I have got iMac power Mac G4 which I wanted to reinstall. I followed a Youtube video to do so, now my machine boots to a command prompt.
How can I proceed from here?
PS: I don't have any install CDs/DVDs.
IMac – How to reinstall a G4 iMac without CDs
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Best Answer
Before you do anything, you need to obtain the install disks. The latest version that was supported was OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard).
I don't recommend downloading them from a torrent site or from an unknown person off the Internet. Your best bet would be to obtain the genuine installer disks from eBay, Craigslist, GumTree, etc. If you have the inclination, you can attempt to install FreeBSD on that G4 (I installed it on a G5 XServe)
Don't wipe your disk until you know you have a working installer. And even if you do have a working installer, make a backup, preferably an image using
ddor another cloning tool, of that hard drive. If things go sideways, you'll have a way to get back to a working machine. Ideally, I would use a different drive and put the original away for safekeeping.