Problem with Spotlight and some system problem, Please HELP!

I'm using iMac G5 with iSight (10.4.8)
Recently, I've noticed that my spotlight didn't search anything, when I type something it just do nothing.
I try to re indexing the spotlight by move the HD to the privacy zone in the spotlight preference but nothing appear on the list. I can't add anything to the privacy zone both by draging the folder or click + button.
Then I search for the application that can clear the cache and re indexing the spotlight, I found Onyx and Maintenance.
Both of them can't be open, it say that I have to use an admin account.
Even I was logged in as a Admin, I have only one account in the system and set as an admin already.
So, I search on the internet and someone suggest another way to re index in terminal by using this command: sudo mdutil -E /
First I open the terminal and type the command, it said "-bash: sudo: command not found "
So, I try to use terminal by boot on the DVD that bundle with iMac, and same result.
I tried boot in single user by press command and S when boot and type sudo command, same reult.
Another information, I noticed on my macbook when I open the terminal, it will show this info:
Last login: show the time
Welcom to Darwin!
My computer name
But on my iMac, it didn't show anything except only the computer name line.
What should I do? Thanks

Highly recommend that you read, reread and understand the consequences and then follow the directions as presented on X Lab
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/stopspotlightindex.html
That is before you follow some of the directions you find on some of these discussions. Even mine.

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