Recent content by hibbyz

Are there any unix guys out there that can tell me how to figure out what the root user passwd is in single user mode? Be gentle I'm not that unix savvy. Ta

The ibook will not read any cd's or external hard disks. Apparently somehow the firmware has been password protected by a previous owner. I don't know this password. Is there a command routine I can run in single user mode to get around this? At the moment its looking like I'll have to send it...

Thanks guys but these are things I've already tried. No one can get the sucker to accept any method of entry. I'm thinking I may need to replace the hard drive and start anew.

Hi This should keep you on your toes! I have an ibook 500mhz which I have purchased in a private deal second hand. It was running osX.1.x only (no os9). I needed classic so loaded the os9 software. This obliterated os10 use. The machine worked fine under os9. I then decided I would like to...