This might be getting a bit off-topic, but I thought people might like an explanation of what this fix does, so I'll annotate.
Stephen Thew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Boot from the FireWire drive into single-user mode (hold down > command+s during boot). When prompted, type: Single user mode means that the bare minimum of the system is started up. Useful mostly for fixing things. > fsck -y > [repeat until it no longer says that the Filesystem was modified] > Type the following,press return after each line (spaces are VERY > important ) fsck is a command that does a File System ChecK, and the -y tells it to fix things (i.e. it automatically answers "yes" to every question it would ask if you didn't use the "-y.") This fixes things that get messed up on the disk when a machine crashes. > mount -uw / mount is the command for mounting disks, so that you can access them. The "root," or "/" directory, was already mounted- but it was mounted "read-only" for the initial checks, so no files can be created or changed. The "u" tells the mount command to just change the kind of mount on an already mounted drive to the "w," which means you can now create, delete, or modify files on it. (The root directory is the top directory, like the ":" of MacOS 9). > cd /var/db/ cd is Change Directory, and this changes to the directory (folder) /var/db/. > rm .AppleSetupDone rm is ReMove, and this removes a file .AppleSetupDone in the /var/db/ directory. The . at the begining of the file name means that it won't show up in most directory listings. "ls -a" will show it (or it would, before it was removed). I'm guessing that the system will look for this file at startup, and start the Apple setup utility if it can't find it. > cd netinfo Changes into the directory /var/db/netinfo > mv local.nidb local.nidb.bak mv is short for MoVe- it renames files, and can put them into different directories. This takes the /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb file and renames it to /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb.bak- the .bak is a traditional way of saying that this file is a backup. The local.nidb is a NetInfo database, which is where all the stuff the system needs to know about itself is stored- stuff like its name, I believe. > exit Exits the single user mode command line "shell," so it can continue with booting. > As the system boots, you will get the Apple Setup Assistant. Enter > your name, password, etc (be sure to use the same short name). You > should be able to get in just fine now. -- Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
