Can only startup in Safe Mode. What next?

My iBook G4 (OS 10.10) is refusing to complete startup beyond grey apple. I've used Disk Utility, Disk Warrior, and TechTool Deluxe, yet I can only startup in Safe Mode. Only other symptom that I have been aware of is very slow response for about a week running up to startup failure. What do I do next?

Take a look at this article on Safe Mode:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107392
Looking at what a safe boot disables gives you a place to start: the problem is caused by something that gets disabled, since it does work in Safe Mode, so the major suspects would be a startup item or a bad font.
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    ASL Module "com.apple.bookstore" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.eventmonitor" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.install" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.iokit.power" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.mail" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.MessageTracer" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.performance" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
    ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
    Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Longterm timer threshold: 1000 ms
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Thu Jan 16 19:40:37 PST 2014; root:xnu-2422.90.20~2/RELEASE_X86_64
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 2015569 free pages and 65199 wired pages
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: kext submap [0xffffff7f807a6000 - 0xffffff8000000000], kernel text [0xffffff8000200000 - 0xffffff80007a6000]
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: zone leak detection enabled
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: "vm_compressor_mode" is 4
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: standard background quantum is 2500 us
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 74
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=1 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=2 LocalApicId=2 Enabled
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=3 LocalApicId=4 Enabled
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=4 LocalApicId=6 Enabled
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=5 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=6 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=7 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=8 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for Sandbox
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Seatbelt sandbox policy (Sandbox)
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for Quarantine
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Quarantine policy (Quarantine)
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore starting (BUILT: Jan 16 2014 20:19:00)
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vectors 64:87
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: ACPI: sleep states S3 S4 S5
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: pci (build 20:00:24 Jan 16 2014), flags 0x63008, pfm64 (36 cpu) 0xf80000000, 0x80000000
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration begin ]
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: Turbo Ratios 1144
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: (built 19:46:50 Jan 16 2014) initialization complete
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: console relocated to 0xf80010000
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration end, bridges 9, devices 21 ]
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration begin ]
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration end, bridges 10, devices 36 ]
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 40d32dfffe04245e; max speed s800.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: mcache: 4 CPU(s), 64 bytes CPU cache line size
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: mbinit: done [96 MB total pool size, (64/32) split]
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Pthread support ABORTS when sync kernel primitives misused
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 48B4343E-ADD2-366E-8820-219D2141D0B7
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib kmod start
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless kmod start
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: handoff: unsupported os...
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: handoff: symbol mismatch...
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib load succeeded
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless load succeeded
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient: ready
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Macintosh HD@2
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s2, major 1, minor 1
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 000000009833 0x5ac 0x8403 0x9833, 2
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Macintosh HD on device root_device
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: ath_get_caps[4044] rx chainmask mismatch actual 3 sc_chainmak 0
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.296383: ath_get_caps[4019] tx chainmask mismatch actual 3 sc_chainmak 0
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300580: Atheros: mac 128.2 phy 13.0 radio 12.0
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300590: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BE traffic
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300596: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BK traffic
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300603: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300609: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300615: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300620: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300700: wlan_vap_create : enter. devhandle=0xd4f8c6b0, opmode=IEEE80211_M_STA, flags=0x1
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300743: wlan_vap_create : exit. devhandle=0xd4f8c6b0, opmode=IEEE80211_M_STA, flags=0x1.
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300778: ATH tunables:
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: 2.300782:   pullmode[1] txringsize[  256] txsendqsize[1024] reapmin[   32] reapcount[  128]
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: VM Swap Subsystem is ON
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Waiting for DSMOS...
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: IOBluetoothUSBDFU::probe
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: IOBluetoothUSBDFU::probe ProductID - 0x8215 FirmwareVersion - 0x0207
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][start] -- completed -- result = TRUE -- 0xb400 ****
    03.05.14 11:48:10.829 com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
    03.05.14 11:48:10.830 com.apple.launchd[1]: *** Shutdown logging is enabled. ***
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: **** [BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][start] -- Completed -- 0xb400 ****
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: init
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: probe
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: start
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController][staticBluetoothHCIControllerTransportShowsUp] -- Received Bluetooth Controller register service notification -- 0xb400
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController][start] -- completed
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR: smcReadData8 failed for key LsNM (kSMCKeyNotFound)
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR LsNM kSMCKeyNotFound(0x84) fKeyHashTable=0x0
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcGetLightshowVers ERROR: smcReadKey LsNM failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcPublishLightshowVersion ERROR: smcGetLightshowVers failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcInitHelper ERROR: smcPublishLightshowVersion failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: ** Device in slot: SLOT--1 **
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcInitHelper ERROR: MMIO regMap == NULL - fall back to old SMC mode
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: DSMOS has arrived
    03.05.14 11:48:37.609 distnoted[66]: assertion failed: 13C64: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [38D1AB2C-A476-385F-8EA8-7AB604CA1F89]: 0x25
    03.05.14 11:48:36.114 hidd[45]: void __IOHIDPlugInLoadBundles(): Loaded 0 HID plugins
    03.05.14 11:48:36.115 fseventsd[46]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume.  destroying old logs. (502 27 1097)
    03.05.14 11:48:36.115 fseventsd[46]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 4CB3C308-0B39-4855-BD13-3F533C4457B9
    03.05.14 11:48:36.117 hidd[45]: Posting 'com.apple.iokit.hid.displayStatus' notifyState=1
    03.05.14 11:48:36.416 com.apple.usbmuxd[17]: usbmuxd-327.4 on Feb 12 2014 at 14:54:33, running 64 bit
    03.05.14 11:48:36.633 kdc[42]: krb5_kdc_set_dbinfo: failed to create root node: /Local/Default
    03.05.14 11:48:37.611 com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.Kerberos.kdc[42]) Exited with code: 1
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: IO80211Controller::dataLinkLayerAttachComplete():  adding AppleEFINVRAM notification
    03.05.14 11:48:37.000 kernel[0]: IO80211Interface::efiNVRAMPublished(): 
    03.05.14 11:48:37.642 kdc[78]: label: default
    03.05.14 11:48:37.642 kdc[78]:     dbname: od:/Local/Default
    03.05.14 11:48:37.642 kdc[78]:     mkey_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/m-key
    03.05.14 11:48:37.642 kdc[78]:     acl_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/kadmind.acl
    03.05.14 11:48:38.242 com.apple.SecurityServer[24]: Session 100000 created
    03.05.14 11:48:38.000 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController::setConfigState] calling registerService
    03.05.14 11:48:38.000 kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHCIController][protectedBluetoothHCIControllerTransportShowsUp] -- Connected to the transport successfully -- 0x1a40 -- 0xe000 -- 0xb400 ****
    03.05.14 11:48:39.540 configd[56]: en0: DHCP duplicate configured service
    03.05.14 11:48:42.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1. Reason 8 (Disassociated because station leaving).
    03.05.14 11:48:42.130 configd[56]: en0: AUTOMATIC-V6 duplicate configured service
    03.05.14 11:48:43.069 configd[56]: dhcp_arp_router: en1 SSID unavailable
    03.05.14 11:48:43.078 configd[56]: setting hostname to "Macs-iMac-3.local"
    03.05.14 11:48:43.092 configd[56]: network changed.
    03.05.14 11:48:43.095 configd[56]: en0: DHCP duplicate configured service
    03.05.14 11:48:43.095 configd[56]: en0: AUTOMATIC-V6 duplicate configured service
    03.05.14 11:48:43.000 kernel[0]: flow_divert_kctl_disconnect (0): disconnecting group 1
    03.05.14 11:48:43.492 mds[34]: (Normal) FMW: FMW 0 0
    03.05.14 11:48:44.000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Video on device disk0s4
    03.05.14 11:48:45.000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Musicas on device disk0s5
    03.05.14 11:48:46.690 com.apple.SecurityServer[24]: Entering service
    03.05.14 11:48:46.783 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.90.2 (Nov  3 2013 18:51:09) starting OSXVers 13
    03.05.14 11:48:46.813 digest-service[67]: label: default
    03.05.14 11:48:46.813 digest-service[67]:     dbname: od:/Local/Default
    03.05.14 11:48:46.813 digest-service[67]:     mkey_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/m-key
    03.05.14 11:48:46.814 digest-service[67]:     acl_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/kadmind.acl
    03.05.14 11:48:46.816 digest-service[67]: digest-request: uid=0
    03.05.14 11:48:46.833 UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Inactive
    03.05.14 11:48:46.835 UserEventAgent[11]: Failed to copy info dictionary for bundle /System/Library/UserEventPlugins/alfUIplugin.plugin
    03.05.14 11:48:46.870 digest-service[67]: digest-request: netr probe 0
    03.05.14 11:48:46.871 digest-service[67]: digest-request: init request
    03.05.14 11:48:46.879 digest-service[67]: digest-request: init return domain: BUILTIN server: MACS-IMAC-3 indomain was: <NULL>
    03.05.14 11:48:46.913 awacsd[59]: Starting awacsd connectivity_executables-97 (Aug 24 2013 23:49:23)
    03.05.14 11:48:46.919 awacsd[59]: InnerStore CopyAllZones: no info in Dynamic Store
    03.05.14 11:48:47.229 locationd[40]: NBB-Could not get UDID for stable refill timing, falling back on random
    03.05.14 11:48:47.243 locationd[40]: Location icon should now be in state 'Inactive'
    03.05.14 11:48:47.243 locationd[40]: locationd was started after an unclean shutdown
    03.05.14 11:48:47.401 airportd[63]: airportdProcessDLILEvent: en1 attached (up)
    03.05.14 11:48:47.000 kernel[0]: AtherosNewma40P2PInterface::init name <p2p0> role 1
    03.05.14 11:48:47.000 kernel[0]: AtherosNewma40P2PInterface::init() <p2p> role 1
    03.05.14 11:48:47.404 configd[56]: en0: DHCP duplicate configured service
    03.05.14 11:48:47.404 configd[56]: en0: AUTOMATIC-V6 duplicate configured service
    03.05.14 11:48:47.000 kernel[0]: 38.870836: performCountryCodeOperation: Not connected, scan in progress[0]
    03.05.14 11:48:47.000 kernel[0]: 38.871785: setWOW_PARAMETERS:wowevents = 2(1)
    03.05.14 11:48:47.470 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
    03.05.14 11:48:47.532 loginwindow[38]: Login Window Application Started
    03.05.14 11:48:47.000 kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'US '.
    03.05.14 11:48:47.000 kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 149 153 157 161 165
    03.05.14 11:48:47.589 sandboxd[113]: ([63]) airportd(63) deny file-read-data /private/var/root/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.GlobalPreferences.506705CD-8AA9-5 340-BEA4-87BBB2A2E261.plist
    03.05.14 11:48:48.103 aosnotifyd[62]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
    03.05.14 11:48:48.167 mdmclient[36]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
    03.05.14 11:48:48.530 networkd[118]: networkd.118 built Aug 24 2013 22:08:46
    03.05.14 11:48:49.138 aosnotifyd[62]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
    03.05.14 11:48:49.178 mdmclient[36]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
    03.05.14 11:48:50.136 WindowServer[115]: Server is starting up
    03.05.14 11:48:50.229 aosnotifyd[62]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
    03.05.14 11:48:50.262 mdmclient[36]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
    03.05.14 11:48:50.542 systemkeychain[102]: done file: /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.done
    03.05.14 11:48:50.554 configd[56]: network changed: DNS*
    03.05.14 11:48:50.556 configd[56]: network changed: DNS*
    03.05.14 11:48:50.557 mDNSResponder[35]: D2D_IPC: Loaded
    03.05.14 11:48:50.557 mDNSResponder[35]: D2DInitialize succeeded
    03.05.14 11:48:50.561 mDNSResponder[35]:   4: Listening for incoming Unix Domain Socket client requests
    03.05.14 11:48:50.561 mDNSResponder[35]: Adding registration domain 156425616.members.btmm.icloud.com.
    03.05.14 11:48:50.568 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FC9AB802360 Macs-iMac-3.local. (Addr) that's already in the list
    03.05.14 11:48:50.568 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FC9AB8027F0 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
    03.05.14 11:48:50.568 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FC9AA81BD60 Macs-iMac-3.local. (AAAA) that's already in the list
    03.05.14 11:48:50.568 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FC9AA81C1F0 1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.E.F.ip6.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
    03.05.14 11:48:51.199 kdc[78]: KDC started
    03.05.14 11:48:51.321 aosnotifyd[62]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
    03.05.14 11:48:51.362 mdmclient[36]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
    03.05.14 11:48:51.520 apsd[61]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1102)
    03.05.14 11:48:51.571 awacsd[59]: Configuring lazy AWACS client: 156425616.p07.members.btmm.icloud.com.
    03.05.14 11:48:52.000 kernel[0]: [BNBMouseDevice::init][80.14] init is complete
    03.05.14 11:48:52.000 kernel[0]: [BNBMouseDevice::handleStart][80.14] returning 1
    03.05.14 11:48:52.000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
    03.05.14 11:48:52.603 fseventsd[46]: event logs in /Volumes/Video/.fseventsd out of sync with volume.  destroying old logs. (157 8 1095)
    03.05.14 11:48:52.000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered
    03.05.14 11:48:53.586 fseventsd[46]: log dir: /Volumes/Video/.fseventsd getting new uuid: DF46AA4B-9528-407F-AD85-EAC421E431C3
    03.05.14 11:48:54.638 awacsd[59]: KV HTTP 0
    03.05.14 11:48:54.655 fseventsd[46]: event logs in /Volumes/Musicas/.fseventsd out of sync with volume.  destroying old logs. (155 10 1095)
    03.05.14 11:48:55.000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Recovery HD on device disk0s3
    03.05.14 11:48:55.424 mds[34]: (Normal) Volume: volume:0x7f8813845200 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:0 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:(null) occlude:0 /Volumes/Recovery HD
    03.05.14 11:48:56.202 fseventsd[46]: log dir: /Volumes/Musicas/.fseventsd getting new uuid: DBDC9085-505D-4A24-8508-5C15EBF36DFA
    03.05.14 11:48:57.243 WindowServer[115]: Session 256 retained (2 references)
    03.05.14 11:48:57.243 WindowServer[115]: Session 256 released (1 references)
    03.05.14 11:48:57.280 WindowServer[115]: Session 256 retained (2 references)
    03.05.14 11:48:57.282 WindowServer[115]: init_page_flip: page flip mode is on
    03.05.14 11:48:57.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 10:9a:dd:82:5b:36
    03.05.14 11:48:57.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
    03.05.14 11:48:57.000 kernel[0]: 48.780691: apple80211Request[10514] Unsupported ioctl 181
    03.05.14 11:48:57.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 10:9a:dd:82:5b:36
    03.05.14 11:48:57.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
    03.05.14 11:48:57.000 kernel[0]: flow_divert_kctl_disconnect (0): disconnecting group 1
    03.05.14 11:48:57.927 fseventsd[46]: Logging disabled completely for device:1: /Volumes/Recovery HD
    03.05.14 11:48:57.000 kernel[0]: hfs: unmount initiated on Recovery HD on device disk0s3
    03.05.14 11:48:58.530 WindowServer[115]: Found 39 modes for display 0x00000000 [36, 3]
    03.05.14 11:48:58.533 WindowServer[115]: Found 1 modes for display 0x00000000 [1, 0]
    03.05.14 11:48:58.534 WindowServer[115]: mux_initialize: Couldn't find any matches
    03.05.14 11:48:58.535 WindowServer[115]: Found 39 modes for display 0x00000000 [36, 3]
    03.05.14 11:48:58.538 WindowServer[115]: Found 1 modes for display 0x00000000 [1, 0]
    03.05.14 11:48:59.640 awacsd[59]: KV HTTP 0
    03.05.14 11:49:00.487 configd[56]: network changed: DNS* Proxy
    03.05.14 11:49:00.487 UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: [CNInfoNetworkActive:1655] en1: SSID 'Apple Network 825b35' making interface primary (protected network)
    03.05.14 11:49:00.488 UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Evaluating
    03.05.14 11:49:00.489 UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: en1: Probing 'Apple Network 825b35'
    03.05.14 11:49:00.493 configd[56]: network changed: v4(en1!:10.0.1.5) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
    03.05.14 11:49:02.569 ntpd[135]: proto: precision = 1.000 usec
    03.05.14 11:49:02.673 racoon[157]: accepted connection on vpn control socket.
    03.05.14 11:49:02.811 UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Authenticated
    03.05.14 11:49:03.100 apsd[61]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1102)
    03.05.14 11:49:04.537 apsd[61]: Unrecognized leaf certificate
    03.05.14 11:49:14.000 kernel[0]: utun_ctl_connect: creating interface utun0
    03.05.14 11:49:14.375 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[500] (Can't assign requested address).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.375 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[500]: because interface address is/was not ready (flags 2).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.375 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[4500] (Can't assign requested address).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.375 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[4500]: because interface address is/was not ready (flags 2).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.376 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[500] (Can't assign requested address).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.376 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[500]: because interface address is/was not ready (flags 2).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.377 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[4500] (Can't assign requested address).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.377 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[4500]: because interface address is/was not ready (flags 2).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.378 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[500] (Can't assign requested address).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.378 configd[56]: en0: DHCP duplicate configured service
    03.05.14 11:49:14.378 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[500]: because interface address is/was not ready (flags 2).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.378 configd[56]: en0: AUTOMATIC-V6 duplicate configured service
    03.05.14 11:49:14.378 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[4500] (Can't assign requested address).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.378 racoon[157]: failed to bind to address fd20:c40d:6b6d:9361:945f:9bfc:6bcb:cf76[4500]: because interface address is/was not ready (flags 2).
    03.05.14 11:49:14.000 kernel[0]: flow_divert_kctl_disconnect (0): disconnecting group 1
    03.05.14 11:49:20.396 mDNSResponder[35]: ERROR: socket closed prematurely tcpInfo->nread = 0
    03.05.14 11:49:23.596 mDNSResponder[35]: ERROR: socket closed prematurely tcpInfo->nread = 0
    03.05.14 11:50:16.742 warmd[16]: [warmctl_evt_timer_bc_activation_timeout:287] BC activation bcstop timer fired!
    03.05.14 11:50:16.743 warmd[16]: [___bootcachectl_filter_out_sharedio_from_history_block_invoke:2329] Unable to open i386 shared cache: 2 No such file or directory
    03.05.14 11:50:51.617 apsd[61]: Failed to send activation record to service com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll
    03.05.14 11:51:07.187 distnoted[172]: # distnote server agent  absolute time: 177.064182367   civil time: Sat May  3 11:51:07 2014   pid: 172 uid: 502  root: no
    03.05.14 11:51:24.977 mdworker[177]: (Warning) Import: import uti:com.adobe.pdf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/PDF.mdimporter uuid:7D48EF77-69AB-47DB-BBD9-D907F89C3C17 61 exceeded cpu use limits (12) after 12997 milliseconds sizing:0 - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 842802
    03.05.14 11:51:25.032 com.apple.SecurityServer[24]: Session 100003 created
    03.05.14 11:51:25.033 com.apple.SecurityServer[24]: Session 100005 created
    03.05.14 11:51:38.595 mdworker[184]: (Warning) Import: import uti:com.adobe.pdf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/PDF.mdimporter uuid:7D48EF77-69AB-47DB-BBD9-D907F89C3C17 61 exceeded cpu use limits (12) after 12980 milliseconds sizing:0 - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 842802

    I have tried a few other tricks from the experts in the discussion boards (including removing all preference files that are non apple, remove all non apple extensions), still no way to start up the computer other than safe boot.
    I would like to try and turn off bonjour, as it seems like a MDNSResponder Error. But need a green light from any of you experts.
    I am posting the latest system log (on this one, I forgot to unplug the printer)
    Please help !!!
    May  4 20:38:05 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1399246685 0
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.appstore" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.authd" sharing output destination "/var/log/system.log" with ASL Module "com.apple.asl".
        Output parameters from ASL Module "com.apple.asl" override any specified in ASL Module "com.apple.authd".
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.authd" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.bookstore" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.eventmonitor" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.install" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.iokit.power" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.mail" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.MessageTracer" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.performance" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
        ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
        Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
    May  4 20:38:45 --- last message repeated 6 times ---
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: Longterm timer threshold: 1000 ms
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Wed Apr  2 23:52:02 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.92.1~2/RELEASE_X86_64
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 2008481 free pages and 72287 wired pages
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: kext submap [0xffffff7f807a5000 - 0xffffff8000000000], kernel text [0xffffff8000200000 - 0xffffff80007a5000]
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: zone leak detection enabled
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: "vm_compressor_mode" is 4
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: standard background quantum is 2500 us
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 74
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=1 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=2 LocalApicId=2 Enabled
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=3 LocalApicId=4 Enabled
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=4 LocalApicId=6 Enabled
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=5 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=6 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=7 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=8 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for Sandbox
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Seatbelt sandbox policy (Sandbox)
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for Quarantine
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Quarantine policy (Quarantine)
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore starting (BUILT: Jan 16 2014 20:19:00)
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vectors 64:87
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: sleep states S3 S4 S5
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: Turbo Ratios 1144
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: (built 19:46:50 Jan 16 2014) initialization complete
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci (build 20:00:24 Jan 16 2014), flags 0x63008, pfm64 (36 cpu) 0xf80000000, 0x80000000
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration begin ]
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: console relocated to 0xf80010000
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration end, bridges 9, devices 21 ]
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration begin ]
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration end, bridges 10, devices 36 ]
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: mcache: 4 CPU(s), 64 bytes CPU cache line size
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: mbinit: done [96 MB total pool size, (64/32) split]
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: Pthread support ABORTS when sync kernel primitives misused
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 40d32dfffe04245e; max speed s800.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 48B4343E-ADD2-366E-8820-219D2141D0B7
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib kmod start
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless kmod start
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib load succeeded
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless load succeeded
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient: ready
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Macintosh HD@2
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s2, major 1, minor 2
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 000000009833 0x5ac 0x8403 0x9833, 2
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Macintosh HD on device root_device
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    1.518    The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in.  It will keep retrying.  (Port 3 of Hub at 0xfd140000)
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: ath_get_caps[4044] rx chainmask mismatch actual 3 sc_chainmak 0
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.257313: ath_get_caps[4019] tx chainmask mismatch actual 3 sc_chainmak 0
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261494: Atheros: mac 128.2 phy 13.0 radio 12.0
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261504: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BE traffic
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261510: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BK traffic
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261516: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261522: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261529: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261534: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261612: wlan_vap_create : enter. devhandle=0xd6b8f6b0, opmode=IEEE80211_M_STA, flags=0x1
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261651: wlan_vap_create : exit. devhandle=0xd6b8f6b0, opmode=IEEE80211_M_STA, flags=0x1.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261688: ATH tunables:
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: 2.261691:   pullmode[1] txringsize[  256] txsendqsize[1024] reapmin[   32] reapcount[  128]
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    4.521    The IOUSBFamily was not able to enumerate a device.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    5.362    The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in.  It will keep retrying.  (Port 3 of Hub at 0xfd140000)
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    8.760    The IOUSBFamily was not able to enumerate a device.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    9.587    The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in.  It will keep retrying.  (Port 3 of Hub at 0xfd140000)
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    10.418    The IOUSBFamily gave up enumerating a USB device after 10 retries.  (Port 3 of Hub at 0xfd140000)
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    10.418    The IOUSBFamily was not able to enumerate a device.
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: process taskgated[13] caught causing excessive wakeups. Observed wakeups rate (per sec): 1596; Maximum permitted wakeups rate (per sec): 150; Observation period: 300 seconds; Task lifetime number of wakeups: 45036
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost kernel[0]: VM Swap Subsystem is ON
    May  4 20:38:06 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
    May  4 20:38:06 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** Shutdown logging is enabled. ***
    May  4 20:38:32 localhost hidd[44]: void __IOHIDPlugInLoadBundles(): Loaded 0 HID plugins
    May  4 20:38:36 localhost hidd[44]: Posting 'com.apple.iokit.hid.displayStatus' notifyState=1
    May  4 20:38:44 localhost com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Session 100000 created
    May  4 20:38:45 localhost distnoted[65]: # distnote server daemon  absolute time: 28.917725827   civil time: Sun May  4 20:38:33 2014   pid: 65 uid: 0  root: yes
    May  4 20:38:46 localhost revisiond[27]: sandbox cache error 3850
    May  4 20:38:46 localhost blued[57]: sandbox cache error 11: database disk image is malformed
    May  4 20:38:46 localhost ReportCrash[71]: Invoking spindump for pid=13 wakeups_rate=1596 duration=29 because of excessive wakeups
    May  4 20:38:47 localhost kernel[0]: IO80211Controller::dataLinkLayerAttachComplete():  adding AppleEFINVRAM notification
    May  4 20:38:47 localhost kernel[0]: IO80211Interface::efiNVRAMPublished(): 
    May  4 20:38:47 localhost spindump[73]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1102)
    May  4 20:38:47 localhost spindump[73]: Unable to register Stop Spinning port: 1011
    May  4 20:38:47 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting for DSMOS...
    May  4 20:38:48 localhost spindump[73]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1102)
    May  4 20:38:48 localhost kdc[42]: krb5_kdc_set_dbinfo: failed to create root node: /Local/Default
    May  4 20:38:48 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.Kerberos.kdc[42]): Exited with code: 1
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: IOBluetoothUSBDFU::probe
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: IOBluetoothUSBDFU::probe ProductID - 0x8215 FirmwareVersion - 0x0207
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][start] -- completed -- result = TRUE -- 0xec00 ****
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: **** [BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][start] -- Completed -- 0xec00 ****
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: init
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: probe
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: start
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController][staticBluetoothHCIControllerTransportShowsUp] -- Received Bluetooth Controller register service notification -- 0xec00
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController][start] -- completed
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: ** Device in slot: SLOT--1 **
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR: smcReadData8 failed for key LsNM (kSMCKeyNotFound)
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR LsNM kSMCKeyNotFound(0x84) fKeyHashTable=0x0
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: SMC::smcGetLightshowVers ERROR: smcReadKey LsNM failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: SMC::smcPublishLightshowVersion ERROR: smcGetLightshowVers failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: SMC::smcInitHelper ERROR: smcPublishLightshowVersion failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: SMC::smcInitHelper ERROR: MMIO regMap == NULL - fall back to old SMC mode
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController::setConfigState] calling registerService
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHCIController][protectedBluetoothHCIControllerTransportShowsUp] -- Connected to the transport successfully -- 0x1240 -- 0x7800 -- 0xec00 ****
    May  4 20:38:49 localhost kernel[0]: DSMOS has arrived
    May  4 20:38:50 localhost com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Entering service
    May  4 20:38:51 localhost kdc[79]: label: default
    May  4 20:38:51 localhost kdc[79]:     dbname: od:/Local/Default
    May  4 20:38:51 localhost kdc[79]:     mkey_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/m-key
    May  4 20:38:51 localhost kdc[79]:     acl_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/kadmind.acl
    May  4 20:38:52 localhost digest-service[66]: label: default
    May  4 20:38:52 localhost digest-service[66]:     dbname: od:/Local/Default
    May  4 20:38:52 localhost digest-service[66]:     mkey_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/m-key
    May  4 20:38:52 localhost digest-service[66]:     acl_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/kadmind.acl
    May  4 20:38:52 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1. Reason 8 (Disassociated because station leaving).
    May  4 20:38:52 localhost configd[55]: dhcp_arp_router: en1 SSID unavailable
    May  4 20:38:52 localhost configd[55]: network changed.
    May  4 20:38:53 Macs-iMac-3.local configd[55]: setting hostname to "Macs-iMac-3.local"
    May  4 20:38:53 Macs-iMac-3.local digest-service[66]: digest-request: uid=0
    May  4 20:38:53 Macs-iMac-3.local com.apple.usbmuxd[17]: usbmuxd-327.4 on Feb 12 2014 at 14:54:33, running 64 bit
    May  4 20:38:53 Macs-iMac-3.local mDNSResponder[35]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.90.2 (Nov  3 2013 18:51:09) starting OSXVers 13
    May  4 20:38:55 Macs-iMac-3 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Video on device disk0s4
    May  4 20:38:56 Macs-iMac-3.local apsd[60]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1102)
    May  4 20:38:56 Macs-iMac-3.local aosnotifyd[61]: aosnotifyd has been launched
    May  4 20:38:57 Macs-iMac-3.local systemkeychain[94]: done file: /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.done
    May  4 20:38:57 Macs-iMac-3 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Musicas on device disk0s5
    May  4 20:38:58 Macs-iMac-3.local configd[55]: network changed: DNS*
    May  4 20:38:58 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
    May  4 20:38:58 Macs-iMac-3.local stackshot[21]: Timed out waiting for IOKit to finish matching.
    May  4 20:38:58 Macs-iMac-3.local awacsd[58]: Starting awacsd connectivity_executables-97 (Aug 24 2013 23:49:23)
    May  4 20:38:59 Macs-iMac-3.local airportd[62]: airportdProcessDLILEvent: en1 attached (up)
    May  4 20:38:59 Macs-iMac-3 kernel[0]: AtherosNewma40P2PInterface::init name <p2p0> role 1
    May  4 20:38:59 Macs-iMac-3 kernel[0]: AtherosNewma40P2PInterface::init() <p2p> role 1
    May  4 20:38:59 Macs-iMac-3.local digest-service[66]: digest-request: netr probe 0
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    Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTime3GPP.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeFireWireDV.component/Contents/CodeResources" , should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeH264.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeIIDCDigitizer.component/Contents/CodeResourc es", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeImporters.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeMPEG.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeMPEG4.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeStreaming.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeVR.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
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    Permissions differ on "Library/Internet Plug-Ins/QuickTime Plugin.webplugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/QTKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/QTKitIBPlugin.i bplugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
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    Permissions differ on "Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/iSightAudio.plugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources ", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
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    Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/DataRefInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/HintTrackInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources" , should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/NetworkInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/SettingsInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/VisualTrackInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResource s", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAdvance d.prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAdvance d.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTMediaKeys.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAdvance d.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTMime.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAdvance d.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTTransport.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTPlugIn. prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTRegiste r.prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTRegiste r.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAbout.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTStreami ng.prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTUpdate. prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Group differs on "Library/PreferencePanes", should be 0, group is 80.
    Permissions differ on "Library/PreferencePanes", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x .
    Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/InternetUtilities.bundle/Contents/ CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/CodeResou rces", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Versions/A/AppleMobile DeviceHelper.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Versions/A/AppleMobile Sync.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/Components/AudioCodecs.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreAUC.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
    {quote}

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    In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
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    ☞ Paste into the window of another application.
    ☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
    ☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
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    5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
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    8. Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
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    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
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    10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press return  three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
    If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
    11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line
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    12. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
    At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
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    13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
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    Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

  • Only boots into Safe Mode

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    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
    Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
    2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
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    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
    You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
    In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
    You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.
    Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
    4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
    ☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
    ☞ Paste into the window of another application.
    ☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
    ☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
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    5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
    6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
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  • Start up problems - only boots in safe mode

    Hey community of amazing computer lovers, to preface my question... my setup is:
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    Processor  2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    Memory  4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
    Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 256 MB
    Software  OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
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    3. (When holding the power button down) The indicator light will light up, then flicker and turn off.
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  • Lion 10.7 Only Boots in Safe Mode. Is This a Hardware or Software Issue?

    Hi. On my iMac late 2009 i7 8GB bought last March only. I reinstalled Lion (I didn't erase the whole disk because I have Boot Camp Windows and I have filed there) and it can only boot in safe mode if I use the Mac's built-in EFI bootloader (where you have to press option on restart) menu then press shift after choosing the iMac OS X hardisk. I've been trying to fix it for around 4 days now today. I'm tempted to take it to the authorized Mac shop but that could take weeks to months in our country. If I let it boot normally, it would seem to have a kernel panic and would stop at the white/gray screen. Verbose mode showed that is stopped at something 10 of these like: nstat fail.
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    Do you think if I erased the whole drive, reinstalled it again with either Snow Leopard (assuming it doesn't boot into a garbled screen) or Lion things will go back to normal?
    Has anyone experienced something like this? What was the culprit (was it a hardware or software issue) and what was the solution?
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    Hi thanks for all the concern and replies. I've tried all that.
    I had just got it back from the shop last Friday. It was there for around two weeks. It was a faulty GPU (when you see garbled display that's consisten when booting it the GPU). I have a strong feeling it's related to the Lion install 10.7 or 10.7.1 and may be similar to reports of Mac laptops overheating. It's good the GPU is removable, it might have taken 3 week or a month if it had been the whole board.
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    It's a great thing I bought Applecare. I didn't buy it for the iPhone because that's more durable (my iPhone 3G's 3 years old now and it's still solid. Although there are scratches and a crack at the back at the bottom, got sqeezed under the table I think when I sat). I think Applecare is a good recommend for things that get hot like desktop and laptop Macs(are the iOS considered Macs btw?) which are twice or thrice the price of iOS devices.
    Gbu.

  • What can I do in Safe Mode to fix boot problem?

    MY MBP is giving me the "NOT" sign on start-up. This comes after initially displaying the Apple logo.
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    2. The initial non-boot episode took place when I had external hard drives daisy-chained in via Firewire. But, again, this had worked previously, as recent as this morning.
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    4. I have connect this MBP as a target FW drive to another MBP and run "disk verify" and "disk repair" in Disk Utility. It says the drive and permissions are okay.
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    6. When I boot off Snow Leopard DVD and run Disk Utility…"verify disk" says "the volume appears to be ok"….when I "repair disk" it reports "Volume repair complete." and "Updating boot partitions for the volume as required."
    7. I'm able to boot in SAFE MODE, but when I try to restart in normal mode, it won't boot (so nothing was automatically fixed)
    What can I do in safe mode to address my problem?
    Thanks,
    TD

    Linc:
    Thanks for your thorough and detailed help. Unfortunately, I'm a poor partner in this project.
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    7/2/12 2:10:17 PM          bootlog[42]          BOOT_TIME: 1341252609 0
    7/3/12 10:33:56 AM          bootlog[41]          BOOT_TIME: 1341326028 0
    7/3/12 2:34:01 PM          bootlog[41]          BOOT_TIME: 1341340431 0
    7/3/12 7:34:52 PM          bootlog[41]          BOOT_TIME: 1341358484 0
    7/4/12 4:18:42 AM          bootlog[41]          BOOT_TIME: 1341389911 0
    7/4/12 11:20:15 AM          bootlog[41]          BOOT_TIME: 1341415206 0
    7/4/12 11:41:58 AM          bootlog[41]          BOOT_TIME: 1341416510 0
    7/5/12 8:55:38 AM          bootlog[43]          BOOT_TIME: 1341492928 0
    7/5/12 9:01:22 AM          bootlog[41]          BOOT_TIME: 1341493271 0
    7/5/12 9:11:21 AM          bootlog[43]          BOOT_TIME: 1341493870 0
    7/5/12 9:00:19 PM          bootlog[38]          BOOT_TIME: 1341536357 0
    7/5/12 9:18:41 PM          bootlog[38]          BOOT_TIME: 1341537462 0
    7/6/12 6:00:30 AM          bootlog[38]          BOOT_TIME: 1341568771 0
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              2 : <CFString 0x101205f30 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.955868) _scan"}
              3 : <CFString 0x1012006c0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.000001) _lookup"}
              4 : <CFString 0x10003cbf0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "scan DFS channels"}
              5 : <CFString 0x10100af20 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(1.884684) _scan"}
              6 : <CFString 0x1010042e0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.000000) _lookup"}
              7 : <CFString 0x10003cc10 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "scan all channels"}
              8 : <CFString 0x101209650 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(2.753687) _scan"}
              9 : <CFString 0x1012069d0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.000010) _lookup"}
              10 : <CFString 0x101014f20 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.022895) _keychain"}
              11 : <CFString 0x10122a310 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.549176) _association"}
    com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.airport.autojoin.summary
    com.apple.message.signature: AutoJoinSuccess
    com.apple.message.result: success
    com.apple.message.value: 6.180804
    com.apple.message.value2: 3.000000
    com.apple.message.value3: 1.000000
    com.apple.message.uuid: 23DA91E9-04B0-4025-B74A-552331A20578
    7/5/12 8:55:52 AM          airportd[79]          [most time: (2.753687) _scan] trace: <CFArray 0x101200630 [0x1005f7ee0]>{type = immutable, count = 12, values = (
              0 : <CFString 0x10003ccd0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "pref_netwk_AJ"}
              1 : <CFString 0x10003cb90 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "scan non-DFS channels"}
              2 : <CFString 0x101205f30 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.955868) _scan"}
              3 : <CFString 0x1012006c0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.000001) _lookup"}
              4 : <CFString 0x10003cbf0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "scan DFS channels"}
              5 : <CFString 0x10100af20 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(1.884684) _scan"}
              6 : <CFString 0x1010042e0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.000000) _lookup"}
              7 : <CFString 0x10003cc10 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "scan all channels"}
              8 : <CFString 0x101209650 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(2.753687) _scan"}
              9 : <CFString 0x1012069d0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.000010) _lookup"}
              10 : <CFString 0x101014f20 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.022895) _keychain"}
              11 : <CFString 0x10122a310 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.549176) _association"}
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    com.apple.message.signature: AutoJoinSuccess
    com.apple.message.result: success
    com.apple.message.value: 6.180804
    com.apple.message.value2: 3.000000
    com.apple.message.value3: 1.000000
    com.apple.message.uuid: 23DA91E9-04B0-4025-B74A-552331A20578
    7/5/12 9:11:34 AM          airportd[79]          [most time: (2.720380) _scan] trace: <CFArray 0x1013040f0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{type = immutable, count = 12, values = (
              0 : <CFString 0x10003ccd0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "pref_netwk_AJ"}
              1 : <CFString 0x10003cb90 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "scan non-DFS channels"}
              2 : <CFString 0x1010044e0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.973924) _scan"}
              3 : <CFString 0x10100c640 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.000000) _lookup"}
              4 : <CFString 0x10003cbf0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "scan DFS channels"}
              5 : <CFString 0x101300630 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(1.888195) _scan"}
              6 : <CFString 0x10130a3a0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.000001) _lookup"}
              7 : <CFString 0x10003cc10 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "scan all channels"}
              8 : <CFString 0x1010151e0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(2.720380) _scan"}
              9 : <CFString 0x101010ea0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.000010) _lookup"}
              10 : <CFString 0x1013064f0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.023988) _keychain"}
              11 : <CFString 0x101304bf0 [0x1005f7ee0]>{contents = "(0.445394) _association"}
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    com.apple.message.result: success
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    com.apple.message.value2: 3.000000
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    TD

  • Satellite A105-S4211 can be launched at safe mode only

    Hello,
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    I have Toshiba Satellite A105-S4211 laptop. My kid used it for a year, and told me the Window XP operating system could not be normally launched up. I tested it. This laptop only can be started at safe mode. I used following method try to fix it. but it still works at safe mode only:
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    2. Replaced hard drive.
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    6. One of my friend told me this maybe the video card of this laptop is out of work because it only works at low resolution. I have no idea.
    7. I read some error messages at the process of launch. such as error at address 0x00000005. but I don't know how to fix it.
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    1. Boot from orininal recovery disc, erase and partition hard drive
    2. continue to boot from recovery disc, select option of recovery of factory default software
    3  finish the process to create CRC, and screen show the recovery completed
    4. Screen shows " Apply final configuration (Don't interrupt)
    5, Window Xp show to shut down, and restart laptop, the normal desktop screen is shown
    6. pop up window indicates "load personal setting"
    laptop repeatly step 4 to 6 two to three times, then I had couple different results:
    a. laptop still power on, screen does not show any image, black, but it is different to the "black" without power.
    b. a small window indicates: This system is not fully install, please run setup again"
    If I manually shut down this laptop, and make cold power up:
    a. stay at Window XP initial image, can not go to next
    b. laptop show blue screen for one second (looks to make disk check), go to option to select safe mode or normal mode
    c. go to Window guiding setup, I finished the Windows XP set up step by step, laptop freeze
    The trouble begins at the step of "Apply final configuration".
    Do I need to order the disc of Recovery and Application/Drivers, Satellite A100/A105 Series"?
    Any suggestion? thanks!
    Mike

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