Macbook pro 2006 SSD installation and os failures

[sevichenko]

Hi mates, i'm trying to install osx snow leopard (10.6) in a macbook pro 2006 with an SSD.
But when i installed it i cannot enter the OS because asks me for an USER password, the hint is: The password is "password". but that isn't true, i cannot enter.
i tried to enter system utilities with cmd + R but i got a no-no sign, and i tried to reset password with cmd + S but after a few minutes i got a waiting for boot device or something like that.

What can i do??

edit: it shows:

still waiting for root device
still waiting for root device
still waiting for root device
still waiting for root device

 

[JohnDS]

Cmd-R will not work with operating systems older than OS 10.7. You need to boot from the OS 10.6 disk by booting while holding down the C key and access Disk Utility from there.

 

[sevichenko]

Cmd-R will not work with operating systems older than OS 10.7. You need to boot from the OS 10.6 disk by booting while holding down the C key and access Disk Utility from there.

i don't have cd i only have a restore usb, also i think that the cd drive doesn't works.
any idea?

 

[JohnDS]

So do you have OS 10.6 on a USB key? Where did you get it from? Are you sure it is a full retail install version of 10.6?

 

[sevichenko]

So do you have OS 10.6 on a USB key? Where did you get it from? Are you sure it is a full retail install version of 10.6?

I have downloaded it from a software page, i have also the 10.6.8 update

 

[flyinmac]

I have downloaded it from a software page, i have also the 10.6.8 update

Yep. There's the problem.

Don't download operating systems from the Internet. I can just about guarantee that any OS that you download from a file sharing site is going to contain malware of some sort.

 

[sevichenko]

thanks for the advice. I will hear any tip that you can give me of where i can download it.

Thanks.

 

[JohnDS]

You can't. Apple doesn't and has never made OS 10.6 available for download. They will sell you a DVD, but that won't help if the DVD drive doesn't work.

http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

Do you have, or can you borrow another Mac to use to install the operating system via Target Disk Mode: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph10725?locale=en_US ?

 

[sevichenko]

ok, then i´ll have to keep trying to download elsewhere.
thanks for all

 

[mrblouch2]

@sevichenko i will suggest you to make a bootable usb in vmware and it even works for 10.6

 

[Core 2 Duo]

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