Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 02:31:15 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Kriszta Riho <krisztina.riho@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Information needed for =?utf-8?Q?Dolch?= =?utf-8?Q?_386_portable_computer_1985=C2=B4s?= with freeBSD i386 Message-ID: <20140809003115.GB22288@slackbox.erewhon.home> In-Reply-To: <CAO731eVeG1Kzo0Xnj-WPsQbsEW_TwxEB8b7bVRzifBBASoVpsQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAO731eVeG1Kzo0Xnj-WPsQbsEW_TwxEB8b7bVRzifBBASoVpsQ@mail.gmail.com>
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--5/uDoXvLw7AC5HRs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 07:30:54PM +0200, Kriszta Riho wrote: > Hi There, >=20 > I inherited a vintage Dolch 386 portable computer 1985=C2=B4s which has f= reeBSD > i386 on it and I would like to reset the computer for to use it. Wow, that's pretty old. > I do not > want recover the information or data which is on it, only reset it, but n= ow > it asks me password and login and I do not have this information. > Could you please, let me know who could help me or which programme I need > to reset the portable computer? It is normal for FreeBSD to ask for a username and password. It depends with what you mean by "reset". If you want to install an old version of MS-DOS or another operating system on it, you can just do that by booting from a floppy. That will remove the current software, of course. If you want to access the currently installed FreeBSD, read on. Probably the easiest way to gain access is to go through the papers that ca= me with the computer, if any. There is a good chance that the password for the administrator account (which has the username "root") are written down somewhere. It could even be on a sticker on the bottom of the computer. If not, you can try the username "root" (without the quotation mark) and an empty password, or the password "root". It is possible to reset the passwords, but the process is complicated, especially on hardware that is this old and runs an ancient version of FreeBSD. The machine will have to be booted from a floppy to get access to = the harddisk. Or the harddisk will have to be disassembled an put into a newer machine. I would therefore respectfully suggest that if you want to do that you seek contact with the Spanish user group (http://freebsdspain.blogspot.com/) and take the machine to a user group meeting. They can probably help you with it. Hope this helps, and good luck! Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://rsmith.home.xs4all.nl/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 5753 3324 1661 B0FE 8D93 FCED 40F6 D5DC A38A 33E0 (keyID: A38A33E0) --5/uDoXvLw7AC5HRs Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJT5WvTAAoJEED21dyjijPg+7EP/R0hZs2SxVa2PLKmEiHlVYhq 67cbHgPhKlFVh9iIR5Sy98yBtszQzaN6H5wyEzVLEywYwUIxOBKc1/dGuC4UdHzK aah+D9sYD1IF7g0I4TaXx1q13SoA7+vjkhQcpdZwg0KbvyH6dOn2/coI9RaDls7p xkk2uZb+LkKit4kzJjtHmzJWyRWGyZJqA8/XW/t7N2fExZgnwQ14Nc+cZSNE9Urm ZUYyWmjgyvP4XuWbrRxx05xZOmePxjKMWij9Bt6aw83LNax41qAok7d/AUYB23AM EkW0J1sJ70yYhKAH6D3p9FC6gCPHejkUrZ1/3xRB6CSWxD5k9ardaDsuu96RfZsg cg/92+yp+E3yaUw3USQD1k9Y5gWe1ornd0XKOEFh3Jjsj7HqzrHx9m5MsMjT6/Cp iIKw2LeKLfVVqIQk1wokncqmZCJUvUKU2ARQKNetyQPoGuNKZTnCAJVjZkSqUHAQ wHPoeIxSd8AAYttpHHUDYcbApUNwXrBsmIJ8qA8n6m2GQlgx3iDszHUcV2Pq6WNr 4YFYYzB7PFU4M64N5CsYG7vuiMrw7pJk65NNq4W6D5Aetg6aTRzLHLt+E6k8cyuC jlAMdBjyV+upmDcR4MbSuDO4dlD7+lq+odA4C59OGN9eNhu2tptdHuj9bGP68B6o Rq687nzyDEGMvJVsYa6d =HGGX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --5/uDoXvLw7AC5HRs--
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