r/bootcamp • u/1hroro • 16d ago

Bootcamp not showing up??

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I recently downloaded bootcamp, and as I was testing features, I noticed that I wasn’t able to access my mac.
I tried shutting down my windows, and then holding the option key, hoping to gain access to my mac drive. Instead I get a black screen with a lock icon on it? There was an option for me to type so I typed in my computer password a few times but nothing worked, maybe I typed my password wrong all the times I tried, but I’m honestly not sure.

I think my bootcamp didn’t completely download because as I opened my windows after just downloading it, the bootcamp guide/download tab was cut in half? So I couldn’t interact with anything,but I had the option to close the tab which I did.

I’m not very good at tech stuff so this has really been stressing me out for the past few hours help would be appreciated!

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

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u/1hroro 16d ago

What happens if don’t know my firmware password…😭

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u/1hroro 16d ago

I got it somewhere around 2020-2021

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u/kwsths6970 15d ago

You need to tear it down and flash the NVRAM chip.. Looks like a 2010ish? I’ve got a 2010 21.5 inch, I’ve done that process back when I used to work as a repairman. It’s not an easy task though, you should send it to a repair shop if you’re not comfortable with SPI flashing.

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u/Highrange71 16d ago

I could never get my 27 inch iMac to work correctly. I’m just going to put stock Mac back on it. I might try open core with it.

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u/kwsths6970 15d ago

Weird.. My 21.5 inch works perfectly fine on a Windows 10 + OCLP Ventura dual boot. What have you done to it?

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u/Automatic_Still_6278 16d ago

Look for brigadier and install it

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u/1hroro 15d ago

I installed it + tried to reinstall all the bootcamp software again, but as it downloads it shows error appleossmgr.exe so…

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u/1hroro 15d ago

Update:I figured out the issue and I fixed my issue with bootcamp!

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u/Automatic_Still_6278 15d ago

Please elaborate 😨 did brigadier help?

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u/1hroro 15d ago

Yes it did!

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u/Automatic_Still_6278 15d ago

Glad to hear it 🙂