LawlessPPC-10.5.4
I've instaled lawless 10.5.4 on my AMD and it looked to go well, untill I got to the: 1) Create an acct 2) Choose languaue 3) Inport from another mac Then it loops through those 3 steps again and again. any help would be great. Gateway…
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- @johnboy797 Published 2009-04-02
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- Leopard 10.5
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- 3,847 historical reads · 2 curated field notes (from 5 dispatches) · 2009-04-02 – 2009-04-06
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I've instaled lawless 10.5.4 on my AMD and it looked to go well, untill I got to the:
1) Create an acct
2) Choose languaue
3) Inport from another mac
Then it loops through those 3 steps again and again.
any help would be great.
Gateway 4006254R ECS MCP61PM-GM AM2 MATX MOTHERBOARD
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core
ATI Radeon HD 2100xt
Integrated Realtek RTL8201N 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Realtek Audo
What I've tried:
disable: nic in Bios
Boot with -x -f -s
This is as far as I've gotten as I am a n00b...
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Follow-up dispatches by @johnboy797
This is what im putting in
-s /sbin/mount -uw /passwd root "password" touch /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
but its sitting at
":/ root# appleNforceATA: found 0 units"
Am I missing something?
Thanks again
Synthesized Community Field Notes
2 technical responses curated from 5 original dispatches
Solution: Boot using "-s" flag then type ->
/sbin/mount -uw /
passwd root <- Type any password you want
touch /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
reboot
then when log in screen appears, username:root, Passwd: "whatever you set it as"
@handz
You don't by any chance know what causes the Welcome Loop? I am familiar with the problem and the fix but never heard as to what causes it.
Sources & Contributor Provenance (3 credited usernames · Thread #2499)
| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @johnboy797 | Primary Author | 3 | 2009-04-02 → 2009-04-06 |
| @handz | Contributor | 1 | 2009-04-02 |
| @lanceomni | Contributor | 1 | 2009-04-02 |