How do I wipe an iBook g4?

How do I wipe an iBook g4?

Power up the iBook, and press the “option” key. You will get a boot menu asking if you want to boot from your hard drive (usually called Macintosh HD) or from the DVD. Select the DVD. The DVD will have an option to format your drive erasing everything.

How do I restore my PowerBook g4 to factory settings without CD?

Restart your computer:

1. hold down the apple key and the “S” key.
2. Type the command “/sbin/fsck -y” then enter.
3. Type the command “/sbin/mount -uaw” then enter.
4. Type the command “rm /var/db/. applesetupdone” then enter.
5. Enter reboot and Enjoy!!

How do I reset my iBook to factory settings?

Helpful answers

1. Reboot.
2. Hold apple key + s key down after you hear the chime. ( command + s on newer Macs)
3. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line): mount -uw /
4. After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account.

How to delete all user data on an old iBook?

I have an old iBook (Model A1007) that I would like to donate, but first I need to delete all of the last user’s data so that it is not recoverable. With Windows machines, I usually do this by running a live Linux USB or CD and then using the “shred” tool to overwrite the hard drive some number of times with random data.

Is there a way to reset an iPhone for a new user?

Following are the most popular two methods to reset an iPhone for a new user: One of the advanced methods to reset iPhone for new user is via a professional iOS data removal tool called iMyFone Umate Pro. You won’t have to worry about any privacy leak as the data erased by resetting via Umate Pro cannot be recovered via any data recovery software.

How to securely delete user files in OS X?

Use srm (secure removal of files/directories) to securely delete the User folder with your personal data. srm has been in OS X since 2004 so it’s included with Tiger.

Is there a way to boot an old iBook?

You need to boot the iBook from supported boot media (like a compatible or retail PPC Mac OS X installer CD or DVD) to do this. Another way is using PPC compatible Linux, but an older version for the G4 CPU. Ubuntu 9.x is a good candidate, as is YellowDog Linux.