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]>: > > 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. > > -- > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
