Hey guys! I got an iBook G4, with a 1.33 GHz PowerPC G4 processor, 30 Gb HD, 512 MB Ram, w/Combo Drive from my uncle and im dying to use it! I have one BIG problem = No Admin Password available! He bought it off ebay second hand and the seller wont reply to his messeges. Ive tried multiple different ways of resetting the administrative password.
Attempt 1:
On boot i hold down Apple Button + S
Then i type ls /Users (press enter)
It then lists .DS_Store + .localized + Shared + admin + student
Using that list, i type passwd admin then press enter
Unfortunately all it says after that is localhost:/ root# as if what i typed meant nothing (I am new to macs so please correct me in any part of the process if needed)
Based on a thread on another site I read, I was supposed to see
New password:
But I didn't!
So I tried another way...
Attempt 2:
I decided to buy Mac OS X 10.3 Install DVD 1 & CD 2 from eBay after I read in other sites that reinstalling the OS was the easiest way to reset the administrative password and regain controll of my priveledges.
After the install disc was inserted I wasn't allowed to install the new OS without the administrative password.
So I resetted the laptop and held down the Option key.
I was given the choices to acces the Macintosh HD, Apple hardware test, and eMac restore DVD
When I clicked on the eMac Restore DVD the screen turned black with a little black and white wheel spinning around the center (for the record: it's usually multicolored)
So next time i restarted the computer and pressed the Option key, I chose the Apple hardware test to see if that would work...NOPE!
I got a messege saying "Apple Hardware Test does not support this machine" and it gave me the choice to Shut down or Restart the laptop! EVIL!!!!!!!
I tried the process of holding down the option key then pressing eMac Restore DVD with my friends laptop and IT WORKED.
If there are other ways to try and reset the administrative password would you please let me know? Also, if there are multiple different kinds of iBook G4's please tell me why they are different. Is there a different kind of Install Disc I have to use for this iBook model?
FYI: This is the link to the page that has all the information on what kind of OS Install disk i bought on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190089317857
Attempt 1:
On boot i hold down Apple Button + S
Then i type ls /Users (press enter)
It then lists .DS_Store + .localized + Shared + admin + student
Using that list, i type passwd admin then press enter
Unfortunately all it says after that is localhost:/ root# as if what i typed meant nothing (I am new to macs so please correct me in any part of the process if needed)
Based on a thread on another site I read, I was supposed to see
New password:
But I didn't!
So I tried another way...Attempt 2:
I decided to buy Mac OS X 10.3 Install DVD 1 & CD 2 from eBay after I read in other sites that reinstalling the OS was the easiest way to reset the administrative password and regain controll of my priveledges.
After the install disc was inserted I wasn't allowed to install the new OS without the administrative password.
So I resetted the laptop and held down the Option key.
I was given the choices to acces the Macintosh HD, Apple hardware test, and eMac restore DVD
When I clicked on the eMac Restore DVD the screen turned black with a little black and white wheel spinning around the center (for the record: it's usually multicolored)
So next time i restarted the computer and pressed the Option key, I chose the Apple hardware test to see if that would work...NOPE!
I got a messege saying "Apple Hardware Test does not support this machine" and it gave me the choice to Shut down or Restart the laptop! EVIL!!!!!!!
I tried the process of holding down the option key then pressing eMac Restore DVD with my friends laptop and IT WORKED.
If there are other ways to try and reset the administrative password would you please let me know? Also, if there are multiple different kinds of iBook G4's please tell me why they are different. Is there a different kind of Install Disc I have to use for this iBook model?
FYI: This is the link to the page that has all the information on what kind of OS Install disk i bought on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190089317857
