Hmmm. I missed the start of this discussion, but do you have FileVault turned on by chance? When you try to boot into recovery, it prompts you for the password? If this is the case, try typing your Apple ID and then your password to see if that will unlock the system for you.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:26 PM, Faith Girvan <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I can't get that far. It won't let me get that far because when I tried to > go into the recovery disk it asks for a password which is what I am trying to > get around. > > On Aug 28, 2015 5:22 PM, "John Panarese" <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > You have to reboot the computer into the recovery partition by pressing > and holding command-r for about ten seconds. Then, give it a bit and start > VoiceOver with command-F5. You should have the Recovery options available to > you, and use VO-m to get to the menu bar. Navigate right to the Utilities > menu and then go down to, Terminal. Press VO-space and then when the > terminal window is open, type, all one word, > resetpassword > > This should give you a GUI interface to choose the account you want and > reset the password of that user. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > > On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:17 PM, Faith Girvan <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > How do I run Terminal? > > > > On Aug 28, 2015 4:48 PM, "christopher hallsworth" <challswor...@icloud.com> > > wrote: > > I've heard you can run Terminal and type > > resetpassword > > which will do what it says on the tin. > >> On 28 Aug 2015, at 21:10, Faith Girvan <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I proceeded to do what you had suggested, but I am now sitting in front > >> my computer with a lock and password field. I have tried using most of > >> the passwords I have had in the past, but none of them have worked. I > >> believe that my former roommates may have gone in and changed my password > >> and went in when it was still on but I wasn't home. Is there a way to get > >> around this issue so that I can do what you have suggested with repairing > >> the disk? If so, how? If not, where do I go from here? > >> > >> Faith > >> > >> On Aug 28, 2015 2:20 PM, "Faith Girvan" <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have some vision, so I was able to see it. > >> > >> On Aug 28, 2015 2:11 PM, "george b" <gbma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well maybe someone told that person they did not say they were alone and > >> maybe they had a little vision > >> > >> > >> > >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of christopher > >> hallsworth > >> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 11:02 > >> To: macvisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > >> Subject: Re: i-mac loading issue > >> > >> > >> > >> Ok, I know this may sound stupid, but how would a totally blind or blind > >> with light perception user know if the file folder with a question mark > >> has appeared short of sighted assistance? Would all I hear is the startup > >> chime and nothing else happen? Would there be any disk activity or > >> anything like that? > >> > >> On 28 Aug 2015, at 17:52, Faith Girvan <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> Hello, all; > >> > >> When I got in and turned on my i-mac, you would normally see the apple > >> symbol show up. In this case, it acted as if it was loading properly, > >> but instead of loading the apple symbol it only showed a file folder with > >> a question mark flashing and it wouldn't proceed further than that. > >> > >> What can I do from here? 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