Need to reformat G4 currently running Fedora PCC

Originally Posted by sloaneparker

oh, i see. is there a way to wipe out the fedora info somehow without the password?

i really feel like i should just about throw this machine out. doesnt seem like there is a fix for this ...?

=(

Try some of the other devices, like:

/dev/hdb

I don't know when Apple switched from SCSI drives but you could try:

/dev/scd0

Don't give up!

Wayne

One thing I don't think anyone has asked is can you boot Fedora? Or are you presented with a login screen and can go no further (no username or password)

Wayne

[sloaneparker]

is there a different forum for this type of query or do I have you folks stumped at the moment?

i am so frustrated over this....

[sloaneparker]

rondonjin,

it asks for a username and password and i cant boot fedora.

Originally Posted by sloaneparker

rondonjin,

it asks for a username and password and i cant boot fedora.

OK. You are going to need to reset the 'root' password (root is the administrator) Once you do that you can edit the yaboot.conf file and allow the machine to boot from CD and everything should be OK. Look at this thread on how to reset the root password:

http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...+root+password

yaboot.conf should be under /etc

When you get into the machine it will probably be in text mode (no graphical user interface) but you can use a simple editor like 'nano'

nano /etc/yaboot.conf

You will need to add 'enablecdboot' to that file, it should look similar to this:

boot=/dev/sdc3
device=/disk@0:
partition=5
root=/dev/sdc5
timeout=100
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
enablecdboot
macosx=/dev/sdb9

image=/boot/vmlinux
label=Linux
read-only
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="quiet splash"

etc..

Save (press the Control key and x and save the file) Reboot holding down the 'C' key and you should be able to boot from CD.

Edit: I was also going to say that if you do manage to reset the password and get into the system and there is no gui you could check to see if one is installed by typing:

startx

This will make it easier for you if you feel uncomfortable using the command line. You will be able to navigate to the location of yaboot.conf and use a GUI editor.

Wayne