AMD Software Update - Incorrect Password - Page 2

SHS · #11 10-21-2008, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nfoav8or

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

I would suggest booting with "-s" and running

Code:

/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!

SHS · #12 10-21-2008, 03:00 AM

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.

maya77 · #13 10-21-2008, 09:40 PM

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.

inportb · #14 03-10-2009, 03:24 AM

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:

Code:

sudo su

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