Stuck in Darwin/BSD - Michael Conniff?

this is a shout-out to michael conniff, if you're out there (well, tomorrow am in london!) i've tried to follow all your post re. this: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4550428 as well as a few others and i'm still stuck. here's what i've done to date:
- performed DU and DW repairs and permissions
- followed the instructions in the above thread with the following errors
loginwindow[69]: [Login.m:1867] Failed to launch /System/Library/CoreServices/Setup Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/SetUp Assistant (error 5)
kernal[0]: AppleBCM5701Ethernet – en0 link active, 100-Mbit, full duplex, flow control disabled
launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: “/use/sbin/lookup”[65]: exited abnormally: Hangup
SystemStarter[44]: “/Library/StartupItems/Tablet” failed security check: permissions
crashdump[125]: ifcstart crashed
VersionCueCS2Daemon[155]: warning: VersionCueCS2Daemon not started by mach_init process (parent pid: 1)
config[35]: target=enable-network: disabled
sudo: root : TIY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/kill -9 173
SystemStarter[44]: IFC (122) did not complete successfully
SystemStarter[44]: The following StartupItems failed to properly start:
SystemStarter[44]: /System/Library/StartupItems/IFCStart
SystemStarter[44]: - execution of Startup Script failed
if you have a moment, could you let me know if you see anything wacky in those lines or if i should keep looking. in an aside, i'm also trying to attach my powerbook to the sick powermac (re. above) in target mode, to backup in case of the worst, without success. (i can see DW so i know i'm in the target zone, it's just not recognizing the HD). let me know if you have any tricks up your sleeve about that?! thank you, thank you! in advance. cw
p.s. a heck of a tennis game you fine people put on today!

I'm trying to fix my husband's ibook. It's also doing the Darwin/BSD thing. I did everything posted here:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1553062
And I ended up with the result noted by Leah(?)--I get a repeating blue screen. Looks/acts like it's booting. I get the Apple, status bar, then blue screen, changes shades, but keeps repeating about 3 separate shades of blue with a quick status circle in between.
When I go into Darwin and do one of the checks Michael suggested, it tells me repeatedly that Setup Assistant crashed. I finally reached a point where I was willing to reinstall. My husband doesn't store anything on his system--just uses it for Internet and e-mail, so no great loss could occur even in a worst case. He may need to reinstall some e-mail addresses, favorites, etc., but nothing major.
BUT, I can't get the thing to boot from a the install disk 1! The computer won't recognize the disk. I tried holding down C. No go. I tried option--and here's the weird thing. The hard drive for the system shows up, but NOT the CD! I tried CMD-OPT-SHIFT-DELETE, and I got the folder/flashing question mark alternating symbols. Basically, the system recognizes the hard drive, but won't boot from it. And although I hear the CD clicking and whirring in the drive, it won't read the disk as a recognizable drive...?
We'll likely bring it in tomorrow, because I'm out of ideas. I was actually going to try to unplug the HD and see if the CD would then read (based on a MacZone article I came across), but when I saw the schematic online for mucking with an ibook, that was way out of my league as someone who has only monkey-ed with desktops before.
Anyway--I don't mind reformatting. That would be totally fine. But is there any way I can achieve that at this point? Or is it off to the shop in the a.m.?
Thanks!

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From being stuck in Darwin/BSD to a blue screen loop

Hi,
I guess I must face the idea that my BabyMac might be dead. But, I'm going to keep trying until I know for sure.
I was changing permissions this pm, and Restarted the Finder... then restarted. When the computer booted up, it took me only to the Darwin/BSD (console) screen. My disc drive doesn't seem to be working, or maybe my disc, so that's moot.
I followed the directions given by Michael Conniff on "Restoring the NetInfo database after an Authorisation failure,". I may have messed up on where it says that "...you need to list the uids against the shortnames given in the final column" because I don't understand what is meant by "list." List them where? How? BUT, nevertheless, I then continued with "reboot" as stated.
Instead of starting up in the Setup Assistant mode, the computer seems stuck in a loop between a blue screen with the curser (about 2 sec), a blank blue screen (flash), then a blue screen with the little rotating grey circle (about 2 seconds) then another blue flash, then everything all over again.
That is where I'm at now. Any suggestions on how to get my BabyMac back?

Hi,
I guess I must face the idea that my BabyMac might be dead. But, I'm going to keep trying until I know for sure.
I was changing permissions this pm, and Restarted the Finder... then restarted. When the computer booted up, it took me only to the Darwin/BSD (console) screen. My disc drive doesn't seem to be working, or maybe my disc, so that's moot.
I followed the directions given by Michael Conniff on "Restoring the NetInfo database after an Authorisation failure,". I may have messed up on where it says that "...you need to list the uids against the shortnames given in the final column" because I don't understand what is meant by "list." List them where? How? BUT, nevertheless, I then continued with "reboot" as stated.
Instead of starting up in the Setup Assistant mode, the computer seems stuck in a loop between a blue screen with the curser (about 2 sec), a blank blue screen (flash), then a blue screen with the little rotating grey circle (about 2 seconds) then another blue flash, then everything all over again.
That is where I'm at now. Any suggestions on how to get my BabyMac back?

Stuck in Darwin/BSD (macintosh.local.) (console)

Somehow, in attempting to reset my main password (which I was able to do by using the start-up disc, finally), I have gotten myself stuck in the Darwin console.
Here is the start-up procedure.
1. I turn on the machine
2. It boots from the hard drive
3. I get the chime and think everything is going on fine
4. I get the prompt to select a user id and enter the password
5. I choose the one ID and enter the password
6. I am taken, not to the GUI, but to the Darwin/BSD console login.
I can't move forward, log in, nor exit.
Any help?

*You need to verify that your file system structure is ok.*
Startup problems:
bdaqua advises running disk utility from install disk:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2256611&tstart=0
*Try loading fewer programs*
Hold down the shift key when booting into Mac OS X. this will check your file structure and do a repair. This will also leave off some files from being used.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
"What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? (Mac OS X) "
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564?viewlocale=en_US
*Are you using filevault?*
The filevault image could have been corrupted, someone could have changed the password to the filevault id while not following the correct procedure, filevault image is not in the correct place, or the permissions on the file for filevault image could have changed.
*You could try adding a new user*
Get the Mac to set up an additional administrative account. You can then change the password on your old account.
Start with your computer power off. Hold down command-s. Power on your computer.
Type in the following:
The first two commands will depend on your release of Mac OS X. Look at what is typed out in the console to determine the exact format.
# Type the follow two instructions to access the startup disk in read/write. Press return after each command.
/sbin/fsck -fy
/sbin/mount -uw /
cd /var/db
pwd
#List all files. The l is a lower case L.
ls -a
#The move command acts as a rename command in this format.
mv -i .applesetupdone .applesetupdone.old
reboot
Once you've done that the computer reboots and it's like the first time you used the machine. Your old accounts are all safe. From there you just change all other account passwords in the account preferences!!
Limnos adds detailed explainations:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8441597#8441597
The above the idea came from a post by JoseAranda at September 9, 2006 3:48 AM
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/howdo_i_reset_my_mac_os_x_admin_rootpassword.html
You will need to scroll down to see this post. Search for applesetupdone
Robert

Powerbook stuck in Darwin/BSD Terminal... HELP!

My Powerbook/OS is acting up and I can't get past the Darwin/BSD Terminal. I've tried starting up using various startup key functions. I've checked my drive in Single User Mode and everything checks out OK, but I can't access disk utility by pressing C at startup. For some reason my Powerbook won't boot off of any of the OS Install discs that I have. It also won't run by holding down the shift key into Safe Mode. I did reset the PRAM and PMU and also ran the fsck command line utility, but it still reverts back to the Darwin/BSD Terminal when powered on. Any suggestions on what I should do next to get a functioning OS would be appreciated. I'd prefer not to have to re-format my drive and re-install everything, so if there are any other solutions please let me know. Thanks in advance for your help!

Thanks for the quick response and suggestions Carolyn. I appreciate it. Do you think that running either DiskWarrior or TechToolPro will get me up and running again or does it sound like I might need to completely re-format and re-install everything. Could the fact that the Powerbook is only booting to the Darwin/BSD terminal indicate something other than scrambled partitions/directories or is that the likely problem? I'm hoping the situation isn't too serious. If anyone else has seen this issue before please let me know what route you had to take to get things in order again.

Stuck in darwin/bsd users-computer,local (console)

*when starting up it loads to darwin. how do i get out????*
*it appears disc 1 not mounted udf*
*host name changed local host to users-computer*
*logging disabled login window 181 halting*
*it had been working just fine, but i was trying to mount something i guess*
*this is a used computer and I do not have any discs.*
*can anyone please help me*

pamella:
Your surest bet is to make sure that you have an up-to-date backup of your stuff and then do an Archive and Install. If you don't have a backup and since you can't log in, you can use Firewire Target Disk Mode with the assistance of a second firewire Mac to see if you can rescue your data.
cornelius

Stuck at Darwin Screen HELP! iBook G4

The other day I was simultaneously burning a DVD and downloading a large file. The DVD burn was taking slower than usual but I thought nothing of it. However, I noticed that partway through the burn I was unable to use any of my applications (Firefox, iTunes, etc...). The burn completed and the DVD turned out fine, but I was still unable to use said applications. So I forced the iBook G4 to turn off by holding the power button down for 10 seconds.
Here's where the problem started:
When I turned it back on I was stuck at the Darwin screen. I'm not really a computer guy and this was the first time I'd ever seen the screen. The screen read the following:
"Darwin/BSD (michael-coughlins-ibook-g4.loca) (console)"
I can't do anything from here. I'm able to type in my user name and password, which changes thing a bit and says:
"Last login: Mon May 8 17:53:22 on console
Welcome to Darwin!
michael-coughlins-ibookg$:~ michaelcoughlin$"
But nothing after that.
I've tried doing Disc Utility (inserted the disc and started the computer up while holding "C") with the installation disc and it said it fixed a "minor problem." But, I'm still stuck at the Darwin screen.
Any idea's on how to fix this?
I'm open to just reloading everything, but I'd desperately like to get all my iTunes files and a few old home video's of my family's recently deceased dog. When I'm using disc utility I was able to see my old files sometimes. It tells me that I've got 8 GB free of the original 60 GB (which should be correct).
If I can't fix it, is there a way to grab those files and then reload everything?
Many thanks in advance (especially to macjack who's been helping me so far)

You cannot use a Windows PC and try to back-up a Mac in FireWire Target Disk Mode. Windows PCs can't read Mac-formatted hard drives. (At least, not without some third party software.)
If you run an "Archive & Install", there is an option to select to preserve users and also network settings. As long as you enable that option your files & preferences should be just fine. This does not affect any software you may have installed. This will, of course, return your iBook to whichever version of Mac OS X is on your install disk. You may need to run the software update afterwards so you're up-to-date.
-Doug

Darwin/BSD problem: won't go back into OS X

I've seen a number of people have had this problem, but there aren't nearly as many solutions.
This is how it happened: I went to my computer, my firefox immediately crashed and then would not open, so I restarted and got a prompt screen saying "Darwin/BSD (michaels-powerbook-g4-15.local) (console).
This is the first I've ever heard of any sort of a command prompt on a Mac, until I googled the problem.
I am able to log in, I repaired the disk using some commands I read on a previous post on here (which I can't find, but I remember it was answered by a Michael C.), yet that did not work once I rebooted.
Basically, I'm wondering if there's a way to fix this without reinstalling OS X. I'm sure my CD is around the house somewhere but I wouldn't have a clue of where to start looking.
I'd greatly appreciate any help. Thanks.

Dear Hatter:
You are a good and very knowlegeable person. All of your suggestions will undoubtedly fix the problem. I will have to bring my MacPro into my university so that they can help me to use your ideas. Meanwhile, since it appears that the helper earns points by helping the 'helpee'. I will give you 5 points (this helped me) right now, and another month you will get ten points after I bring the computer in.
Thanks again- robertglaser, Prof.

Michael C stopped my MacBook booting into Darwin/BSD, but it is now sloooow

I am testing a MacBook 2.16 GHz for possible use at work. Upgraded to 3GB RAM and Hitachi 200GB HD. Performance was great after a week, but one day I got a dark screen at bootup with the Darwin/BSD-login-password message that a lot of people seem to get. I followed Michael Conniff's advice (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4550428) and got the system to boot into the GUI properly. But ever since then performance has been very slow: e.g. selecting the Date and Time takes 5 seconds to launch and clicking on the AirPort icon takes the same amount of time to produce the drop-down menu. It's like the MacBook is running in slow-motion. The exception is the Dock: it pops up quickly and the Apps scroll by quickly. Launching the Apps is another matter, though.
NO OTHER APPS INSTALLED. Really. No MS programs or even freeware. Just iLife '08. All the current updates have been installed. Zapped the PRAM, ran Disk Utility to check the disk and verify permissions--even booted into single-user mode and ran fsck (disk was okay). Tonight I reinstalled the OS in a clean install, installed all the updates, and afterwards the MacBook is just as slow. What is going on? If it's this slow, I guess I won't be using Parallels anytime soon to replace my Dell!

Well, this has been frustrating. The original hard disk also will occasionally boot into Darwin and menu selection is still very sluggish. The local Apple Store won't touch an Apple recertified MacBook--even one that was just delivered a couple of days ago from the Apple Store Online. I then spent several hours on the phone, mostly on hold, but sometimes transferred in a closed loop from Customer Support to Tech Support and back to Customer Support. Sadly, the case number I was given by a rep (the third one I spoke to) isn't showing up as valid either. At this point I just want to return the MacBook (which I think I still can), but I can't reach anyone to arrange for this!

Darwin/BSD setup problem

I have rebuilt the netinfo db and rebooted using michael conniff's procedure after being stuck at the darwin/BSD login and password page and run through the initial setup, but when I reboot I begin the setup process however my computer seems to get stuck in third page, choose keyboard language. I hit continue and nothing happens. I keep trying to go back but nothing happens when I select the
language again and hit continue. Any suggestions? please help
claudia

Assuming nobody else has a better idea... The obvious assumption here is that your system is fairly well stomped, either the disk volume structures or potentially failing or faulty disk or system hardware.
I'm going to hope that you do have a current disk backup. If not, you're well deep into a difficult area now, as the next sequence involved here is to reset the PRAM (NVRAM on Intel), and (worst case) to reinstall from the DVD distro. (See below for target disk mode.)
Insert the distro DVD and hold down C when you boot up. Try using Disk Utility for its disk repair, and for its repair permissions. See if this allows you to reboot.
Insert the distro DVD and hold down D when you power up. This starts up the hardware diagnostics. Run some tests and see if something turns up.
Hold ApplePR when you power up, and continue holding until past the third startup chime. Now see if you can reboot after the PRAM/NVRAM reset; see if this gets you past your error.
The last in the sequence here is to boot the DVD (again, hold C down when you power up) and to re-install after wiping the disk.
If you have access to another Mac and you don't have a current backup of your data, power up the box holding T. This is FireWire target disk mode, and allows you to connect into your Mac disk from another Mac. This can potentially allow you to fetch over your files from the other Mac; to use your Mac disk as an external drive from another Mac.

Startup Leads to Darwin/BSD Login Screen

After scouring this discussion forum for solutions to my problem, I've come up with multiple partial answers, but nothing that really fixes my system. I was working in Photoshop (CS2) yesterday when the program quit and refused to open again. So I shut it down and rebooted the machine. The gray screen with the Apple and the progress bar came up for about 10 minutes, then switched to a black console Darwin/BSD login screen. Unfortunately, I don't know my login, because my machine is set to auto-login.
I found this old post:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1545778&#1545778
Which was VERY helpful. I followed Michael Conniff's directions carefully, checking the log and running 'fsck'. But the error messages I'm seeing are different than the ones listed in that post.
I tried restoring the NetInfo database, as per the previous post, but when I rebooted, I still got stuck at the gray screen with the Apple logo.
Please help!
PowerPC Mac Mini G4 1.2Ghz Mac OS X (10.3.9) 512MB RAM . 80GB HD . AirPort . Wired Keyboard / Mouse

Scott
Welcome to Apple Discussions!!
Login authorization failed (60005)!
AuthorizationRef doesn't have a usernameYou really should start a new Topic instead of tagging on to an old one, since frogface's problem has moved on from his original post.
However, given the current behaviour of the forums I will reply here if I can, since there's no guarantee of me seeing a new topic
Standard post follows:
Where the system log shows "AuthorizationRef doesn't have a username" followed by "exiting to console", the NetInfo database is corrupt. so we will need to give you a new one. This will involve re-creating the user accounts (don't worry, this doesn't take too long) but the order in which they are created matters. I recommend you print this out in a largish mono-spaced font so you don't miss any spaces (or add extra ones). Note that case is important.
Start up in Single User Mode (see Mac OS X: How to Start up in Single-User or Verbose Mode for details) and type carefully:
/sbin/fsck -fyRepeat the above until it says your disk is OK. Then:
/sbin/mount -uw /
cd /var/db/netinfo
mv -f local.nidb/ local.nidb.bad
rm -f /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
ls -ln /UsersThis last command will give you one line for each user, plus one for the "Shared" directory, which doesn't interest us. Each user will have a line like one of these:
<pre>drwxr-xr-x 29 501 501 986 Jan 17 18:38 michaelc
drwxr-xr-x 14 520 20 476 Sep 10 2004 jdoe</pre>The second numeric field (501, 520) is the user ID (UID) and you need to list the uids against the shortname s given in the final column. Make sure you get the name right for UID 501! Then continue with
rebootWhen you restart, you should get the Setup Assistant, just as if it was a new machine. You will be prompted for all of your user information. Be careful to use the same short name as previously for user 501.
If there are any further users, these can be added, in the order of their UIDs, i.e. 502, 503 …, using System Preferences > Accounts. Again, be careful to use the same shortname. If there are any gaps in the UID sequence 501, 502, … you will need to create dummy users to fill them. These can later be deleted.
Post back if there's anything you have difficulty with …

Can't stop getting Darwin/BSD login; can't log in or start up in Safe Mode

Hi. I'm on an iBook G4 and I think I'm running OS 10.4.1 but I'm unsure. When I turned on my computer tonight, the grey screen popped up, but instead of going to my normal login screen, it went to the black Darwin/BSD screen.
After searching the Support site here as well as Googling, I logged into the Darwin screen and did... something with fsck. At the #root prompt, I typed in /sbin/fsck/ -fy. The screen said that if I wanted to continue checking, I needed to type in "-f", I think, so I did... It said there were "overlapping extent allocation errors" and then it said that it had repaired something. But it didn't say the hard disk "appeared to be okay."
I then (foolishly?) tried to restart my computer in Safe Mode, but it booted in Darwin again.
I then tried to log back into the Darwin screen, but this time it didn't let me -- I type in my username and password and it tells me my password is incorrect. So now I'm worried that I screwed something up during my adventures in fsck.
I also am unable to find the disk that came with my iBook (I honestly don't remember an OS X disk coming with my iBook, but it must've), so I can't reboot from the disk.
I have a desktop G4 with an older version of OS X (10.3, I think)... I'm not sure if I can use that to do Target Disk Mode for this problem or not. (That computer also doesn't have internet access; I'm typing right now from my sister's PC.)
Help?
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.1)
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.1)

Juhme:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
First, I suggest that you try this fix suggested by Michael Conniff in this thread.
Next, since it is possible that the fix may not work for you, and you may need to re-install or Archive and Install, you will need to have install disks. Tiger can be purchased from the Apple Store or, on CDs, from applerescue.
If you do not have a backup of your data, yes, using Firewire Target Disk Mode will be one way to rescue your data at this point. If you need assistance with this please post back.
Good luck.
cornelius

Booting in Darwin/bsd question

Hello, I have a macbook that starts up to the darwin/bsd login: screen. I followed the first two steps from Micheal Conniff's posts to a similar question, but this is where i get stuck.
I get to where the log says:
loginwindow[64]: Login Window Started Security Agent
loginwindow[64]: Terminate WaitinForLoginWindow (51)
loginwindow[64]: AuthorisationRef doesn't have a username (<LoginAuthRefMgr: 0x338bc0>).\n
launchd: onoption repeating too quickly on port /dev/console, sleeping
If anyone has any advice or experience with the same problem, I would really appreciate the help. Thanks alot.
John

In all likelihood, securityagent is crashing because of a problem with the NetInfo database.
Oh, ok, if the NetInfo database is potentially the root cause and probably has to get fixed anyway, I'll work on that. Any idea why the NetInfo database would just suddenly start causing a problem, and how to prevent this from occurring again?
So I'm to rename local.nidb, delete .AppleSetupDone, then reboot? Is there a typo in your instructions, does the "/" after ".nidb" belong there?
This sounds similar to Apple's "Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server: How to Replace the NetInfo Database" instructions (except Apple doesn't seem to care about matching UIDs & shortnames!), in there they also mention the possibility of restoring from a potentially extant automated backup of your NetInfo database, is this a procedure I should be considering, would it be easier or better than restoring it via Setup Assistant?
If you still think going ahead via Setup Assistant is a better route, I have to figure-out if I think I can guide her through it over the phone. Do you have a rough idea of what info I need to be able to supply besides the UIDs & shortnames? If this works as you expect it to, what's the end state we're left in, is the system likely to be perfectly back to normal and function again as though none of this happened or is there expected to be additional recovery steps to do after this? How risky/disruptive would this be for me to intentionally do this (rename local.nidb) to my own machine (like hers, PB G4 17", except I'm OS 10.4.2) so that I know how it will look when she runs Setup Assistant, would that be a good idea?
bear in mind the time difference and the fact CSI is on tonight
I know there's lots of CSI fans out there but personally once I'd watched all the "Battlestar: Galactica", "24", & "Robot Chicken" sitting on my DVR I'd go watch re-runs of "Stargate" (many I've never seen). But enjoy!

Darwin/bsd screen??

Hi, I know this has been asked about before but a lot of the answers went over my head and some of the links were no longer working etc. Aside from design programs I'm not overly clued in about this stuff but i'm not too bad at figuring things out and following instructions so if someone could help that'd be awesome.
the other day my husband was using my powerbook G4 when it started going really slow (spinning coloured circle styles) so he quit out of everything and restarted and when it restarted it went to the black darwin/bsd login screen....
I can log in but I really have no idea what to do from there.
I followed some other instructions about a fsck etc etc until it said it "appears to be ok" but then I still don't know what to do from that and every time I restart it still goes to the darwin/bsd screen.
I have stuff on this machine that I hadn't backed up(stupid I know) that I'd rather not lose. Any help on what I should do would be appreciated.
I'm not so bothered about the laptop as I just got a new imac, so even if there's just a way to get my stuff off the laptop that would be cool.
Thanks

retanraiz :
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
The Darwin/BSD screen results from a corrupted NetInfo database. Michael Conniff has authored a method that works better in Panther (10.3x) than in Tiger. You can try it, if you wish.
The other option is to backup your data and do an Archive and Install.
If you are able to boot your computer into Firewire Target Disk Mode and you have access to a second Mac that supports firewire, you can backup your data to the HDD of the second Mac. The article linked has directions. However, if you have questions about this, please do not hesitate to post back and ask.
Good luck.
cornelius

: Booting to Darwin/BSD Screen

greetings,
I noticed a link here with a solution to my inquiry but I can't understand if there are suppose to be spaces or all info is suppose to be closed. the link is here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=320663&tstart=0&messageID=3088 809#3088809
I am sure the answer will work but I just couldn't figure out the segment, for instance the boot is written like this (/sbin fsck -fy) but when I tried it, I finally got the G4 to state it was actually /sbin/fsck -fy, where above it has spaces. after this I couldn't figure out how many spaces were between other codes listed here:
/sbin/mount -uw /
cd /var/db/netinfo
mv local.nidb/ local.nidb.bad
ls -ln /Users
can some rewrite it correctly?
would it be like this:
/sbin/mount -uw
cd/var/db/netinfo
mvlocal.nidb/local.nidb.bad
ls -in/users
I couldnt get past the first, the G4 gave me other options after i typed in command /sbin/fsck -uy. would appreciate any feedback, its like a million combos to me at this point.

hmmm I got stuck on the first part, after i put in FY, it told me it was a error and to Force start it with -F, after that, it worked, I got the okay, but after i put in the code of /sbin/mount -uw / it pulled up the word MOUNT: and three lines of different codes, none of which were familiar.
I followed the link:
Reset OS X Password Without an OS X CD...
http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/
that seemed to set me up with a new name, but when I control s, i dont get single anymore, only it popped up and said:
Welcome to Darwin!
"my name for admin"-powebook-g4-12:~ect.
I cant even get into single user anymore, it just comes up when i hit command s: Darwin/BSD (name, name-powerbook-) (console)
login:

Booting to Darwin/BSD login/password

Help! Upon doing the recommended Apple Updates, my comuter boots to a black screen asking for
Darwin/BSD (my name-Computer.local) (console)
login:
I executed some suggestions from other posts and it accepted a login & password, but then I get "Welcome to Darwin".
Help!

Sojourner:
I thought I'd share the more technical Unix approach first. I am not at all adept at Unix. Michael Coniff, who posted that solution also posts in the Unix Forum, but also frequents these pages. My own solution was more rudimentary. I share it here not because it is any way exemplary, but because it worked for me.
Here is an account of how I dealt with the issue:Nov 3, 2005 11:54 AM
I was finally able to get the iBook to boot from the install disk, after failing to get it to boot from TechTool Pro CD. Disk Utility reports a lot of extent allocation file overlaps that it can't repair. I was able to select my LaCie external boot drive as a Startup drive. I have TechTool Pro installed on it and am now running TechTool Pro. Hopefully this will straighten out those overlapping extent allocation files. Will keep you posted.
Nov 4, 2005 1:24 PM
After being able to get into the iBook by booting from my LaCie boot drive I ran DU and found all kinds of overlapping directories that DU couldn't repair.
Went to TechToolPro and repaired, rebuilt directories, optimized drives (took all night; my son-in-law never did any maintenance and almost 20,000 disk fragments). So I thought, for sure we had taken care of Darwin. However, rebooted from the iBook this a.m. and, sure enough, there was Darwin again.
So I am in the process of cloning the entire drive to an empty partition on my LaCie reserved for just such emergencies. Then I plan to wipe the entire HDD and write zeros all over it. Then reinstall and restore. Hope that takes care of the little devil. Will let you know.
Nov 4, 2005 7:59 PM
The project is complete. I have reinstalled Tiger and restored the User Folder, and the computer boots on its own. Darwin must be lurking somewhere, which is fine, so long as he doesn't show up on the display.Here is the link to that thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1047613&#1047613
Good luck.
cornelius

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