mammon88 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ok no mater what i try i have to boot with using rd=disk0s1 it then brings me to the welcome screen and ask do have a mac and would i like to transfer files i say no and it sits there for like a min and then asks me all over again for the same thing can anyone help me in bypassing this i just want to see the desktop im running leo4all on a AMD HP Pavilion Slimline also useing -s unless i have to wait for like 30min for it to go to the promp then -s does not work for me also i need the cd to boot using the rd=disk0s1 cmd Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114421-cant-get-pass-the-welcome-screen/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam3s Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 To get to the next screen networking must be fully functioning - it relates to how your internet access will work etc; without it - you dont have an account and all sorts of issues. Try to sort out your networking issues and you should see the next screen (if not, the welcome app keeps crashing, reloading etc). There are ways around the welcome kit, but you need to do a lot of manual work to create and setup uers etc. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114421-cant-get-pass-the-welcome-screen/#findComment-873083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacProUser83 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 1. Run single user mode using the -s flag while booting 2. Mount the file system when you boot 3. Change the root password using the command "passwd root" 4. Touch (create) the .AppleSetupDone file by typing "touch /var/db/.AppleSetupDone" 5. Reboot and login with root and the password you just created thats not a lot of work.... when you are logged in dont forget to create a standar user and block root access just for security Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114421-cant-get-pass-the-welcome-screen/#findComment-873106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakedeg Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I have the same problem as mammon. What was the final solution? I have tried the steps from Betin, but it doesn't seem to have worked. I was able to change the password, and I typed the Touch code at the prompt. It didn't throw an error. However, when I reboot, I am right back in the same place... Can't get past the "Do You Already Own a Mac?" dialog. Fixed it! I was able to boot into Safe Mode ("-x" at Boot Prompt) and then it successfully passed through the "Do You Already..." screen. I made my account and logged in with Safe Mode and I just restarted and am logged in in normal mode. Woo Hoo! Also, I did find some other helpful solutions to this problem: http://www.infinitemac.com/showthread.php?t=1566 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114421-cant-get-pass-the-welcome-screen/#findComment-1019434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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