Stuck at "do you already own a Mac?"

[katanagoo]

I've installed iDeneb 10.5.5 on my emachine D620 laptop, and got as far as the "do you already own a Mac?"

 

I've clicked "Do Not Transfer my information now" and then click continue (needs more than 1 click)

then the rainbow pinwheels shows up for about 60 seconds, then kicks me back out to the 1st boot Welcome Screen, with US as my country, then US keyboard, then again to "do you already own a Mac?"

 

It doesn't seem to advance to the next screen which I believe asks "How Do you Connect?" screen

 

Any advice/experience on this?

 

thanks in advance

[katanagoo]

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[verdant]

I've installed iDeneb 10.5.5 on my emachine D620 laptop, and got as far as the "do you already own a Mac?"

 

I've clicked "Do Not Transfer my information now" and then click continue (needs more than 1 click)

then the rainbow pinwheels shows up for about 60 seconds, then kicks me back out to the 1st boot Welcome Screen, with US as my country, then US keyboard, then again to "do you already own a Mac?"

 

It doesn't seem to advance to the next screen which I believe asks "How Do you Connect?" screen

 

Any advice/experience on this?

 

thanks in advance

 

1. Run single user mode using the -s flag while booting i.e. type -s at the "boot:" prompt and wait for the prompt ":/ root#" to appear, then type each of the following lines, followed by Enter and then waiting for ":/ root#" to re-appear.

2. Mount the file system by typing "mount -uw /" (without quotes) at the ":/ root#" prompt.

3. Change the root password by typing "passwd root" at the ":/ root#" prompt and then typing in a new root password and retyping it again as requested.

4. Create the .AppleSetupDone file by typing

"touch /var/db/.AppleSetupDone" (without quotes) at the ":/ root#" prompt

5. Boot the system by typing "exit" (without quotes) at the ":/ root#" prompt.

6. Reboot from HDD with "-v -f" and the OS X Login screen is presented; enter "root" as Name and for Password, the root password chosen previously, and the system logs you in as System Administrator.

[iCool]

1. Run single user mode using the -s flag while booting i.e. type -s at the "boot:" prompt and wait for the prompt ":/ root#" to appear, then type each of the following lines, followed by Enter and then waiting for ":/ root#" to re-appear.

2. Mount the file system by typing "mount -uw /" (without quotes) at the ":/ root#" prompt.

3. Change the root password by typing "passwd root" at the ":/ root#" prompt and then typing in a new root password and retyping it again as requested.

4. Create the .AppleSetupDone file by typing

"touch /var/db/.AppleSetupDone" (without quotes) at the ":/ root#" prompt

5. Boot the system by typing "exit" (without quotes) at the ":/ root#" prompt.

6. Reboot from HDD with "-v -f" and the OS X Login screen is presented; enter "root" as Name and for Password, the root password chosen previously, and the system logs you in as System Administrator.

 

 

 

i have a problem with the password thing: i get a "unable t odetermine UUID for host. Error 35

launch msg: Socket is not connected.

if i reboot without this step i still have the setup menu even tho all other steps were successiful.

 

btw i run a eeepc 1005hab and have only one partition on which mac is installed

[Eric Nail]

All i see is problems with iDeneb >.>

 

Do yourself a favor and get one of the iATKOS versions.