Apple released a new platform security guide today. [1] According to that, there is a "fallback recovery OS" that can be accessed if you "[f]rom a shutdown state, double-press and hold the power button." I wonder if…
Yeah, that's the right way to do it. You can do it without FileVault enabled, too. Enter `resetpassword` in Terminal, and the Erase Mac option is in the menu bar. I'll grant that this is poorly documented and not…
By the way, how do you get into OS recovery (not 1TR)? `man bputil` does allude to a distinction between the two, as you mention: > Boot environment requirements: software-launched macOS Recovery or 1TR. The only way I…
From what I can tell, Internet Recovery (which downloaded a recovery OS) is gone and replaced by 1TR which is stored on a hidden flash partition. 1TR is capable of downloading the OS and installing it, so in a way it…
> Additionally, the SEP data is stored separately from the OS (in one of the volumes of the first container). To wipe that, after wiping the partition and before reinstalling, run `xartutil --erase-all`. I believe the…
I agree that disk management of M1 Macs is poorly documented, but the author's issue appears to stem from: > Nope, this don’t work as I suspected… so, let’s check online, Apple suggests a long procedure and a short by…
Apple released a new platform security guide today. [1] According to that, there is a "fallback recovery OS" that can be accessed if you "[f]rom a shutdown state, double-press and hold the power button." I wonder if…
Yeah, that's the right way to do it. You can do it without FileVault enabled, too. Enter `resetpassword` in Terminal, and the Erase Mac option is in the menu bar. I'll grant that this is poorly documented and not…
By the way, how do you get into OS recovery (not 1TR)? `man bputil` does allude to a distinction between the two, as you mention: > Boot environment requirements: software-launched macOS Recovery or 1TR. The only way I…
From what I can tell, Internet Recovery (which downloaded a recovery OS) is gone and replaced by 1TR which is stored on a hidden flash partition. 1TR is capable of downloading the OS and installing it, so in a way it…
> Additionally, the SEP data is stored separately from the OS (in one of the volumes of the first container). To wipe that, after wiping the partition and before reinstalling, run `xartutil --erase-all`. I believe the…
I agree that disk management of M1 Macs is poorly documented, but the author's issue appears to stem from: > Nope, this don’t work as I suspected… so, let’s check online, Apple suggests a long procedure and a short by…