Re: MacBook Pro startup problem

2008-09-09 Thread Glenn Nicholas 
Thanks Peter, that appears to be it.
This is a G5 (non intel), so appears an Intel component has been
written in an update.
Glenn.

2008/9/10 Peter Hinchliffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> On 09/09/2008, at 8:13 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote:
>
>> Thanks Peter, with Cmd V I get this:
>>
>> [... Unix startup messages]
>> CSRHIDTransitionProcess ... done
>>
>> Syncing disks ... killing all processes
>>
>> continuing
>> done
>> CPUhalted
>> (and then it shuts off).
>>
>> It will boot into Single User mode with Cmd S - but after using an
>> exit, it goes back to original behavior.
>>
>> Glenn.
>>
>
> There might be some leads starting here
>
> http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6815318
>
> and its referred site
>
> http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1545?viewlocale=en_US
>
> It's looking, at a superficial level at lest, as though a Clean Install with
> Archive may be in order.
>
> A Google search for "csrhidtransitiondriver" may produced further answers or
> leads
>
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Re: MacBook Pro startup problem

2008-09-09 Thread Peter Hinchliffe 


On 09/09/2008, at 8:13 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote:


Thanks Peter, with Cmd V I get this:

[... Unix startup messages]
CSRHIDTransitionProcess ... done

Syncing disks ... killing all processes

continuing
done
CPUhalted
(and then it shuts off).

It will boot into Single User mode with Cmd S - but after using an
exit, it goes back to original behavior.

Glenn.



There might be some leads starting here

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6815318

and its referred site

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1545?viewlocale=en_US

It's looking, at a superficial level at lest, as though a Clean  
Install with Archive may be in order.


A Google search for "csrhidtransitiondriver" may produced further  
answers or leads


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FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913

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Re: MacBook Pro startup problem

2008-09-08 Thread Glenn Nicholas 
Thanks Peter, with Cmd V I get this:

[... Unix startup messages]
CSRHIDTransitionProcess ... done

Syncing disks ... killing all processes

continuing
done
CPUhalted
(and then it shuts off).

It will boot into Single User mode with Cmd S - but after using an
exit, it goes back to original behavior.

Glenn.

2008/9/8 Peter Hinchliffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> On 05/09/2008, at 7:36 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote:
>
>> My MacBook Pro (running Leopard) won't startup.
>>
>> Pressing the start button gets the chime, then the spinning icon, then
>> it just shuts down again.
>> Using shift after the start chime (for safe mode) has no effect, it
>> just does the same thing.
>>
>> Any ideas?  I have the Leopard disk I used when I upgraded it from
>> Tiger. But that is a long way back, so if there is a better way to
>> recover 
>>
>
> Try starting in Verbose Mode (hold down Cmd-V at startup). You won't see the
> standard grey screen with Apple Logo and spinning progress bar. Instead you
> will see a scrolling stream of UNIX commands fly by as the various
> components and commands are executed. Much of this may be incomprehensible,
> but it does give to the chance to see what it happening when the startup
> process stops.
>
> I have even had instances  where performing this simple step has actually
> restored functionality.
>
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Re: MacBook Pro startup problem

2008-09-07 Thread Peter Hinchliffe 


On 05/09/2008, at 7:36 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote:


My MacBook Pro (running Leopard) won't startup.

Pressing the start button gets the chime, then the spinning icon, then
it just shuts down again.
Using shift after the start chime (for safe mode) has no effect, it
just does the same thing.

Any ideas?  I have the Leopard disk I used when I upgraded it from
Tiger. But that is a long way back, so if there is a better way to
recover 



Try starting in Verbose Mode (hold down Cmd-V at startup). You won't  
see the standard grey screen with Apple Logo and spinning progress  
bar. Instead you will see a scrolling stream of UNIX commands fly by  
as the various components and commands are executed. Much of this may  
be incomprehensible, but it does give to the chance to see what it  
happening when the startup process stops.


I have even had instances  where performing this simple step has  
actually restored functionality.


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Re: MacBook Pro startup problem

2008-09-05 Thread Robert Howells 


On 05/09/2008, at 7:36 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote:


My MacBook Pro (running Leopard) won't startup.

Pressing the start button gets the chime, then the spinning icon, then
it just shuts down again.
Using shift after the start chime (for safe mode) has no effect, it
just does the same thing.

Any ideas?  I have the Leopard disk I used when I upgraded it from
Tiger. But that is a long way back, so if there is a better way to
recover 

Glenn.



So will it start up with the upgrade disk and load up to the Instal  
page ?


Might need to try holding the C key ... hmmm  might be a DVD but I  
suspect it may
still be the C key  ...   immediately after you turn on the  
power .



Alternately , power on and hold down the Option key  ..   should show  
you what choices

to start with ,  arrow to the DVD  etc

At the Instal page use the drop down menu to find Disk utility and run  
Repair Permissions



Good luck

Bob




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MacBook Pro startup problem

2008-09-05 Thread Glenn Nicholas 
My MacBook Pro (running Leopard) won't startup.

Pressing the start button gets the chime, then the spinning icon, then
it just shuts down again.
Using shift after the start chime (for safe mode) has no effect, it
just does the same thing.

Any ideas?  I have the Leopard disk I used when I upgraded it from
Tiger. But that is a long way back, so if there is a better way to
recover 

Glenn.

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