AMD Software Update - Incorrect Password

Special characters being digits?

My password is pretty much.. without it being the same exact.

xxxxx##

x = A-Z
# = 01-9

I'm under the impression the software might not have realized that I have changed my password and it's not updating that I have.

What could be the underlying issue. I only started using Mac OS X 2 days ago so I'm not too familiar with the GUI or the utilities all that well. I know a few things but nothing too fancy like terminal use.

Fast replies are always good in a support forum!

I'll be sure to try this when I get home.

Still doesn't work.

I wonder what on earth could be causing it to think I have a password.

The problem is no password works no matter what. Even if I change it or remove it completely. There is no correct password.

@nfoav8ordo you have a root account on the computer (System Admin account)? I would suggest booting with "-s" and running /sbin/mount -uw / passwd root so your system creates a root account if you don't already have one set up. Then log in as root to update (but only to update as running as root can be dangerously easy to mess up a system.

Thank you. I will try this!

mkdir: /Users/root/Library/Caches: No such file or directory
sh: line 10: /Users/root/Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate/locale: No such file or directory (1)

Now I get that AppleScript error when I enter the password for the AMD Software Update.

Do you have special characters in your password. Zephyroth has posted they will not work with the updater if you do.

Make Zephs AMD Software Update run via the Apple Menu →

So is the issue that you don't have a password now and it thinks you do? You need a password for this to work. Or at least have a root or admin account with a password for protection. Then you can enter this password in when asked.

do you have a root account on the computer (System Admin account)?

I would suggest booting with "-s" and running

/sbin/mount -uw /
passwd root

so your system creates a root account if you don't already have one set up. Then log in as root to update (but only to update as running as root can be dangerously easy to mess up a system.

You must have user password set to run ASU. It's bug(?) which I think will never be fixed, as unfortunately ASU source files are lost. So, go to: System Preferences > Accounts. Select your account on the list, click on "Change Password" button. Enter password, click another "Change Password" button to close dialog. Exit System Preferences, run ASU. Enter you new pass, it should work now.

Or forget ASU and download Zephyroth's AMD Patcher. Download packages using regular Software Update, then patch it using this little util.

I know this thread is a few months old. Still, I wanted to point out that with sudo privileges it's quite easy to set up a root password on *nix:

sudo su

First type in your sudo account password, then enter your desired root password and verify.