[grumpycrumpy]

I've just managed to get my greasy mitts on a bargain mac g5 , lovely machine , only problem is it that some of it's features are still protected by a password ...... I've contacted the seller and he's not prepared to give me old password/security settings ....... Does anyone know of any way of getting round this ? ...... Thanks

[slackline]

Wipe it and do a fresh install will get you round that.

[grumpycrumpy]

Sadly he hasn't supplied an install disc either  ........

[Jaspersharpe]

I don't know anything about Macs but I did see something about the new OS being out soon and costing about £20. So surely you should be able to pick up a copy of the current one for a couple of fuck alls?

[grumpycrumpy]

Good point well made Jasper ...... I'll look into it ...... How was font by the way ? ......

[Jaspersharpe]

Great ta. My skin's not recovered yet.

[benpritch]

you can buy os 10.4 on ebay pretty cheap as it is an old os. a g5 won't get on with anything newer as it is power pc as opposed to intel in newer models.

better still get hold of some original g5 start up discs and then you'll get al the bundled software.


os 10.4

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mac-OS-X-Tiger-10-4-Retail-Boxed-/170651038790?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SR&hash=item27bb983446#ht_500wt_1134

g5 install

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Power-Mac-G5-Install-Software-Discs-1-2-OS-X-10-4-/220795035821?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SR&hash=item336868e0ad#ht_1334wt_1119

[heelhookofglory]

Lion comes out in July and will be £20 upgrade from the App Store. You'll no doubt need an admin password to install it though.

You're going to need an OS disc from somewhere so that you can boot straight from that -- there's a master password reset util on there -- even if it's one which you burn yourself for the time being. Then update to Lion next month.

Also try this but make sure you read the disclaimer at the bottom;
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/mac-101-reset-your-mac-os-x-password/

[benpritch]

Lion comes out in July and will be £20 upgrade from the App Store. You'll no doubt need an admin password to install it though.

You're going to need an OS disc from somewhere so that you can boot straight from that -- there's a master password reset util on there -- even if it's one which you burn yourself for the time being. Then update to Lion next month.

Also try this but make sure you read the disclaimer at the bottom;
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/mac-101-reset-your-mac-os-x-password/

Lion will NOT install on  a power pc. 10.4 is the last os that will run on a G5

[Barratt]

Just get on ebay mate for os discs. What is still protected, have you looked at the user accounts prior to posting (in the system preferences).?

[heelhookofglory]

a g5 won't get on with anything newer as it is power pc as opposed to intel in newer models.

Ah good point.

[heelhookofglory]

Lion will NOT install on  a power pc. 10.4 is the last os that will run on a G5

I know, I know... I've not woken up yet :-)

[grumpycrumpy]

Great ta. My skin's not recovered yet.

Sounds like a good week  ......

Thanks for all the advice chaps ....... I'll go the ebay route and buy a disc ...... Being a technophobe it seems the safest way forward .......

[slackline]

I don't know anything about Macs but I did see something about the new OS being out soon and costing about £20. So surely you should be able to pick up a copy of the current one for a couple of fuck alls?

I agree, although you could of course install a free OS and pay less than a few fuck alls.

[Jaspersharpe]

You just can't help yourself can you.....

[slackline]

Never miss an opportunity 

[tomtom]

Slackers, I think we need to do a search of ukb and correlate the abscence of 'os' 'linux' and 'm$' with your holidays

[ben87]

If you have another machine download the OS from a torrent site and burn to a DVD. Apple don't have license keys which I'm assuming is something to do with having already payed for their hardware if your using their OS. Depends on your ethics.

[slackline]

[huwtj]

Lion will NOT install on  a power pc. 10.4 is the last os that will run on a G5

10.5 (Leopard) works on PPCs (http://support.apple.com/kb/SP517). 10.6 (Snow Leopard) was when OS X went intel only.

If you install 10.4 you couldn't connect an iPhone 4 or iPad 2 (both of which require OS X v10.5.8 or later) and if you're going to the trouble of obtaining an old version of OS X you might as well get the one that support for is likely to last the longest...

[Jaspersharpe]

Whilst the point about support is a good one I doubt gc is ever likely to want to connect an iphone 4 or ipad 2 to his machine......

[Johnny Brown]

Fuckin macs eh? You wouldn't have to piss around like this on a pc. They just work.

[huwtj]

Fuckin macs eh? You wouldn't have to piss around like this on a pc. They just work.

Yeah should be more like "Buy a Mac they just work¹"

¹As long as you buy a shiny new one every few years

[slackline]

It sounds as though this works fine though, its simply a privilege issue due to not having the root/admin password. 

[SA Chris]

Sounds like the bloke you got it from tea leafed it from somewhere.

[Lund]

Sounds like the bloke you got it from tea leafed it from somewhere.

I agree.

Is your photo on the internet?  http://thisguyhasmymacbook.tumblr.com/

[slackline]

Is your photo on the internet?  http://thisguyhasmymacbook.tumblr.com/

Read about that the other day, he only got his Mac back after he started blogging as the police had mis-filed the report under "no leads" despite the fact he made it clear to the interviewing officer that he had all this software tracking things.

That said a G5 is a fair old size, and not as lift-able as laptops for those with sticky fingers (thats not discounting the possibility it is hot though).

[grumpycrumpy]

Sounds like the bloke you got it from tea leafed it from somewhere.

I agree.

Is your photo on the internet?  http://thisguyhasmymacbook.tumblr.com/

He may well have done ...... Still at £165 for an almost mint g5 I ain't complaining  .......

[Ru]

Be a bit careful getting 2nd hand startup discs - they need to be for exactly the same machine. We have 2 macbooks, bought 6 months apart (one came with 10.4, the other with 10.5)  and the start up discs are not interchangeable. There's some copy protect thing on  them or something.

[maccers]

Sounds like to need to find the admin password this should do the trick

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2720571?threadID=2720571&tstart=2