I'm stuck the login screen because I don't know the password, and I already tried command + s a million times. I'm completely new to Mac computers & I want to make sure I know what I'm buying before I spend amymore money. Download macOS Use Terminal to create the bootable installer Plug in the USB flash drive or other volume that youre using for the bootable installer. I considered purchasing the newest snow leopard software from and I also considered buying a used Mac os x install disc labeled for a MacBook from eBay but I'm unsure what I need. It was a sold as is MacBook & they don't accept returns. I just purchased this laptop and haven't been able to login to it at all. It came with no discs, so I was wondering if I could buy one? I'm new to Macs, so I'm not sure about the details Of this laptop, but I found this site that tells me what I have: I recently bought a used MacBook A1181 and am unable to reset the admin password using command + s, I have come to understand that it may have open firmware or something that disables you from using certain commands. While this is all well and good it won’t help you here! As Apple has not redone the OS Installer images for the older OS-X releases you would need.Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide Make sure you are using the correct OS for your system! Even still you can encounter an issue! As Apple uses a certificate system to expire out older OS’s So installing a fresh copy of OS that has an expired certificate (which is based on a year and month) can drive you nuts!Īs an example Apple messed up the certificates in the last three macOS’s (Sierra, High Sierra & Mojave) Here’s a bit more on what happened If you've got an old macOS install image, it will probably stop working today
Review this listing to locate your system and then roll now to the ‘Pre-Installed MacOS:’ section to locate what is the highest you can go to MacBook A1181 models listingĪs an example, the Late 2006 MacBook the highest it can handle is OS-X Lion (10.7.5) and the Mid 2009 MacBook can only go to OS-X El Capitan (10.11.6) Depending on which MacBook you have, you maybe be trying to setup to new an OS for it!
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