Brandon K N

Q: I had to G5's 2.2Ghz donated, and they were not wiped clean, and I don't have a Leopard CD. Anyone know what I can do? I am a non profit.

I would greatly appreciate some help here. I have two PowerPC's that were donated to my community center, and they were not wiped clean. (insert major frowny face) I am at a loss on what to do, being a non profit I don't have much money to spend on having these cleaned off at a local "Authorized Mac Store." I have my figners crossed that someone here might be able to offer me some guideance.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Brandon

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Sep 20, 2013 5:31 PM

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Sep 20, 2013 10:22 PM in response to Brandon K N
    Level 10 (123,670 points)
    Sep 20, 2013 10:22 PM in response to Brandon K N

    Hi Brandon,

     

    Do they boot up at all?

     

    Tough without the Install disc, but some things to try...

     

    Does it boot to Single User Mode, CMD+s keys at bootup, if so try...

     

    /sbin/fsck -fy

     

    Repeat until it shows no errors fixed.

     

    (Space between fsck AND -fy imoprtant).

     

    Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck...

     

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

     

    Reset OS X Password Without an OS X CD...

     

    http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/

     

    Admin Hack...

     

    http://www.hackmac.org/?q=node/4

     

    Starts up like the first time you buy a new Mac, but after filling in all that info again, you should have access to the computer and the other Users & files will still be there... give the new User a different name than an existing one.

     

    Let us know from there please.


  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Sep 21, 2013 1:36 PM in response to Brandon K N
    Level 6 (8,486 points)
    Classic Mac OS
    Sep 21, 2013 1:36 PM in response to Brandon K N

    What's the problem?  Do they boot up and are you able to surf the web? These are not windows machines.  They do not get messed up by malware. 

     

    Delete what stuff you do not want.  Define a new user and get rid of old user.

     

    Create new Account

     

    blue apple > system preferences

    clicks on accounts icon

     

    click on lock icon if locked. 

    enter logon password  

    Picture 9.png

     

    click on + icon ( left side of screen just above the lock icon )

     

    Picture 10.png

     

    after creating new account, you need to logout of your current account.

     

    blue apple > log out ... current count name ...

     

    log on to new account. see if problem goes away.

    Picture 11.png

     

    if it has gone  away, some preference file got messed up on your account. Rename the appropriate  Preference file. You will have to figure out the name.   They are .plist files.  Look for these files in Preferences folder which is in your Library folder [ more formally ~/Library/Preferences ].  ... reboot.

    Post back for more help.

     

    More tips on creating a new account

    http://pondini.org/OSX/Transfer.html

  • by Brandon K N,

    Brandon K N Brandon K N Sep 22, 2013 7:23 AM in response to BDAqua
    Level 1 (4 points)
    iPad
    Sep 22, 2013 7:23 AM in response to BDAqua

    I was able to change the admin password, then create my own account and delete the old account. But the hard drives are small, and there is a lot on here. I would just like to be able to wipe it clean and start fresh.

  • by rccharles,Solvedanswer

    rccharles rccharles Sep 22, 2013 8:32 AM in response to Brandon K N
    Level 6 (8,486 points)
    Classic Mac OS
    Sep 22, 2013 8:32 AM in response to Brandon K N

    Some folks have experienced difficulties loading a new system.

     

     

    Restore Tiger 10.4 & Leopard 10.5  DVDs are available from Apple by calling 800-767-2775 as of January 20, 2013.

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4720126?tstart=0

     

    (0)

    Be careful when deleting files. A lot of people have trashed their system when deleting things.

     

    Place things in trash. Reboot & run your applications. Empty trash.

     

    Go after large files that you have created & know what they are.  Do not delete small files that are in a folder you do not know what the folder is for. Anything that is less than a megabyte is a small file these days.

     

    (1)

    Empty the trash.  Space isn't reclaimed until you empty the trash in three places!

    The trash can...

    --  in the dock

    -- for iPhoto

    -- with Mail

     

    (2)

    Run

    OmniDiskSweeper

    "The simple, fast way to save disk space"

    OmniDiskSweeper is now free!

    http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidisksweeper/download/

     

    T

     

    Requirements for Mac OS X v10.5

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3759

     

    TenFourFox -- It's a port of the latest FireFox to run on older hardware and software.

    "World's most advanced web browser. Finely tuned for the Power PC."

        --  works for me on 10.4.  Supports 10.5

    http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

    alternative download site:

    http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37761/tenfourfox

     

    OmniWeb uses the lastest Safari framework.  The open source WebKit. Other browsers like Safari and iCab use the OS version of WebKit.  The OmniWeb downloaded dmg includes it's own copy of the latest WebKit.

    http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omniweb/

     

    Safari 4.1.3 for Tiger

    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1069

     

    Safari 5.0.6 Leopard.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1422

  • by Brandon K N,

    Brandon K N Brandon K N Sep 22, 2013 8:51 AM in response to rccharles
    Level 1 (4 points)
    iPad
    Sep 22, 2013 8:51 AM in response to rccharles

    Thank you very much. I'm going to call Apple and get the disks. I appreciate your help!!