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How to set iBook G4 back to factory settings without disk.

I'm about to sell my iBook G4. But I want it back to it's factory settings. I got told:
Turn off mac.
Restart and as soon as you see the white screen press;
Command and S.
Type in:
/sbin/fsck -fy
/sbin/mount -uw
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone

Reboot


but it doesn't reboot it. HELP!

iPod touch (4th generation), iOS 6.0.1, iTunes, iBook G4

Posted on Nov 28, 2012 10:32 AM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2012 10:48 AM

You can't; that procedure will cause it to rerun the Setup Assistant, but it isn't an actual factory reset. If you want to use it anyway, use 'shutdown -h now' as the final command.


The computer shouldn't be sold without its original disks.


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How to set iBook G4 back to factory settings without disk.

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