SHF73300042
>
>     Since we are moving to "security is off by default" , we added the
>     serial number argument to make it harder for children to do
>     something that would make their machine stop working.
>
>