Hi  everybody !

I don't konw if this is the good NG to ask your help ? (i hope so)


I've bought a second hand Toshiba tecra M5 (it was sold  as out of order)
I send it to Toshiba ASP to repair it but know Toshiba ask me 150€ 
($250US) to remove the boot password.
I don't find any solution on the internet cause it's the new anti-thief 
protection system.
No response from the previous owner
And I don't want to paid 150€ more...


Here is the test I 've already tried :

- backdoor password
- no DB25 so no loopback dongle solution
- unplug internal keyboard after booting and plug an USB ext. keyboard 
(as the solution for the dell)
- basic password (toshiba, 1234, 0000....)

Remove cmos battery has no effect with this new protection (no jumper to)
Password come before booting (so unable to boot from another external 
device like floppy to try a keydisk)

What a pity...

If anyone has an idea ?
Thks !
G.

schog wrote:
> Hi  everybody !
> 
> I don't konw if this is the good NG to ask your help ? (i hope so)
> 
> 
> I've bought a second hand Toshiba tecra M5 (it was sold  as out of order)
> I send it to Toshiba ASP to repair it but know Toshiba ask me 150€ 
> ($250US) to remove the boot password.
> I don't find any solution on the internet cause it's the new anti-thief 
> protection system.
> No response from the previous owner
> And I don't want to paid 150€ more...
> 
> 
> Here is the test I 've already tried :
> 
> - backdoor password
> - no DB25 so no loopback dongle solution
> - unplug internal keyboard after booting and plug an USB ext. keyboard 
> (as the solution for the dell)
> - basic password (toshiba, 1234, 0000....)
> 
> Remove cmos battery has no effect with this new protection (no jumper to)
> Password come before booting (so unable to boot from another external 
> device like floppy to try a keydisk)
> 
> What a pity...
> 
Unfortunately, the only published ways in, even on the hacker sites, are 
to use the correct finger, enter the right password, replace the 
security chip or pay Toshiba to remove the password. The security 
details are held in Flash memory & are allegedly encrypted. A long shot 
would be to have a quiet word with a technician at an approved Toshiba 
repairer. It is alleged by one repairer to have been done, but they 
can't remember, or won't admit to remembering, how.

Toshiba recommend a long password with mixed case & numbers.

If it's ex-corporate, the company name may be the password, but it's 
unlikely if the IT department are on the ball.

-- 
Tciao for Now!

John.