Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-02-01 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 01/02/13 07.16, kimtoufectis ha scritto: > No, it's the same Ice White iMac keyboard I've been using on the machine. > Thinking that it might be a keyboard problem I switched it with a > 2006 flat aluminum keyboard I've used on another iMac I imagine both are wired; and me, too, can't

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-31 Thread kimtoufectis
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:45:58 AM UTC-5, Valter Viglietti wrote: > Il giorno 31/01/13 05.04, kimtoufectis ha scritto: > > > I got to a command prompt by holding CMD-S while booting, but my > keyboard > > entries didn't register at all. > > I always got my keyboard working when in single

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-31 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 31/01/13 05.04, kimtoufectis ha scritto: > I got to a command prompt by holding CMD-S while booting, but my keyboard > entries didn't register at all. I always got my keyboard working when in single-user (CMD+S) mode, and I was using a non-Apple keyboard (both in 10.4 and 10.6). Have yo

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-30 Thread kimtoufectis
I used DaleH and Bruce's instructions to clean off my stuff, and made sure the machine boots to the main partition again, then tried the instructions below and hit a wall. I got to a command prompt by holding CMD-S while booting, but my keyboard entries didn't register at all. Here are the las

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-29 Thread kimtoufectis
Each of you filled in a part of the puzzle for me. Thanks much! On Monday, January 28, 2013 3:04:04 PM UTC-5, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: > > > On Jan 28, 2013, at 12:24 PM, kimtoufectis > > wrote: > > > I'm getting a G4 iMac ready to sell (I'm not willing to give up the G4 > "Sunflowe

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-29 Thread kimtoufectis
Good tips; thanks! On Monday, January 28, 2013 2:51:01 PM UTC-5, DaleH wrote: > > Check this site. > The step for giving the next user the "new mac feel" with their very own > Welcome Screen is quite simple. > > http://hivelogic.com/articles/how-to-prepare-a-mac-for-sale > > > "If you’ve insta

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-29 Thread kimtoufectis
Much obliged, thanks! On Monday, January 28, 2013 2:36:02 PM UTC-5, PH wrote: > > > > Questions: > > 1. Can I do this from Disk Utility or do I need other software to > proceed? > > 2. What are the steps I need to follow to proceed? > > Should you want to prepare the machine for a new user, so

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jan 28, 2013, at 12:24 PM, kimtoufectis wrote: > I'm getting a G4 iMac ready to sell (I'm not willing to give up the G4 > "Sunflower" form factor so I found a faster one with a larger display). You'd > think a 10-year old mac user would know what to do, but no dice; as a > non-techie I nee

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-28 Thread Dale Hoffman
Check this site. The step for giving the next user the "new mac feel" with their very own Welcome Screen is quite simple. http://hivelogic.com/articles/how-to-prepare-a-mac-for-sale > "If you’ve installed Mac OS X before, you may recall that after the > installation is complete and the Welcome

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-28 Thread peterhaas
> Questions: > 1. Can I do this from Disk Utility or do I need other software to proceed? > 2. What are the steps I need to follow to proceed? Should you want to prepare the machine for a new user, so s/he has to go through the process of adding a user and password, the following process may be u

Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-28 Thread kimtoufectis
I'm getting a G4 iMac ready to sell (I'm not willing to give up the G4 "Sunflower" form factor so I found a faster one with a larger display). You'd think a 10-year old mac user would know what to do, but no dice; as a non-techie I need some step-by-step guidance. I bought it used 18 months ago