B Berry Registered Nov 3, 2008 #1 I loose my Admin password on my iBook G4 but I have a damaged optical drive and I can't reset the password by CD room. Someone has a solution for me?
I loose my Admin password on my iBook G4 but I have a damaged optical drive and I can't reset the password by CD room. Someone has a solution for me?
ElDiabloConCaca U.S.D.A. Prime Nov 3, 2008 #2 Use another Mac to make a bootable clone of the Mac OS X Install CD/DVD to an external FireWire hard drive. A FireWire-compatible iPod will also do. Boot the iBook G4 from the FireWire hard drive. Reset password. Or, you can use single-user mode if you're using Leopard: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080414140636495
Use another Mac to make a bootable clone of the Mac OS X Install CD/DVD to an external FireWire hard drive. A FireWire-compatible iPod will also do. Boot the iBook G4 from the FireWire hard drive. Reset password. Or, you can use single-user mode if you're using Leopard: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080414140636495