After 10.4.11 upgrade Macbook won't start can't boot from external HD

Hi guys,
I just suffer as all other that after try ti install the 10.4.11 update my macbook won't start, I have a external HD with a image of my macbook but went I press and hold the option key I only see the bootcamp parttion and my internal HD, I don't see the external HD.
How can I boot from my external HD if I have a bootcamp partition?
Thanks

I follow the robotobi post and solve this issue.
Thanks robotobi

Similar Messages

  • Can't boot from external HD with Leopard on MacBook Pro or PowerBook

    I can't boot from an external HD with 10.5.5 Leopard on either my MacBook Pro or my PowerBook G4. I had a PowerBook G4 from which I could boot from either an external FW400 drive or an external FW800 drive. At some point, I stopped being able to boot from any HD, but I'm not sure if it was after upgrading to Leopard or not? Recently I just bought a MacBook Pro 15" and transferred all my files over from the PowerBook to the MacBook Pro during the install. However, even with the new computer, still cannot boot from an external drive. I have Leopard 10.5.5 running on both the external HD and the internal HD.
    Is this a common problem? Anybody know how to fix it?
    Thanks!

    That probably wasn't very clear was it? I have several ext. HD's, some with bootable systems and some just backups. One bootable disk was made with CopyCloner and the other was a clean format and only had an original install of the OS just to use for an emergency boot. They both booted just fine. Then at some point, they stopped being bootable. I have used the Control Panel "Startup" and also used the Option key boot and picked the bootable disk. Neither one boots anymore. It started doing this on the old PowerBook and then also refused to boot on the MacBook Pro. This is not the problem with the HD since it happens with any bootable HD. Something is going on at the system level and it was transfered from the PowerBook to the MacBook.
    Thanks,
    Bill

  • Can't boot from external Lion drive on Retina Macbook

    Hey guys,
    I like to create clones of my startup disk when transitioning between machines or systems to be able to boot from these if anything goes wrong, I forgot stuff, sell the old machine etc. etc.. This always worked nicely, I have an external drive with two partitions, one Snow Leopard, one Lion that I can boot from with my old macs running Lion.
    Now I just got a new Retina Macbook and 10.8.3 doesn't let me boot from either, the Lion partition just gives me the prohibitory sign.
    I'm aware that the Retina Macbooks won't run Snow Leopard but from what I read they should let me boot from systems as "old" as 10.7.4. Is there something I am missing here?
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks,
    V

    MacBooks Pro with Retina display came with a special OS X 10.7.4 build when they were launched, so if you are trying to start from a OS X 10.7.4 installed on a different computer, your computer won't start. Also, note that your Mac may be restricted to use OS X Mountain Lion or later by firmware. It's worse in the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, which can only run Mountain Lion

  • My macbook won't start unless I connect an external keyboard and monitor

    Basically after I turn it on it starts and then goes into sleep mode, the little light on the front indicates it is sleeping, if I try to wake it it doesn't. However if I hookup an external monitor and keyboard it starts up fine, but I can't unplug it from the external stuff unless I use something like insomniax and even then the mouse pad clicker doesn't respond (only the keyboard and trackpad itself). I suspect it has something to do with the sleep sensor but don't know where to look for that. I actually read something that indicated the batter connector is also the sleep sensor and I replaced it, but still no good. Does anyone know how the sensor works and where it is?
    Any help would be most appreciated.

    andtheflowerfalls
    Had the exact same thing, only mine had a X in the battery symbol, did the SMC reset, fixed it, happened again, replaced the battery, same wash/rinse/repeat cycle.  Have you recently upgraded to Mavericks?  I did and my issues started happening afterwards.

  • PB G4 won't start up in Tiger from external drive

    My brother has what I take to be a PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800). It has Panther installed.
    He wants to try using Tiger, so he bought the standard Tiger install DVD from Apple, and I recommended that he install Tiger on an external hard drive. He has tried this with two FW400 drives and a FW800 drive, and in all cases, after installing Tiger on the external drive and starting up from the external drive, the computer freezes in a horrible way. For example, last time, it got to the spot where, after a new installation, it asks for your name; the mouse became unresponsive and the music turned into a repeating BONG BONG kind of sound.
    Why on earth would this be? I run Tiger from an external drive all the time.
    He has done all hardware diagnostics, including Rember and MemTest and the diagnostic included with the computer, and everything passes just fine.
    The very same external FW drive with the very same Tiger on it works just fine with a different computer attached. So we conclude that there is something about his computer that is problematic. But what could it possibly be?

    Hi, mattn.
    Here's a better idea. Erase the external drive. Clone your brother's internal hard drive to it as a backup. Test to see whether the Powerbook will boot normally to the clone. If it doesn't, stop right there and run a full battery of first aid and repair utilities on the internal drive, then clone it again and test again. If all tests on the internal drive are OK, your external drive enclosure(s) may just not be bootable — some aren't.
    If the clone on the external drive boots the PB with no problems, upgrade the internal drive to Tiger so your brother can put it through its paces for a couple of weeks. If he likes it and decides to keep it installed, clone the internal drive again to the external drive, so Tiger and any work done in the interim is backed up. If he wants to stick with whatever older OS he was using, erase the internal drive and clone the external drive back to it. In the latter case, be sure to make a separate backup of any documents that have been created or modified during his trial period, before restoring the older clone to the internal drive.
    Note that a Powerbook with Firewire 800 is Aluminum, not Titanium, and there's a separate set of forums for the Albooks:
    http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=135
    Any future questions related to the Powerbook's hardware should be directed there to reach the folks who are most knowledgeable about those models.

  • Finder Won't Launch - Can't Boot From CD's

    Gahhh!
    I've been trying for two days now to upgrade to 10.4, but I kept getting errors, when you get to the actual installing part. The computer has 256k of original RAM, but as per the help topic, I figured it could be a RAM issue (you need at least 256k) so I bought a 512k and installed it. This didn't help, so I followed info in the forums, saying to get all the software updates, repair permissions, and did all that. Still couldn't get the 10.4 to work. (It's a retail full copy.) I'd also updated firmware before running the installer.
    So now, I've run all the security updates, and Finder started acting odd. It started to "go away" and when I went to Force Quit, it started cloning itself. It listed itself once, then twice, then added a third, then a fourth, like someone was typing it in somewhere. I rebooted, and all the Finders went away. ALL of them. My desktop has a big, pretty picture... and nothing else. No icons, no hard drive.
    Dock works, I can open programs (which is how I'm talking now). I thought to use my Norton's disk, but the computer isn't able to read the CD -- when I go to start the computer with Norton's, it just sits there, grey screen and the little thing spins and spins...
    I thought, maybe the RAM is bad, but "About This Mac" showed it working OK. I removed it and same thing still. (I put the RAM in before the Finder went crazy.)
    Really thinking it's the software updates... anyone have any idea, same or different? These are the ones I ran:
    "Safari Update" (1.0.3)
    "iPhoto Update" (2.0.1)
    "Security Update 2004-09-16" (1.0)
    "Security Update 2004-09-30" (1.0)
    "Security Update 2005-001" (1.0)
    Power PC G4 - mirror door
    1.25 GHz
    256k RAM
    OS 10.2.8
    Power PC G4 (mirror door)   Mac OS X (10.2.x)  

    Hi!
    Sorry to hear that the transition to Tiger isn't working out for you. Did you attempt to load Tiger with a fresh install, or was it an upgrade install using your previous OS?
    It sounds like you had problems starting with the original installation process from the Tiger Install DVD, even before you ran Software Update... It sounds like at a minimum, you now have a corrupted Finder.
    You can try downloading the OS X 10.4.4 combo update from the Downloads page at Apple's support site and using it to do an archive and install of the operating system, which will replace your OS with a new one while retaining your user data/files. If you do, first launch Disk Utility from the Tiger Install disk and run Repair Disk and Repair Permissions on your startup volume. It would, perhaps, also be prudent to boot your Apple Hardware Test disk and run it through the Extended test.
    Another ("cleaner") option is to erase and zero out your hard drive and install Tiger again from scratch, then update the software, running Repair Permissions between updates. This way you'll have eliminated the possibility of introducing conflicts with previously-installed software or files which may not be playing nicely with Tiger. (I'd try the previous approach first, though.)
    If you encounter installation errors with either of the two methods, above, something is wrong and I wouldn't proceed with Software Update until the original problem is found and resolved. It may help to disconnect all peripherals/third party devices except the keyboard, mouse and monitor before installing, if you run into errors again.
    Lastly, I recommend refraining from installing Norton on your Mac with OS X.
    Gary
    1GH DP G4 Quicksilver 2002, 400MH B&W rev.2 G3, Mac SE30   Mac OS X (10.4.2)   5G iPod, Epson 2200 & R300 & LW Select 360 Printers, Epson 3200 Scanner

  • Why won't my iMac 27" boot from external hard drive?

    I have a new 27in Intel i5 dual core 3.6GHz iMac. It works wonderfully.
    My question is this. I have a Pleides Ice Cube external hard drive with a USB 2.0/Firewire enclosure with a 500GB hard drive. I used diskutility to format the hard drive as a GUID Partition Table. I then used SuperDuper to clone the iMac OS 10.6.7 and Apps over to it.
    I can select the external drive in System Preferences/Startup Disk to boot from, but when booting the iMac gets as far as the white screen then just stops loading.
    I have tried both the USB connection and the Firewire connection (with a Firewire 800 to 400 cable).
    I have run Disk Utility and repaired the disk and the preferences.
    I have used Disk Warrior to rebuild the directory as well, but the iMac will not boot from the drive.
    It does boot from the original DVD's and its own hard drive.
    My old 24" iMac had no trouble booting from this hard drive or any of the others I have collected over the years, so I am reluctant to think it is the external drive. It is something to do with this particular processor Snow Leopard and external drives.

    It sounds like something in the SuperDuper clone might not have copied well. To get the full answer on that I would check with Apple or SuperDuper to see if they support each other.
    As a quick test, if you restart and immediately press and hold "option" on your keyboard do you see your external HD as an option to boot from? If so, click it and see if the boot runs any differently, but if you don't see it at all that could show that the problem is more deep rooted.
    Personally, if looking in to either of those didn't give me any other info to go on, I would reformat and start the clone again. BTW, do you know for sure GUID Partition is the format you'd want to do this on? Generally macs use "Mac OS Extended" and some external HDs can use "FAT32" (if you want them to work well with Windows)
    Hope that gives a little direction
    Alex

  • My computer crashed after an attempt to upgrade to Yosemite. I can't quit the installer and my MacBook keeps on restarting

    My computer crashed after an attempt to upgrade to Yosemite. I can't quit the installer and my MacBook keeps on restarting

    I Have a 2008 Macbook Pro 15". It was running issue free until I upgraded to Yosemite. Now my logic board is fried and apple will not fix it. It started with mail accounts unable to send mail, just had to delete accounts and re- install to fix that. But, at the same time as the download, I started intermittently getting a green tint over the screen along with a snowy static like an old TV set. Fearing that my download was corrupt, I re- installed Yosemite over-writing the previous version .  The green haze kept coming and going, but I also started getting strobe style white flashes in boxes in the 4 corners of my monitor. I had to do power button forced shutdowns because of pointer and keyboard function failure. Apple Genius desk told me it appeared to be a logic board failure but my computer was too old for them to work onand referred me to a Mac Specialist Center. I was told by both places that Apple installed defective logic boards back then due to changing solder formula. They extended product warranty by adding 1 yr but that still expired in 2012. I tried to post a warning on Mac Forums twice about Yosemite being a poison pill to certain platforms and my posts were pulled. The second attempt was responded to in my personal email account stating that if I don't stop posting derogatory comments, I will be blocked from forum. I am just trying to insert warnings in posts where I can. They haven't discovered that yet. Spread the word!

  • My MacBook won't start up.  After turn it on I get a grey screen with an apple in center and a circle below with lines around it and a blank bar below that.   How can I get it to get beyond this screen?

    MacBook won't start. After I power up, I get a light grey screen with an apple in the middle, a circle with lines moving around it and a blank grey bar below that.  It won,t get beyond this.  Please offer suggestions.

    I have the exact same problem and waited it out and got to my homescreen.  Whateve the problem is fried my bluetooth and my trackpad.  I tried starting it again and couldn't even get to homescreen, it stayed on the bluescreen with the wheel of death.  So, I took it to genius bar today. I was informed that my logic board is fried and it needs to be replaced.   $300 repair that I'm looking at...

  • After installing latest update Macbook won't start up.

    After installing the latest update my macbook won't start up. Instead of the login screen I get a flashing map icon with a question mark. My uncle says that means it can't find the startup disk and I had to startup from the install disk holding C but it didn't work. I'm quite desperate because I need my macbook for school (writing & producing music). I type this on a friend's computer... How can I fix this? Or do I really have to go to a mac store and part from my macbook for an unknown time...? :'(
    I don't exactly know what version I have (can't check it now either) but it's at least 10.6.something and I always install the updates...

    Hi
    Anything unusual happen during the 10.5.3 update installation phase?
    What type of iMac are you using? Your tag says G5 but also Intel core processors - it can't be both.
    Try this:
    -First unplug your computer and wait 10 minutes
    -Next, simultaneously reinsert the power cord while pressing the power button for 5 seconds then release
    -Press the power button again to start the computer - this resets the computer's system management unit (SMU) which controls your machines power functions.
    -Next, press/hold down the P/R/option/command keys for 3 Apple chimes. This clears the machine's PRAM. After the 3rd chime release those keys and immediately hold down the Shift key to put the machine into Safe User Mode
    -If you get to a log-in screen (may take several minutes as repair functions are occurring on the boot), log-in. When the login is complete, restart the computer as usual.
    If no go, I suggest taking the machine to a certified Apple tech, or if you live near an Apple store to the Genius Bar.
    Post back
    Message was edited by: Hawaiian_Starman

  • Macbook won't start after recent update

    Hi Guys,
    Got a problem with a month old Macbook. Clicked for the recent updates and after it restarting the Macbook won't start up past the Apple logo and the rotating symbol beneath it.
    Any ideas ? Thanks in advance
    Nick

    Hi Nick,
    Check out these two articles:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1541 (Mac OS X 10.5: Troubleshooting installation, startup, and login issues)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2956 (Troubleshooting Mac OS X installation from CD or DVD)
    Running Disk Utility and trying to verify the startup volume or starting up in Safe Mode would probably be the next best course of action.

  • Macbook won't start - apple icon turns to circle with diagonal line/slash

    My Macbook won't start. When I turn on the power, the apple icon appears but then after a while it changes to a circle with a diagonal line/slash, then it just shows a gray screen.
    The last time I used the computer I did several software updates. Could this be causing the problem? Any suggestions for getting my computer operating again?
    Thanks for any help/advice.

    Yup, i encountered the same experience after a strange failed USB-loading, and a sudden shutdown of my macbook.
    Luckily i manage to "safe-boot" (pressing "Shift" key once starting up the mac) my macbook so that i can save the necessary files before will lose them all.
    After that i popped-in my SL Installation DVD, and did the reinstallation process. Fortunately, everything works as charm and everything is back to normal after Spotlight has done it's hard work.
    Happy Apple user once again.

  • MacBook won't start at all - dead

    My MacBook won't start AT ALL - nothing, nada, zip.
    I press the power button and nothing happens at all - no sound, no lights, no movement.
    I have tried taking out battery and unplugging it, then pressing power button for 5 seconds, then inserting battery and plugging back in (as per Apple's kb note). This doesn't help.
    [OK I was trying to upgrade the hard drive - original hard drive is now back in the MacBook]
    Any ideas?

    OK I took my MacBook to the guys at Streetwise in Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn (we are talking Melbourne Australia here).
    Incredibly helpful - the genius there diagnosed a dislodged cable between the top board (keyboard and housing) and the main body. He thought I had dislodged it trying to change over the hard drive.
    In any case, he straightened things out, reseated the cable and voila, its all working.
    Hard drive upgraded too using Carbon Copy Cloner.

  • MacBook won't start on battery/shuts down when power adapter is removed

    Help & advice needed please.
    My MacBook won't start without external power, it gives a whir then a click then nothing. Once started up, if I remove the external power it just shuts off.
    The battery shows at 98% & charging. Coconut Battery shows the following:
    Current battery charge 4126 (& increasing as I type)
    Maximum battery charge 4200
    Current battery capacity 4200
    Original battery capacity 5200
    80%
    Battery loadcycles 111
    Age of your Mac 6 months
    Charger connected yes
    Battery is charging yes
    Does anyone have a clue why the Mac won't power itself on the battery when everything else seems like it works?
    Cheers!

    As of today, my MacBook and I have been together for 40 days. Yesterday, while I was happily surfing (on battery), it powered down with no warning. Okay, these things happen. I plugged it in, restarted, and all seemed to be fine. Battery was about 70%. I did other things on my other machines and when it was about 90%, unplugged it and everything was good. This morning after using it unplugged for 1.5 hours it did the same thing, but decided to only work with the power adapter, not on battery alone. When trying to boot without AC, it would try to spin the CD and then fall back into off. When on AC, if I pulled the adapter, it would last two seconds and go blank. I made an appt. with the Apple store (Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas) for 3:20pm. I got there right at 3:20pm and the monitors showed I was 5th in line. Store was fairly packed, at least one patron at every display item. Monitors also said the next MacGenius appt. was "approx. 8:30pm." Glad I made an appt! I was served about 15 min. later, during which time the monitors had changed to "No more MacGenius appts. available today, please try tomorrow." However, one guy came by without an appt. and was told he would be put on standby and to come back in 30 min.
    Once I explained my issue with my MacBook battery, my Genius tried one of his batteries. "I just want to make sure it's your battery and not your motherboard." My machine worked fine, so he said "No problem, I'll have you out of here in 10 minutes." He got me a brand new battery, tested it, and put my old one in a box on the rear counter with four others. He pulled the serial number from the "About this Mac" area, didn't need my receipt for purchase date or anything. I had even printed this page: http://www.apple.com/support/macbook_macbookpro/batteryupdate/ to use as ammunition, but didn't need it. He did approve highly of my dashboard widget "iStat pro", available here: http://islayer.com/.
    So the battery issue is a very common problem, and one that Apple has tried to deal with as painlessly as possible for the consumer. My Genius did ask if the battery showed an "X" in the icon bar, and I said no. Just wouldn't run on battery. On the way out of the store, one of the 3 MacBooks, in fact the one closest to the door, had an "X" on the battery icon. When I unplugged the power, it shut down immediately! The moral of the story is to contact Apple immediately with problems and give them a chance to fix them. Hope this helps others.

  • How do I backup all my files if my Macbook won't start up?

    So a few days ago, my dad and I got into a fight - he reacted by pouring coffee all over my macbook, then continuously slammed it on the floor. There wasn't really much I could do for my macbook then, except the basic procedure of powering it off, turning it upside down, then waiting for a couple of days to use it. Luckily enough, my macbook was able to turn on, but it got stuck on the logo screen and couldn't go any further than that.
    I had already planned to diagnose my macbook after an earlier water spill, and spent over $500 on tools/replacements. I bought an external hard drive to backup my computer files with before diagnosing it - but now I can't really do that since my macbook won't start up. Is there any way I can boot it up just to back up my files before they get lost forever?

    yes, the HD contains all you data, SEE PIC BELOW of macbook
    Do you have 2 HD in your macbook?   Some macbooks are modified and have removed DVD/Superdrives and contain a second hard drive (if you didnt do that, it isnt in there)
    The HD itself is sealed, however the internal armature and heads are fragile, these are like records and needle.
    obviously torturing these HD heads is like shaking an old record player with its needle and arm (bad idea)
    The HD is like a metal sealed box (in simple explanation)....which is GOOD.....since liquid doesnt get in there...
    what is BAD is what is inside that box is fragile
    also what is bad is that the underside of that "BOX" contains a control board which CAN get ruined by nasty liquids.
    if this was also possible to do with the hard drive.
    No, dont think of putting any liquid ON / IN the HD, ..as said the HD is sealed, but it does have a circuit board on it (controller board) you cant see in this pic above,.....nasty liquid on it can of course fry the ability to access the data ON the HD platters inside......data recovery experts can get around this,....so can I, but its costly and very "painful" to do.
    see picture of that control board here>  http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba-Portege-R500/small/remove-hard-dri ve-10sm.jpg
    inside of a HD:

Maybe you are looking for