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Old 12-29-2008, 10:02 PM
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Puttabong Puttabong is offline
 
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Hi Izrun,

Welcome to InfiniteMac - Please enjoy your stay!

Your issue is known as the Account Creation Loop error.

Quote:
How to: Install Error loop at account creation

Issue: Upon install, the process hangs in an infinite (?) loop circling between chosing language and creating / transferring an user acount ("Do you already own a mac?").
According to the forum, the problem seems to be connected to problems concerning the network card.

Solution 1: Importing an account from an existing (Tiger) installation.

Solution 2: Booting with the flag
Code:
"Graphics Mode"="640x480x32"
The resulting low screen-resolution prevents the setup screen, thus skipping the "loop". As one is not able to create a new username, only the default "admin" is created. This can be changed later on.

Solution 3: Some people reported success with disabling the network card in the bios or disconnecting the cable.

Solution 4: Boot using "-s" flag then type:

Code:
/sbin/mount -uw /

passwd root

touch /var/db/.AppleSetupDone

reboot
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