O.K. here's the situation:
The HD on my macbook failed, so I replaced it. I used the system restore discs that came with it, and disc 1 loaded with no problems. Disc 2 stops at 54% and gives an error message saying there was a problem. On further inspection, I noticed that disc 2 is very badly scratched. I tried to use disc 2 that came with my imac, but that did not work because it is a different version. My next idea was to wipe the HD clean again and just use the second set of discs. Thats where the problem begins. The only screen I can access asks me to insert disc 2. All the drop down menus are greyed out, as well as the option to go back. I entered single user mode hoping to be able to erase the HD from there. The only commands I can find online are to erase everything under a specific username. Obviously since this HD has never had OSX fully installed, there is no specific username. Can someone please tell me how to fully erase the HD in single user mode so I can reinstall OSX from the beginning?
The HD on my macbook failed, so I replaced it. I used the system restore discs that came with it, and disc 1 loaded with no problems. Disc 2 stops at 54% and gives an error message saying there was a problem. On further inspection, I noticed that disc 2 is very badly scratched. I tried to use disc 2 that came with my imac, but that did not work because it is a different version. My next idea was to wipe the HD clean again and just use the second set of discs. Thats where the problem begins. The only screen I can access asks me to insert disc 2. All the drop down menus are greyed out, as well as the option to go back. I entered single user mode hoping to be able to erase the HD from there. The only commands I can find online are to erase everything under a specific username. Obviously since this HD has never had OSX fully installed, there is no specific username. Can someone please tell me how to fully erase the HD in single user mode so I can reinstall OSX from the beginning?
