Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
I am trying to bypass the admin setup on my powerbook g4 (2005) because it keeps freezing at the choose keyboard screen.
I looked up the tutorial using
mount -uw /
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
The prompt says that there is no such file or directory, I used the ls -al /var/db, and I dont see it in the list that poped up.
Can anyone help me with this problem---or even the freeze on the choose keyboard?
PowerBook
OK thanks, it appears that at least one essential component is corrupt or was removed from the operating system.
Using your original System Install DVD, reinstall OS X. If a later version of OS X is already installed, you will need to erase your entire system first.
Nothing short of that is likely to resolve it. If you have user account data on the disk and no backup, use another Mac and FireWire Target Disk Mode to archive the existing, corrupt installation so that you can migrate its user data after you reinstall (and subsequently upgrade, if required) OS X.
One last thing to try before resorting to that drastic measure is to restore the .AppleSetupDone file. That ought to skip Setup Assistant, and with any luck at all may restore the normal Login screen. To do that:
touch /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
Type carefully.
I'm having the same problem I factory reset my computer bc i forgot that password now I'm having the same problem it keeps freezing at the select your keyboard prompt it works up until select keyboard comes up I hit continue and that's it nothing else happens can't go back or anything could someone please explain to me what to do and I'd I got to type anything in orbwhat not tell me were to do so I don't know much about computers so so if you could put it in detail that would be awesome thanks and appreciate it
I'm having the same problem I factory reset my computer bc i forgot that password now I'm having the same problem it keeps freezing at the select your keyboard prompt it works up until select keyboard comes up I hit continue and that's it nothing else happens can't go back or anything could someone please explain to me what to do and I'd I got to type anything in orbwhat not tell me were to do so I don't know much about computers so so if you could put it in detail that would be awesome thanks and appreciate it
David,
You will never get the quality of help here you deserve by tagging onto another's post, especially one that started nearly three years ago. Also people here tend to be put off by others continuing to repost the same question and ignore those posts.
You need to start your own thread, and also tell us as much about the model and OS of your computer as possible. You do not want us guessing at what Mac you have! Different models have different troubleshooting requirements.
This forum is for Mac notebooks made between 1989 and 2005. Not too many left in service so yours may be newer and need a different forum. Give us all the info you can. If the computer won't start, find its serial number (will be on the case bottom or inside the battery bay if you remove the battery) and plug it into this web page:
http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/
to get it translated into a model name with which we can we can work
Ok sorry about that I'm new to this and didn't notice it was that long ago I apologize my computer is a PowerBook g4 the serial number is W8547DY6SWZ I also don't know how to put my own post..so I factory reset my computer and it goes threw the begging steps but as soon is it gets to the slect keyboard it freezes and won't go any further idk what to do
Hi Heathen819,
You need to change your Single User Mode code to
mount -uw /
var/db/.applesetupdone
shutdown -h now
or reboot
if it changee to bash then type root, it will change the language.
- Not Food
Hi for me when I try the
Touch /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
It’s says
Read-only file system what do I try then ?
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone: No such file or directory
